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Sound Change Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

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Class
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1.

For each of the following English words, identify the sound change process that has occurred.

Handbag

a)

Grimm's Law

b)

Assimilation

c)

Dissimilation

d)

Epenthesis

2.

Anglaland

a)

Grimm's Law

b)

Dissimilation

c)

Epenthesis

d)

Aphaeresis

3.

athalete

a)

Grimm's Law

b)

Assimilation

c)

Epenthesis

d)

Apocope

4.

Gnome

a)

Aphaeresis

b)

Apocope

c)

Syncope

d)

Assimilation

5.

Photo

a)

Grimm's Law

b)

Apocope

c)

Epenthesis

d)

Assimilation

6.

Chocolate

a)

Aphaeresis

b)

Apocope

c)

Syncope

d)

Epenthesis

7.

Library

a)

Aphaeresis

b)

Apocope

c)

Syncope

d)

Haplology

8.

Acsian

a)

Metathesis

b)

Apocope

c)

Syncope

d)

Assimilation

9.

Basketball

a)

Assimilation

b)

Apocope

c)

Metathesis

d)

Dissimilation

10.

Telephone

a)

Aphaeresis

b)

Syncope

c)

Epenthesis

d)

Assimilation