Borrowed Words

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Instructions: English words borrowed from various world languages

1.
The word 'kindergarten' was borrowed into English from which language?
A
Swedish
B
Dutch
C
French
D
German
2.
From which language does the English word 'tsunami' originate?
A
Japanese
B
Korean
C
Chinese
D
Hawaiian
3.
The word 'chocolate' entered English from which language family?
A
Nahuatl (Aztec)
B
Portuguese
C
Arabic
D
French
4.
Which language gave English the word 'algebra'?
A
Arabic
B
Greek
C
Latin
D
Persian
5.
The word 'ballet' was borrowed from which language?
A
Russian
B
Italian
C
Spanish
D
French
6.
From which language does the word 'safari' originate?
A
Hindi
B
Afrikaans
C
Zulu
D
Swahili (from Arabic)
7.
The English word 'shampoo' comes from which language?
A
Japanese
B
French
C
Hindi
D
Turkish
8.
Which language contributed the word 'ketchup' to English?
A
Dutch
B
Malay/Chinese
C
Spanish
D
Italian
9.
The word 'piano' is borrowed from which language?
A
Italian
B
Spanish
C
German
D
French
10.
From which language does the English word 'yogurt' originate?
A
Arabic
B
Persian
C
Turkish
D
Greek
11.
The word 'mosquito' entered English from which language?
A
Portuguese
B
French
C
Italian
D
Spanish
12.
Which language gave English the word 'pajamas'?
A
Hindi/Urdu (from Persian)
B
Chinese
C
Arabic
D
Turkish
13.
The word 'cookie' was borrowed into American English from which language?
A
Swedish
B
French
C
German
D
Dutch
14.
From which language does the word 'sofa' originate?
A
Persian
B
French
C
Turkish
D
Arabic
15.
The word 'karate' was borrowed from which language?
A
Korean
B
Chinese
C
Thai
D
Japanese

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