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WorksheetsThe main variants of English
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The English language arrived in Australia a little more than...
140 years ago
300 years ago
200 years ago
123 years ago
Australian English emerged from a process called...
expansion
straightening
extinction
levelling down
what does it mean "Cossie"?
a swimming suit
gossips
gauntlets
comb for horses
How will the people from Australia say thw word "biscuit"?
Billy
Brekkie
Bikkie
Lollies
What is Australian Kriol?
is an English-based creole language that developed from a pidgin used initially in the region of Sydney and Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia in the early days of European colonisation.
is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia.
a 3,200 km (2,000 mi) telegraph line that connected Darwin with Port Augusta in South Australia.
is an English-based creole language spoken on several Torres Strait Islands.
Is it true that Canadian does exist as a separate variety of English, with distinctive features only of pronunciation but not vocabulary?
Completely wrong
Absolutely true
Indigenous peoples in Canada, also known as Aboriginal Canadians. They comprise ...
Inuktitut
the First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Arctic Circle, Inuit
Anishinaabe and Cree
Which of these variants of " однокомнатная квартира" is canadian one?
studio flat or bed-sit
bachelor apartment
studio apartment
Which version of the pronunciation of the following words ( car, bottle, tomayto) is canadian?
[kɑː]
[ˈbɒtl]
[təˈmɑːtəʊ]
[kɑ]
[ˈbtl]
[təˈmɑːtəʊ]
[kɑr]
[ˈbɑtəl]
[təˈmeɪˌtoʊ]
What is "Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik"?
This is the name of Lake in Canada.
This is the name of Canada's President.
It's a made up word.
It's a spell.
In which variant of English a number of irregular V have become regular?
American
British
Canadian
Australian
In American variant of English instead of "shall" uses...
"would"
"will"
"ought to"
"should"
Which version of English do the following words (labour, colour, favour) belong to?
American
British
Canadian
Australian
How would an American say "точка"?
*the one at the end of the sentence*
full spot
period
slow
point
When the British says "tram", the American says ...
Sidewalk
Truck
Streetcar
Freeway
When Brit wants to say "адвокат", he/she will use the word ...
awyer
solicitor
attorney
Crib
Which of these words is British variant?
dollhouse
doll's house
When you'll hear "I just arrived home", it must likely to be...
American
Brit
Canuck
Australian
