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Scavenger Hunt: "Who Said It First?" Worksheet

Who Said It First?

Word origins are an intersting part of vocabulary. This worksheet links with a website to help students identify where common words orginated from.


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Directions: What do you know about languages other than English? Search the Web site provided to find the original language for each of the words below. Draw a line from each word in Column One to the language the word came from in Column Two.

Web Resource: Say Hello to the World
http://www.ipl.org/youth/hello

 

 

Column One

  • dungaree

     

  • karate

     

  • algebra

     

  • kindergarten

     

  • tuna

     

  • yogurt

     

  • tea

     

  • amen

     

Column Two

  • Arabic

     

  • Chinese

     

  • Turkish

     

  • Hebrew

     

  • Japanese

     

  • Spanish

     

  • Hindi

     

  • German

     

If you're looking for a greater challenge, look up the English words in the dictionary and write their definitions!

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Answer Key: Who Said It First?

  1. dungaree -- Hindi
  2. karate -- Japanese
  3. algebra - Arabic
  4. kindergarten -- German
  5. tuna -- Spanish
  6. yogurt -- Turkish
  7. tea -- Chinese
  8. amen -- Hebrew