LING 150 Sample Exam 4

(2 points total)

(This document shows some but NOT ALL of the kinds of questions on Exam 4. See the Study Guide for the Unit 4 Exam for more complete information.)

Cognates (1 point)

A Latin or Greek morpheme is highlighted in each of the words below. Use your knowledge of Consonant Correspondences to determine the simple English cognate.

 

pterodactyl

  bird

 wing 

  feather

  fly

  Peter

 

Great Vowel Shift (1 point)

The words below are written in their Middle English pronounciations (before the Great Vowel Shift). Give the Modern English spelling of each (i.e. after the Great Vowel Shift).

 

   [rid]

 


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