WorksheetsHistory of language
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How many groups do most original English verbs fall into?
the strong verbs, the weak verbs.
strong verbs tends to become weak
agreement on verbs simplifies
case endings disappear
What are the simple verb forms in Middle English?
Subject pronouns are needed
Multiple negatives occur
B) Dummy subjects are introduced
one voice; two numbers; three persons; two tenses; three modes; two participles.
In the Middle English period, the noun lost:
number category
case category
number category
gender category
Reduction of final unstressed vowels and alignment of endings occurs in:
Old English
early modern English
Middle English
late modern English
Forms appear in the Middle English period:
сontinuous groups
future in the past
future tense
passive voice
In the Middle English period, the following categories of pronouns appear:
possessive
personal
amplifying
index
In the Middle English period, the nominative and genitive cases are retained in the system:
noun
verb
pronouns
adverb
The pronoun is borrowed from the Scandinavian language:
they
yē
ich
Which of the following expresses the correct chronological order from earliest to latest?
Old English, Middle English, Modern English
None
Old English, Modern English, Middle English
Middle English, Modern English, Old Engl
"The Land of Angles".
France
Germany
England
Anglo-land
The version of English that was spoken between 450 and 1100 AD was___.
modern English
All correct
Late Modern English
Old English
Old English sounded and looked like today’s English.
False
True
Which of the following statements is true?
The change from Old English to Middle English and Middle English to Modern English happened overnight.
None.
Specific historical events let to changes from Old English to Middle English and Middle English to Modern English but the changes were gradual.
happened overnight
Who was King of Wessex from 871-899?
Edward the Elder
Cwichelm of Wessex
Beorhtric
Alfred the Great
One of the following statements about ME morphology is false:
case endings disappear
pronominal forms are simplified
strong verbs tends to become weak
weak verbs tend to become strong
