Old and New Words
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
5th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which welded sounds are considered exceptions for closed syllables?
old, ost, olt, ind, ild
wh, sh, ch, th, ck
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2E
CCSS.L.K.2D
CCSS.RF.1.3C
CCSS.RF.2.3A
CCSS.RF.2.3B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the modern equivalent of the old English word 'thou'?
You
They
We
He
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the word that is not a modern English word.
Ye
Selfie
Internet
Blog
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.10
CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following words has changed meaning over time?
Awful
Selfie
Internet
Emoji
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CCSS.L.3.2F
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