Did You Know That Many English Words Come from Arabic?
Challenge Number One: Rhyming Words
Which of these words is not Arabic?
1. Sheriff
2. Tariff
3. Serif
Did you guess? (Answers will be at the bottom…)
Challenge Number Two: Foods
Which of these words is not Arabic?
1. Rose
2. Lemon
3. Tamarind
Challenge Number Three: Animals
Which of these words is not Arabic?
1. Gerbil
2. Camel
3. Gazelle
Challenge Number Four: Finance
Which of these words is not Arabic?
1. Cheque
2. Average
3. Bank
Challenge Number Five: Drink
Which of these words is not Arabic?
1. Tea
2. Coffee
3. Alcohol
Challenge Number Six: Household Items
Which of these words is not Arabic?
1. Mattress
2. Jar
3. Chair
Challenge Number Seven: Body Parts
Which of these words is Arabic?
(Two words are not Arabic, one word is.)
1. Pancreas
2. Liver
3. Stomach
Challenge Number Eight: Numbers
Which of these words is Arabic?
1. Thousand
2. Zero
3. Million
Challenge Number Nine: Games
Which of these words is Arabic?
1. Racket
2. Net
3. Ball
Challenge Number Ten: Music
Which of these words is Arabic?
1. Guitar
2. Lute
3. Piano
Answers to Which Words are Arabic…Do You Think You’re Smart?
I hope this was fun. Personally, I was really surprised to learn a bit about which common English words come from Arabic. I thought I knew a bit about word origins, but I was wrong! I hope you did better than I did.
1. Serif
2. Rose
3. Camel
4. Bank
5. Tea
6. Chair
7. Liver, Stomach
8. Thousand, Million
9. Net, Ball
10. Guitar, Piano
How did you do? Hope that was fun and not stressful.