
- •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
disappoint, disdain, disagree ,disown, disburden
admirable, tolerable, legible, flexible, readable,
courage, carriage, marriage, luggage and leakage.
Islet circlet, streamlet, ringlet, leaflet, booklet.
274. Find words with a prefix and choose the correct letter.
Disappoint, disdain, disagree ,disown, disburden;
admirable, tolerable, legible, flexible, readable,
courage, carriage, marriage, luggage and leakage.
islet circlet, streamlet, ringlet, leaflet, booklet.
275. During the Early Modern English period the English lexicon grew from 100,000 to 200,000 lexemes, which in itself indicates the growth (doubling) in English words at the time. Analyse the statement and choose the correct letter.
a) Hardly ever;
b) False;
c) True;
d) It’s impossible.
276. What did the word “fond” mean before EModE period? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.
a) “foolish”;
b) “like to do”
c) “brilliant”;
d) “splendid”
277. What did the word “sophisticated” mean before EModE period? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.
a) “adulterated”;
b) “refined”;
c) “sophisticated”;
d) “subtle”.
278. What did the word “naughty” mean before EModE period? Answer the question and choose the correct letter.
a) “capricious ”;
b) “'morally bad”;
c) “whimsical”;
d) “cranky”.
279. Find words with prefixes for forming nouns and choose the correct letter.
a) forecourt, preconception, antechapel;
b) unfit, inhospitable, discontent;
c) mismatch, misname;
d) unburden, disburden, dethrone.
280. Find words with suffixes for forming nouns and choose the correct letter.
a) forecourt, preconception, antechapel;
b) unfit, inhospitable, discontent;
c) wittiness, capability, heeler, examiner;
d) unburden, disburden, dethrone
281. Find words with suffixes for forming verbs and choose the correct letter.
a) forecourt, preconception, antechapel;
b) unfit, inhospitable, discontent;
c) wittiness, capability, heeler, examiner;
d) brighten, facilitate, beautify
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.
a) Hardly ever;
b) False;
c) True;
d) It’s impossible.
283. Define Celtic words and choose the correct letter.
a) Exe, Usk, Esk, Avon, Evon, Llyn, Londinium, Arthur , Donald;
b)weall , ceaster, port , mīle, mynet, pund , ynce, cīese, pipor, bēte, butere;
c)candel, enᵹel, crǣda, ymn, martyr, pāpa, mæsse, mynster, prēost;
d)psealm, scrīne, scōl, maᵹister, dihtan, meter.
284. Define Celtic words and choose the correct letter.
a) Loch,Dumbarton, Dundee, Dunstable, Dunfermline, Dunleary, Kennedy;
b)weall , ceaster, port , mīle, mynet, pund , ynce, cīese, pipor, bēte, butere;
c)candel, enᵹel, crǣda, ymn, martyr, pāpa, mæsse, mynster, prēost;
d)psealm, scrīne, scōl, maᵹister, dihtan, meter.
285. Define Latin words of the 1st layer and choose the correct letter.
a) Exe, Usk, Esk, Avon, Evon, Llyn, Londinium, Arthur , Donald;
b)weall , ceaster, port , mīle, mynet, pund , ynce, cīese, pipor, bēte, butere;
c)candel, enᵹel, crǣda, ymn, martyr, pāpa, mæsse, mynster, prēost;
d)psealm, scrīne, scōl, maᵹister, dihtan, meter.
286. Define Latin words of the 2nd layer and choose the correct letter.
a) Exe, Usk, Esk, Avon, Evon, Llyn, Londinium, Arthur , Donald;
b) weall , ceaster, port , mīle, mynet, pund , ynce, cīese, pipor, bēte, butere;
c) candel, enᵹel, crǣda, ymn, martyr, pāpa, mæsse, mynster, prēost;
d) Loch,Dumbarton, Dundee, Dunstable, Dunfermline, Dunleary, Kennedy.
287. Define Latin words of the 2nd layer and choose the correct letter.
a) Exe, Usk, Esk, Avon, Evon, Llyn, Londinium, Arthur , Donald;
b) weall , ceaster, port , mīle, mynet, pund , ynce, cīese, pipor, bēte, butere;
c) psealm, scrīne, scōl, maᵹister, dihtan, meter;
d) Loch,Dumbarton, Dundee, Dunstable, Dunfermline, Dunleary, Kennedy.
288. Define OE nouns and choose the correct letter.
a) fiscere, bōcere, wrītere, bæcestre, spinnestre, myltestre;
b) bysiʒ, hāliʒ , mistiʒ, wēriʒ ,dēādlic, frēōndlic, ʒēarlīc ,carful;
c) wīde, lanʒe, fæste, lustfullīce, fæstlīce, sōðlīce;
d) hālʒian, ʒehīersumian, clǣnsian, lāðettan, hālettan, wyrsian , yfelian.
289. Define OE adjectives and choose the correct letter.
a) fiscere, bōcere, wrītere, bæcestre, spinnestre, myltestre;
b) bysiʒ, hāliʒ , mistiʒ, wēriʒ ,dēādlic, frēōndlic, ʒēarlīc ,carful;
c) wīde, lanʒe, fæste, lustfullīce, fæstlīce, sōðlīce;
d) hālʒian, ʒehīersumian, clǣnsian, lāðettan, hālettan, wyrsian , yfelian.
289. Define OE adverbs and choose the correct letter.
a) fiscere, bōcere, wrītere, bæcestre, spinnestre, myltestre;
b) bysiʒ, hāliʒ , mistiʒ, wēriʒ ,dēādlic, frēōndlic, ʒēarlīc ,carful;
c) wīde, lanʒe, fæste, lustfullīce, fæstlīce, sōðlīce;
d) hālʒian, ʒehīersumian, clǣnsian, lāðettan, hālettan, wyrsian , yfelian.
290. Define OE verbs and choose the correct letter.
a) fiscere, bōcere, wrītere, bæcestre, spinnestre, myltestre;
b) bysiʒ, hāliʒ , mistiʒ, wēriʒ ,dēādlic, frēōndlic, ʒēarlīc ,carful;
c) wīde, lanʒe, fæste, lustfullīce, fæstlīce, sōðlīce;
d) hālʒian, ʒehīersumian, clǣnsian, lāðettan, hālettan, wyrsian , yfelian.