Words from other cultures. Can you find out which countries these words originated from?

1. banana
2, coffee
3. bungalow
4. potato
5. tomato
6. hooray
7. tornado
8. shampoo
9. giraffe
10. clobber
11. almanac
12. juggernaut
13. bandanna
14. algebra
15. hurricane
16. loofah

le words

1. angle
2. Bible
3. example
4. horrible
5. visible
6. invisible
7. jungle
8. miracle
9. pebble
10. possible

11. principle
12. probable
13. responsible
14. scramble
15. scribble
16. sensible
17. impossible

our words

1. armour
2. behaviour
3. colour
4. favourite
5. flavour
6. harbour
7. honour
8. humour
9. labour
10. neighbour
11. vapour
12. courage
13. encouragement
14. discourage
15. flourish
16. nourish
17. tambourine

-ance words

1. balance
2. entrance
3. nuisance
4. distance
5. attendance
6. performance
7. substance
8. insurance
9. alliance
10, ignorance
11. acquaintance
12. appearance
13. extravagance
14. circumstance

ea words

1. beaker
2. beautiful
3. cease
4. creature
5. disease
6. eagle
7. grease
8. league
9. streak
10. treacle

11. weave
12. fearless
13. nearly
14. shears
15. weary
16. wearily
17. yearly
18. eavesdrop

y (i)

1. cycle
2. bicycle
3. tricycle
4. multiply
5. occupy
6. python
7. rhyme
8. style
9. tyrant
10. deny

11. defy
12. hyacinth
13. hydrofoil

ie/ ei words

(I before e except after c rule usually works, be careful with number 18.)

1. niece
2. brief
3. belief
4. believe
5. chief
6. grief
7. mischief
8. achieve
9. siege
10. priest
11. fierce
12. pierce

13. receive
14. ceiling
15. conceit
16. deceit
17. deceive

18. seize (exception to rule)

1. confusion
2. decision
3. division
4. erosion
5. excursion
6. explosion
7. invasion
8. occasion
9. provision
10, television
11. admission
12. discussion
13. mission
14. permission
15. possession
16. procession
17. profession

Silent letters

1. castle
2. fasten
3. listen
4. often
5. thistle
6. whistle
7. autumn
8. condemn
9. column
10. hymn
11. biscuit
12. disguise
13. guest
14. guard
15. guilty
16. guarantee
17. tongue
18. vague