CALT - Word Origin|23 Questions and Answers
Norman Invasion - Correct Answers1066 AD, had a great effect on English language, William the Conqueror,
... [Show More] French spoken by upper class brought words like furniture, painter, tailor, beef, pork, mutton. Brought monks who added w and u, also the dot for the i and tail for the j. Alphabet complete at 26 letters.
Number words one to a thousand - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Most of the basic color words - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Outer body parts - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Names of farm, forest and ocean animals - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Short common everyday words: the, run, and, play, work - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with gh: laugh, cough, right, high - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with CK: pick, duck, sack - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with k: king, kiss, kilt, hook - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with kn, gn, wr - ghosts of departed past: knee, knife, gnat, gnash, Write, wrist - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with tw: twin, twilight, between - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Short words with ch (ch): chest, cheap or tch (ch) witch, hatch, match - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
One-syllable words with dge: edge, ridge, hedge, badge - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Short words with th: this, these, bath - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with wh: why, while, when - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with double consonants: better, ladder, carrot - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Floss words (1 syllable words with a final f, l, s) - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with ow: plow, snow, brow, blow (diagraph or dipthong) - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Wild Old Words: mind, most, kind - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Most pronouns: he, she, us - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Final Stable Syllable word: handle, thimble, twinkle - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with hard g before the e and i: gift, giddy, girl, begin - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon
Words with ng - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon [Show Less]