WorksheetsMiddle English Period
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What impact did The Canterbury Tales have on the development of the English language?
Hundreds of words used in the literary work were added to the language.
It changed the spelling of many words.
It encouraged people to read more.
The dialect in which it was written became the standard of the language.
(a) was the first English printer, who, as a translator and publisher, exerted an important influence on English literature.
(a) dialect emerged as the standard language of England during the Middle English Period
The official language of the court, in the Parliament, law courts and schools during the Middle English Period was
English
French
Latin
Celtic
The existence of English and French side by side gave rise to synonymns like ...........
wed and marry
beef and mutton
veal and venison
child and infant
Pick out the words relating to the feudal system that were introduced into English during the Middle English Period
Prince
Duke
Baron
Castle
Give a few examples for the borrowed religious words into English
religion
cathedral
salvation
priest
The words tower, pillar, vault, castle, aisle are examples for
Fine arts
Sculpture and architecture
Skilled artisans
Give examples for Surnames from personal features
Longfellow,
Goodfellow
Field,
Bridges
Identify the part of speech of the words -jovial, mercurial, saturnine
Nouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives
