- •Sample tests english phonology
- •Grimm’s Law;
- •Verner's Law;
- •Phonologization.
- •16. What process in oe do these examples illustrate? Choose the correct answer.
- •17.What process in oe do these examples illustrate? Choose the correct answer.
- •26. What process in oe do these examples illustrate? Choose the correct answer.
- •Middle english phonology
- •Vowels in Middle English were not similar to those of Old English.
- •Modern (new) english phonological system
- •Otto Jespersen;
- •Histotical grammar of the english language oe Verbs
- •45. Choose the incorrect letter.
- •47. Choose the correct letter.
- •Me verbs
- •Decrease of weak verbs.
- •True. EModE verbs
- •64. Choose the incorrect letter.
- •Oe nouns
- •The weak adjective declension;
- •The strong adjective declension;
- •Wiersa, wierrest, wierst;
- •Betera, betst;
- •The genitive case;
- •Development of english vocabulary and word-formation
- •Me period and formation of the national literary English
- •The Normans also didn’t control education.
- •Middle English, pilgrims, Canterbury Cathedral;
- •238. When did England found her first colony abroad?
- •240. American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English is. Analyse the statement and choose the correct letter.
- •Rhyming slang;
- •Slaughter, thrift, trust, window, flat, loose, low, odd, tight;
- •Graph, phone, telephone, phonograph, dictaphone, or appendicitis.
- •Fruit, fry, grape, gravy, gruel, herb, jelly, lemon, lettuce, mince;
- •Authority, bailiff, baron, chamberlain, chancellor, constable, coroner, council;
- •Accuse, adultery, advocate, arrest, arson, assault, assize, attorney, bail, bar;
- •Abbey, baptism, cardinal, cathedral, chant, chaplain, charity, clergy;
- •Guard, lieutenant, moat, navy, peace, retreat, sergeant, siege, soldier.
- •Pork, poultry, raisin, roast, salad, salmon, sardine, saucer, sausage, spice, stew, sugar;
- •Islet circlet, streamlet, ringlet, leaflet, booklet.
- •Disappoint, disdain, disagree ,disown, disburden;
- •282. In Early Modern English verbs are commonly produced from nouns and adjectives by means of conversion. Analyse the statement and choose the correct letter.
- •Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
291. “Old English” was the language of tribes who invaded Britain from the East. They spoke different dialects of a(n) …. Complete the sentence and choose the correct letter.
a) American language
b) Russian language
c) Germanic language
d) Italian language
292. The Vikings invaded Britain in 878 AD. Where did they come from? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.
a)Scandinavia
b) Scotland
c) Italy
d) Spain
293. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 what language was spoken by the Royal Court and the ruling class? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.
a) Old English
b) French
c) Portuguese
d) Old Spanish
294. Who wrote in Middle English? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.
a) Shakespeare
b) Byron
c) Chaucer
d) Bede
295. Who was the most famous writer to write in English during the 16th century? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.
a) Shakespeare
b) Keats
c) Chaucer
d) Byron
296. What was the bestseller in England in 1611? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.
a) Harry Potter
b) War and Peace
c) The King James Bible
d) Cædmon's Hymn
297. The printing press was introduced into England by … Compete the sentence and choose the correct letter.
a) William Shakespeare in 1592
b) Geoffrey Chaucer in 1398
c) William Caxton in 1476
d)Rupert Murdoch’s great-great grandfather in 1755
298. The words “children”, “oxen”, “geese”, “mice” and “teeth” are a survival from a time when English had a greater number of … Complete the sentence and choose the correct letter.
a) inflections;
b) lexical items;
c) Russian words;
d)French words.
299. What kind of words are “kangaroo” and “boomerang”? Answer the question and choose the correct letter
a) Native American words
b) Australian Aboriginal words
c) Chinese words
d ) Indian words
300. What kind of words are “glasnost” and “perestroika ”? What kind of words are “kangaroo” and “boomerang”? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.
a) Spanish borrowings;
b) French borrowings;
c) Russian borrowings;
d ) Ukrainian borrowings