Worksheetshistory of english
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
When did modern English start?
between 1450 and 1500
between 1350 and 1450
between 1400 and 1500
between 1475 and 1500
Is conventionally defined as the actual English language and its characteristics are that now we have more accurate sounds than in the past.
Old English
Middle English
Modern English
Early modern English
Which letter replaced the letter thorn?
TH
WH
HW
HT
Which is the period of English renascence?
14th and 16th century
15th and 17th century
16th and 17th century
just 17th century
Modern English has many dialects and one of them is...
Pakistani
Iraki
Arabic
Which of the following is an outline of the major changes in modern English compared to its previous “Middle English”?
Psycholinguistics
Morphology
Psychology
Sociology
What was the event that began the transition from old to middle English:
The Marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine
vikings
Great vowel shift
Norman conquest
Mention the four significant changes that middle English had:
Norman conquest, Inventing of printing press
Great vowel shift, vikings
Psycholinguistics, Morphology
Sociology, Psychology
vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and orthography
Period of time that was marked by a great extension of foreign influence on English in 1100-1250:
Early modern English
Early middle English
Old English
Middle English
The marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with Henry II Duke of Normandy was an event with a powerful impact during
The Middle English
The Modern English
The Old English
The Early Middle English
a set of change in the pronunciation of the English language is...
the change of the letter thorn
the great vowel shift
the Aphasia Function
It is the study of the different ways of communicating and how it influences the environment of a society
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Pshycolinguistics
Linguists
He is the father of Socio linguistics
William Lavob
Basil Bernstein
Karl Wernicke
Paul Broca
When did old English began and end?
350-1100 A.D.
450-1150 A.D.
450-1100 A.D.
400-1150 A.D.
choose the tribes that influenced old English:
Saxon
Jutes
Angles
Vikings
Which language did the Romans speak?
Latin
Roman
English
Italian
How long did the Romans stay in Britain?
From 40 A.D. to 413 A.D
From 400 A.D. to 810 A.D
From 43 A.D. to 410 A.D
From 50 A.D. to 410 A.D
What was the legacy left by the Roman Empire?
Knowledge about construction
Language, culture, polities, land.
Grammar, verbs, adjectives.
Knowledge about lands and geography
What was the legacy left by Anglo Saxons?
Knowledge about construction
knowledge about land and geography
Language, culture, polities, land
Linguistics, culture, polities, land.
the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.
language
linguistics
linguists
sociolinguistics
