Quiz 2

When <sc> was pronounced /sk/ it sometimes underwent ________ (i.e. the sounds got reversed to /ks/ and was written (e.g. axian for ascian)

• Metathesis

• Trisyllabic shortening

• Verner's Law

Vowel length makes a difference in the meanings of words

• True

• False

The OE letter ___ is pronounced like the in German <ü> or the <u> in French tu.

• u

• i

• y

• e

Thorn in þus is pronounced as…

• Voiced consonant

• Voiceless consonant

How would you pronounce OE disc “dish”?

• /diʃ/

• /disk/

• /didz/

• None of the above

When we consider vowel length in OE, we are speaking of…

• Duration

• Stress

• Accentuation

• None of the above

The letter combination <cg> is pronounced…

• /dz/

• /f/

• /tf/

• /j/

The nominative case matches which grammatical function?

• Possession

• Direct object

• Subject

• Indirect object

The letter ð in OE is called…

• Thorn

• Wynn

• Ash

• Eth

Which of the following statements about OE phonology is correct?

• <c> is always /k/

• <h> is always /j/

• <r> is always rolled

• <s> is always voiceless