WorksheetsA Brief History of the English Language
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 5mins
What important event occurred immediately before the development of early modern English?
The Great Vowel Shift
The invasion by William the Conqueror
The Vikings settled the Danelaw
The Anglo Saxons arrived in Britain
Who brought the printing press to Europe?
Alexander Jorg
Johannes Gutenberg
Samuel Lebanon
Carl Morten
What year did the first Angles, Saxons and Jutes arrive in Britain?
779 CE
45 BCE
449 CE
1066 CE
The Norman French conquered English in 1066. True or False?
True
False
What happened between 800 and 900 CE?
William the Conqueror invaded England
Proto-Germanic was spoken
The first person got the plague.
The Viking invasions along the coast of England
When was Proto-Germanic believed to be spoken?
450 BCE
350 BCE
550 BCE
Reorder these events in the development of the English language. (Earliest to Latest)
The Norman French invade English, bringing Old French.
The Great Vowel Shift
Angles, Saxons and Jutes arrive in Britain, bringing Germanic languages.
Old English and Old French mix to create Middle English.
Vikings invade, bringing Old Norse to Britain.
