WorksheetsSouth African English
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where did first british settlers arrive?
North-west
Limpopo
Free state
Cape
How many English speakers are in South Africa?
3 millions
2 millions
5 millions
6 millions
What does 'sarmie' mean?
Traffic light
Sandwich
To steal
Father
Which word is not a borrowing from African languages?
Braai
Boer
Kwela-kwela
Indaba
What does 'Boet' mean?
Father
Brother
Grandfather
Enemies
Which process is not visible in South African English?
Rising of front short vowels
Rising of back short vowels
Schwa instead of short i
'Th' realised as 'f'
In which tense the operator is skipped in questions?
Present simple
Past simple
Present perfect
Past perfect
In South African English verbs may appear at the end of the sentence.
True
False
In South African English inversion is used only in questions.
True
False
South Africa used to be a Dutch colony.
True
False
A shortcut 'Y'all' may appear in South African English.
True
False
Words 'bad friends' have no other meaning.
True
False
Name the thing in the picture in South African English.
Traffic light
Robot
Lights
'pretty pretty' means:
not pretty
very pretty
(just) pretty
prettier
