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Question 1
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Which word would rhyme with war in Shakespearean OP?
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a. raw
b. star
c. stare
d. lore
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: star
Correct
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Question 2
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What is/are major factor(s) that served to separate Middle and Modern English?
Select one:
a. all three
b. the Great Vowel Shift
c. the advent of the printing press
d. the Renaissance
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: all three
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Question 3
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Which century marked a turning point in English pronunciation and spelling, when language underwent greater, more important
phonological changes that in any other century before or since?
Select one:
a. thirteenth
b. eighteenth
c. nineteenth
d. fteenth
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: fteenth
Correct
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Question 4
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Who established English as an o cial language in the British Isles?
Select one:
a. William Shakespeare
b. Elizabeth I
c. Henry V
d. William Caxton
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: Henry V
Correct
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Question 5
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When was the rst edition of Johnson's Dictionary published?
Select one:
a. 1750
b. 1753
c. 1760
d. 1755
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: 1755
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Question 6
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What explanation exists for the Great Vowel Change?
Select one:
a. The isolated status of Middle English dialects and the increased in uence of Scandinavian dialects.
b. The double pressure of French and Latin on the English-speaking communities.
c. The mix of dialects during the 15th and 16th centuries created social pressure to develop a set of pronunciations that would have new social status or
prestige.
d. All three.
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: The mix of dialects during the 15th and 16th centuries created social pressure to develop a set of pronunciations that would have new social status or prestige.
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Question 7
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Which one of these languages in uenced the spelling of debt with a silent b?
Select one:
a. French
b. Dutch
c. Latin
d. Greek
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: Latin
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Question 8
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What was one of the phonological results of the Great Vowel Shift?
Select one:
a. It brought about the shortening of phonetically long vowels.
b. New diphthongs appeared.
c. It brought about the lengthening of phonetically short vowels.
d. Phonetically long vowels and diphthongs became opposed to phonetically short vowels.
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: New diphthongs appeared.
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Question 9
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What did the principle of consonant doubling show in Middle English period?
Select one:
a. a long consonant
b. a long vowel
c. a diphthong
d. a short vowel
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: a short vowel
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Question 10
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The following are phonetic transcriptions of Middle English words. Write their present-day developments in normal orthography.
[bɔ:st] boast
[mi:n] mine
[bro:d] brood
[pa:s] pace
[de:m] deem
[po:l] pool
[grɛ:t] great
[pɔ:l] pole
[re:d] reed
[rɔ:st] roast
[ka:s] case
[ro:st] roost
[li:s] lice
[sa:f] safe
[lu:d] loud
[u:t] out
[me:t] meet
[wi:d] wide
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Question 11
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Although a good many changes of various kinds affected the English vowel system as it developed from Middle to Modern English, those
changes to which the long vowels were subject are especially worthy of note. The seven Middle English long vowels underwent a
remarkably systematic shift in their place of articulation, a shift for which there was no cause that we can discover.
Show the changes effected by the Great Vowel Shift by writing the appropriate phonetic symbols.
[i:] > [aɪ] as in mice: Middle English [mi:s] > Modern English [maɪs]
[u:] > [a] as in mouse: Middle English [mu:s] > Modern English [maus]
[e:] > [i] as in geese: Middle English [ge:s] > Modern English [gis]
[o:] > [u] as in goose: Middle English [go:s] > Modern English [gus]
[ɛ:] > [e] as in break: Middle English [brε:kǝn] > Modern English [brek]
[ɔ:] > [o] as in broke: Middle English [brɔ:kǝn] > Modern English [brok]
[a:] > [e] as in name: Middle English [na:mǝ] > Modern English [nem]
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
Although a good many changes of various kinds affected the English vowel system as it developed from Middle to Modern English, those changes to which the long vowels were subject are
especially worthy of note. The seven Middle English long vowels underwent a remarkably systematic shift in their place of articulation, a shift for which there was no cause that we can
discover.
Show the changes effected by the Great Vowel Shift by writing the appropriate phonetic symbols.
[[i:]] > [aɪ] as in mice: Middle English [mi:s] > Modern English [[maɪs]]
[[u:]] > [a] as in mouse: Middle English [mu:s] > Modern English [[maus]]
[[e:]] > [i] as in geese: Middle English [ge:s] > Modern English [[gis]]
[[o:]] > [u] as in goose: Middle English [go:s] > Modern English [[gus]]
[[ɛ:]] > [e] as in break: Middle English [brε:kǝn] > Modern English [[brek]]
[[ɔ:]] > [o] as in broke: Middle English [brɔ:kǝn] > Modern English [[brok]]
[[a:]] > [e] as in name: Middle English [na:mǝ] > Modern English [[nem]]
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Question 12
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Are the statements about English spelling true or false?
Spelling has become less phonemic over the years. true
A basic problem is that there are not enough letters to represent phonemes on a one-to-one basis. false
A number of oddities in spelling were introduced by Middle English scribes, particularly the Normans, and later by the early printers.
true
English spelling is complicated by the fact that it contains the spelling conventions of other languages. true
Beginning in the fteenth century, a standard spelling system had fully evolved by the eighteenth century. But spellings were xed when
great changes were occurring in pronunciation. true
Much social prestige is now attached to conforming with the standard. false
Your answer is partially correct.
You have correctly selected 4.
The correct answer is:
Are the statements about English spelling true or false?
Spelling has become less phonemic over the years. [true]
A basic problem is that there are not enough letters to represent phonemes on a one-to-one basis. [true]
A number of oddities in spelling were introduced by Middle English scribes, particularly the Normans, and later by the early printers. [true]
English spelling is complicated by the fact that it contains the spelling conventions of other languages. [true]
Beginning in the fteenth century, a standard spelling system had fully evolved by the eighteenth century. But spellings were xed when great changes were occurring in pronunciation. [true]
Much social prestige is now attached to conforming with the standard. [true]
Partially correct
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Question 13
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What preceding sound does a nal 'silent' e come to show?
Select one:
a. a short vowel
b. a nasal consonant
c. a long vowel
d. a voiceless consonant
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: a long vowel
Correct
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Question 14
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When did William Caxton set up his printing house?
Select one:
a. 1490
b. 1476
c. 1410
d. 1442
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: 1476
Correct
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Question 15
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Which of these words would most closely resemble the way time was pronounced before the Great Vowel Shift?
Select one:
a. temptation
b. teem
c. tame
d. tim
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: teem
Correct
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Question 16
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Choose the correct alternative.
After the robbery, Dan knew that the police would look for him. He knew that the best thing for him was to stay out of their way.
He decided to lie for a few days.
I’m looking for a builder who can do things quickly. I don’t want someone who’s going to do things at a snail's pace.
I’ve got a week off work, and there’s nothing that I have to do! The world is my oyster.
Telling a joke can be a good way to break the ice with someone when you don't yet know them very well.
When you play a sport, the main thing is that you enjoy it. Winning isn't the be-all and end-all.
I always say that my mum is a night owl because she stays up really late at night reading.
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is:
Choose the correct alternative.
After the robbery, Dan knew that the police would look for him. He knew that the best thing for him was to stay out of their way. [He decided to lie for a few days.]
I’m looking for a builder who can do things quickly. I don’t want someone who’s going to do things [at a snail's pace.]
I’ve got a week off work, and there’s nothing that I have to do! [The world is my oyster.]
Telling a joke can be a good way to break the ice with someone when you [don't yet know them very well.]
When you play a sport, the main thing is that you enjoy it. [Winning isn't the be‑all and end‑all.]
I always say that my mum is a night owl because [she stays up really late at night reading.]
Correct
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