1A

• Possible answers:

  • Interchangeable U/V I/Y I/E
  • Doubling of consonants (especially final consonant)
  • Single consonant
  • French influence (que/cion endings/suffixes)
  • Appended final 'E' (Doe)
  • Omission of medial 'E' (somtime)
  • Change in diphthongs (ou/ow)
  • Change to Suffix (ie for y)
• Identify: word class and archaic spelling pattern/differences in spelling
• Answer should be formed:

  • The noun 'wyne' has a y/i interchange in word medial position
  • The verb 'slitt' has a double final consonant where we would use a single final consonant in Present Day English
  • The determiner 'every' has a u/v interchange in word medial position

  The WORD CLASS QUOTE has a ARCHAIC SPELLING PATTERN (IN COMPARISION TO PDE)