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WorksheetsThe History of the English Language
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
How long did the Celts settled in England?
100 years
2500 years
5000 years
500 years
Identify one word that was used by the Celts that we still use today.
drinks
whisky
theatre
drum
Which two languages were first known as Celtic languages?
French and English
English and Spanish
German and Hindi
Welsh and Scot-Gaelic
Around what time was the roman invasion in Britain?
55 BC
70 BC
40 AC
25 AC
Which language did the Romans introduce to Britain?
Spanish
Mandarin
Latin
French
What time period was Old English spoken?
25 AD - 50 AD
450 - 1100 AD
100- 150 AD
50 AD - 100 AD
In the 5th century AD, all the following Germanic tribes invaded Britain except
the Angles
the Jutes
the Saxons
the Normans
The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes spoke
German
French
Latin
Germanic Languages
Identify the group of words that have Old English origin or roots
mine, be, nine, strong, water
telephone, knife blanket rough
mirror, kitchen, wall, spoon
restaurant, bottle, rest, garage
What time period is know has the Middle English era?
100 AD - 1500 AD
1100 AD - 1500 AD
50 AD - 1500 AD
70 AD - 200 AD
The Normand army who invaded Britain in 1066 was led by?
King James II
William the Conqueror
King Henry I
King William III
Which language was introduce to Britain by William and his army?
German
French
English
Latin
In what time period did Early Modern English started to develop?
1300 AD - 1900 AD
700 AD - 1000 AD
1000 AD - 1500 AD
1500 AD - 1800 AD
In what year did William Caxton introduced the printing press in London?
1055
1476
1295
1302
When the first printing press starting in London, all of the following happened except
people started to migrate to other countries.
books became cheaper
many more books were published
more people learned to read.
During what time period is known as the era of Modern English?
1800 - present
1500 AD - 1800 AD
1500 AD - present
1100 AD - present
