ADVANCED GRAMMAR
Prepositions
Watch the video lessons on Prepositions and then use the following exercises for further practice.
Prepositions: Introduction
Prepositions: about or of?
Prepositions: by, in, of, with
Prepositions: at or to?
Prepositions: for, to, with
Prepositions of Time (during, over, throughout, at, on, in)
Prepositions of Time (from, to, until, till, through)
Prepositions of Place (at, in, on, near, beside, next to)
Using Prepositions in a Sentence: Word Order
Using Prepositions in a Sentence: Being Concise
Less Common Uses of Prepositions
Verbs Forms (tense and aspect)
Watch the video lessons on Verb Tenses and then use the following exercises for further practice.
Present Verb Forms
Past Verb Forms
Future Verb Forms
Understanding Aspect (simple, progressive, perfect)
Verb Tenses (Identifying Verb Forms)
Verb Tenses (Identifying Uses)
Verb Tenses (In Context)
Other Advanced Grammar Topics
Order of Adjectives
Phrasal Verbs Quiz 1 Phrasal Verb Challenge: Days 1-10 - Understanding Meanings
Phrasal Verbs Quiz 2 Phrasal Verb Challenge: Days 1-10 - Understanding Forms
Phrasal Verbs Quiz 3 Phrasal Verb Challenge: Days 11-20 - Understanding Meanings
Phrasal Verbs Quiz 4 Phrasal Verb Challenge: Days 11-20 - Understanding Forms
Phrasal Verbs Quiz 5 Phrasal Verb Challenge: Days 1-20 - Phrasal Verbs with Multiple Meanings
Reducing Adverb Clauses to Phrases (1)
Reducing Adverb Clauses to Phrases (2)
Bonus vocabulary quiz! Practice key vocabulary from the story "Asleep and Awake." The story appears in the grammar lesson on adverb clauses.
Possessive Nouns (Animate and Inanimate)
BASIC GRAMMAR
Watch the video lessons for beginners and then use the following exercises for further practice.
Present Forms of BE (am, is, are)
Past Forms of BE (was, were)
Contractions (short forms) with BE
Plural Nouns
Irregular Plural Nouns
This, That, These, Those
Articles (a, an, the)
Adjectives
BASIC VOCABULARY
Watch the video lessons for beginners and then use the following exercises for further practice. For more everyday vocabulary, visit me on Twitter.
Days of the Week
Months of the Year
IDIOMS (intermediate - advanced)
Watch the video lessons on English Vocabulary and then use the following exercises for further practice.
Idioms Quiz 1 ("Easy"/Garden)
Idioms Quiz 2 (Kitchen/Car)
Idioms Quiz 3 (Turkey/Color)
Idioms Quiz 4 (Marriage/Sports)
Idioms Quiz 5 (St. Patrick's Day/The Nose)
Idioms Quiz 6 (Bulls/Bridges)
Idioms Quiz 7 (Pittsburgh/Tables)
Idioms Quiz 8 (Learning/Teeth)
Idioms Quiz 9 (Books)
Idioms Quiz 10 (Chickens)
Idioms Quiz 11 (Spring)
Idioms Quiz 12 (Red, White, and Blue)
Idioms Quiz 13 (Work)
Idioms Quiz 14 ("New")
Idioms Quiz 15 (Leap Year)
WRITING SKILLS (intermediate - advanced)
Punctuation Marks
Watch the video lessons for upper level students and then use the following exercises for further practice.
Sentence Punctuation and Contractions
Sentence Fragments vs. Complete Sentences
Forming Compound Sentences with Coordinating Conjunctions (Quiz 1)
Forming Compound Sentences with Coordinating Conjunctions (Quiz 2)
Understanding Complex Sentences
Using Commas in Compound and Complex Sentences
Error Correction (run-ons, commas splices, fragments, and more)
Using Commas to Set Off Words and Phrases
Punctuation in Direct Speech
Using Commas in a Series of Items
Using Commas with Geographical Places
Using the Apostrophe with Possessive Nouns
Dates, Times, and Numbers
Capitalizing Titles and Names (Quiz 1 - easy)
Capitalizing Titles and Names (Quiz 2 - medium)
Commas with Adjective Clauses
Parentheses, Dashes, and Hyphens
Colons and Semicolons
Review: Names of Punctuation Marks
Review: Uses of Punctuation Marks
MISCELLANEOUS LANGUAGE POINTS (low intermediate - advanced)
Watch video lessons on smaller but important points that will help you in your communication. Use my Language Notes playlist and then try the following exercises for further practice.
Title and Forms of Address
U.S. System of Education: Sequence of Schools (easy)
U.S. System of Education: Types of Schools (easy)
U.S. System of Education: Fact Check (medium)
U.S. System of Education: Fact Check (difficult)
Geography
Nationalities (easy) Need help? Here is a short list of nationalities.
Nationalities (medium) Need more help? Use a learner's dictionary.
Geography and Nationalities (difficult)
U.S. Wedding Customs (easy)
U.S. Wedding Customs (difficult)
Meals and Mealtimes in the U.S.
Parts of the Hand
Hand Gestures in the U.S. (Quiz 1 - medium)
Hand Gestures in the U.S. (Quiz 2 - medium)
"Eenie meenie miney mo" Rhyme
Game rules for Rock, Paper, Scissors
Drawing Straws & Flipping a Coin
Filler Words & Interjections (easy)
Interjections (medium)
Onomatopoeia (difficult)
Non-standard Spelling (easy)
Common Abbreviations (easy)
Common Abbreviations & Acronyms (medium)
Getting Paid (Quiz 1 - medium)
Getting Paid (Quiz 2 - difficult)
Housing and Moving in the U.S.
Aging
Masculine and Feminine Nouns
Gender-Neutral Nouns
Homophones, Homographs & Homonyms
Terms of Endearment
Talking about Luck
School Supplies
Baby Talk
