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WorksheetsHistory of OE
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
From what century Old English started to be spoken?
from 7th century
from 5th century
from 3rd century
How many dialects were there in Old English?
4
2
5
Old English ended with Norman Conquest in ...
1160
1045
1066
What letters were not used in OE alphabet?
d, v
b, k
q, z
j, p
How many letters were in the OE alphabet?
24
28
22
25
Old English is a ...
North Germanic language
East Germanic language
West Germanic language
In writing Old English started to appear in....
6th century
5th century
7th century
8th century
Which language was spoken before coming to Britain Anglo-Saxons?
Sanskrit
Latin
Celtic
Old Church Slavonic
Which poem is known as the oldest in English ?
Cædmon's hymn
The tradition of Jesus
Hamlet
The birth of Venus
Which expression is true for Old English verbs?
pure and mixed verbs
strong and weak verbs
smooth and rough verbs
light and heavy verbs
