The History of English Language

The English absorbed around 10,000 new words from the ______________.

• farmers

• William the Conqueror

• Normans

Words like 'Martyr', 'Bishop' and 'Font' were taken from the ____________ Language.

• Latin

• Christian

• Anglo-Saxon

How long did it take for Dr. Johnson to write 'The Dictionary of the English Language'?

• 7 months

• 70 years

• 9 years

Where did the English pick up words like 'Vodoo' and 'Zombie'?

• Africa

• Caribbean

• India

William Shakespeare spoke and wrote in ---

• Early Modern English

• Old English

• Late Modern English

• Middle English

1. How many days of the week were named in honour of the Anglo-Saxon god?

• three

• four

• seven

What time period was Old English spoken?

• 25 AD - 50 AD

• 450 - 1100 AD

• 100- 150 AD

• 50 AD - 100 AD

The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes spoke

• German

• French

• Latin

• Germanic Languages

Identify the group of words that have Old English origin or roots

• mine, be, nine, strong, water

• telephone, knife blanket rough

• mirror, kitchen, wall, spoon

• restaurant, bottle, rest, garage

What time period is know has the Middle English era?

• 100 AD - 1500 AD

• 1100 AD - 1500 AD

• 50 AD - 1500 AD

• 70 AD - 200 AD