| KEYTERMS |
A set of keyterms useful for the study of early modern English. |
| HOW DO YOU "DO"? |
A lesson with exercises on the verb "to do." |
| THE GREAT VOWEL SHIFT |
The Great Vowel Shift is one of the most important sound changes in the history of the English language. The multi-media review on these pages will help you learn it. |
| MINOR VOWELS |
Download this pdf exercise on some of the minor vowel changes in Middle English. Print it out, complete the exercises, and take it to your next section. |
| CONSONANTS |
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| THR-OUGH THE AGES |
This set of lessons will help you learn the complex development of the different pronunciations of the "-ough" ending. |
| RHYMING PAIRS |
An exercise on some of Jonathan Swift's 18th-century rhyme words. |
| PRONOUN VARIATION |
Download this pdf exercise on pronoun variation. Print it out, complete the exercises, and take it to your next section. |
| GENITIVES |
Why do we call it the "Wife-of-Bath's Tale" instead of the "Wife's Tale of Bath"? This lesson will help you learn about the difficulties the old genitive constructions could create. |
| VERB MORPHOLOGY |
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| TRANSCRIPTION |
Download and print this pdf of the Tower of Babel story from the King James Bible. Complete the exercises on the second page, and take them to your next section. |
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EARLY MODERN MUSIC
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Listen to a recording of an early modern song in period pronunciation. You can read along with the lyrics in the player, and print out a facsimile of an early published version of the lyrics. |
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EARLY MODERN LEXICON
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This exercise gives you the opportunity to look up words in the Lexicons of Early Modern English. Answer the questions and bring the sheets to section. |
