The World of English

1. English actually originates from what is now called ...........

• north west Germany and the Netherlands.

• north west France and Germany.

• south west Germany and Austria.

• west Italy and Spain.

2. The two most common words in English are .......... .

3. The original name for butterfly was ............. .

• butterby

• flutterby

• ladyfly

• lullaby

4. How many new English words are added to the dictionary each year?

5. The US doesn’t have an official language.

• True

• False

6. The most common adjective used in English is “...........”.

7. The most commonly used noun in English is “.........”.

8. What per cent of the information stored on computers worldwide is in English? Write the number.

9. When was he first English dictionary written?

• 1675

• 1875

• 1775

• 1975

10. How many words did Shakespeare introduce to the English language?

• over 1700

• over 5000

• over 300

• over 10 000