- •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
Slaughter, thrift, trust, window, flat, loose, low, odd, tight;
court, crown, duke, empire, government, liberty, majesty, manor;
fruit, fry, grape, gravy, gruel, herb, jelly, lemon, lettuce, mince;
graph, phone, telephone, phonograph, dictaphone, or appendicitis.
261. Find Greek borrowings and choose the correct letter.
slaughter, thrift, trust, window, flat, loose, low, odd, tight;
court, crown, duke, empire, government, liberty, majesty, manor;
fruit, fry, grape, gravy, gruel, herb, jelly, lemon, lettuce, mince;
Graph, phone, telephone, phonograph, dictaphone, or appendicitis.
262. Find French borrowings and choose the correct letter.
slaughter, thrift, trust, window, flat, loose, low, odd, tight;
muzhik, telega, beluga, narodnik,
Fruit, fry, grape, gravy, gruel, herb, jelly, lemon, lettuce, mince;
graph, phone, telephone, phonograph, dictaphone, or appendicitis.
263. Find French borrowings which belong to the semantic field “administration”
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.
264. Find French borrowings which belong to the semantic field “law”
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.
265. Find French borrowings which belong to the semantic field “religion”
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.
266. Find French borrowings which belong to the semantic field “law”
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.
267. Find French borrowings which belong to the semantic field “food and drink”
Pork, poultry, raisin, roast, salad, salmon, sardine, saucer, sausage, spice, stew, sugar;
dress, embroidery, emerald, fashion, frock, fur, garment, gown, jewel, lace;
image, jollity, lay, leisure, literature, melody, music, painting, paper;
anatomy, calendar, clause, copy, gender, geometry, grammar, jaundice, logic.
268. Find French borrowings which belong to the semantic field “fashion”
a)pork, poultry, raisin, roast, salad, salmon, sardine, saucer, sausage, spice, stew, sugar;
b)dress, embroidery, emerald, fashion, frock, fur, garment, gown, jewel, lace;
c) image, jollity, lay, leisure, literature, melody, music, painting, paper;
anatomy, calendar, clause, copy, gender, geometry, grammar, jaundice, logic.
269. Find French borrowings which belong to the semantic field “science and learning”
a) pork, poultry, raisin, roast, salad, salmon, sardine, saucer, sausage, spice, stew, sugar;
b) dress, embroidery, emerald, fashion, frock, fur, garment, gown, jewel, lace;
c) image, jollity, lay, leisure, literature, melody, music, painting, paper;
d) anatomy, calendar, clause, copy, gender, geometry, grammar, jaundice, logic.
270. Find nouns of French origin and choose the correct letter.
a) basin, blanket, bucket, ceiling, cellar, chair, chamber, chandelier, chimney, closet;
b) action, adventure, affection, age, air, city, coast, comfort, country, courage;
c) easy, final, poor, foreign, honest, horrible, large, mean, natural, nice, original;
d) advise, allow, arrange, carry, change, close, continue, cry, deceive, delay, enjoy.
271. Find verbs of French origin and choose the correct letter.
a) basin, blanket, bucket, ceiling, cellar, chair, chamber, chandelier, chimney, closet;
b) action, adventure, affection, age, air, city, coast, comfort, country, courage;
c) easy, final, poor, foreign, honest, horrible, large, mean, natural, nice, original;
d) advise, allow, arrange, carry, change, close, continue, cry, deceive, delay, enjoy.
272. Find adjectives of French origin and choose the correct letter.
a) basin, blanket, bucket, ceiling, cellar, chair, chamber, chandelier, chimney, closet;
b) action, adventure, affection, age, air, city, coast, comfort, country, courage;
c) easy, final, poor, foreign, honest, horrible, large, mean, natural, nice, original;
d) advise, allow, arrange, carry, change, close, continue, cry, deceive, delay, enjoy.
273. Find words with a diminishing suffix and choose the correct letter.
