History of the English language

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History of the English language

What do you know about the
history of the English language?

What are the 3 different stages of English that were talked about in this video?

1. Old English, middle English and early modern English
2. middle English, early modern English and Old English
3. 500AD, 1300AD and 1700AD
4. 200AD, 900AD and 1500AD

What language family is English part of?

1. Australian
2. Dravidian
3. Indo-European
4. Germanic

What was the reason the English language has changed the most?

1. It is easier to learn
2. Other tribes that invaded England
3. Efficiency
4. More understandable

What kind of words did come from Old English?

1. The most difficult words
2. The shortest words
3. The most basic words
4. The longest words

True or false: The most changes of English came from within England

1. True
2. False

Why does English have many Romanic words?

1. Because Mexico concurred England?
2. Because the French concurred England?
3. Because Australia concurred England?
4. Because the Dutch concurred England?

How many percent of words are French?

1. 35%
2. 42%
3. 30%
4. 54%

What is a diphthong?

1. A sound made of one vowel
2. A sound made of four vowels
3. A sound made of five vowels
4. A sound made of two vowels

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