WorksheetsLanguage Change
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of these groups brought Old Norse to Britain?
Anglo Saxons
Normans
Vikings
Romans
After the Norman Conquest, which language became the language of power?
English
Latin
Norse
French
Who introduced the printing press to Britain?
(a)
In which year was the printing press introduced?
1365
1476
1542
1666
In 1611, the first ever English translation of the bible was commissioned, called the King (a) bible
Not allowing the bible to be translated into English in order to preserve the power of the clergy, is an example of what theory beginning with G?
(a)
During the Renaissance, new words which entered the language were often called (a) terms
Combining two existing words to make a new word, such as eye + ball is called
Affixation
Conversion
Compounding
Borrowing
Concerns about inkhorn terms ruining the English language are…
Prescriptivist
Descriptivist
In 1712, who wrote a letter asking for an Academy to regulate English?
William Caxton
Jonathan Swallow
William Tyndale
Jonathan Swift
