Old and New Words

Choose the words that have the ending "-ost"

• sold

• host

• post

• most

• cold

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which welded sounds are considered exceptions for closed syllables?

• old, ost, olt, ind, ild

• wh, sh, ch, th, ck

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

Which of the following words is considered an 'old' English word?

• Thou

• Selfie

• Blog

• Emoji

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the modern equivalent of the old English word 'thou'?

• You

• They

• We

• He

Which of these words is a neologism?

• Internet

• Thou

• Thee

• Hast

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Identify the word that is not a modern English word.

• Ye

• Selfie

• Internet

• Blog

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of the following words has changed meaning over time?

• Awful

• Selfie

• Internet

• Emoji

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CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the old English word for 'are'?

• Art

• Is

• Am

• Be

Which of these words is an example of a portmanteau?

• Brunch

• Thou

• Ye

• Hast

Which of the following is a compound word?

• Notebook

• Thou

• Ye

• Hast

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CCSS.L.2.4D