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Vocabulary
(see also the 2 sections below this)

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Learn English Vocabulary

19 AWL Words

Academic Voc. Lessons

Academic Voc.

Academic Voc. Word Lists in English Detective  pg.1,         pg. 2,       pg. 3,      pg.  4

Acad. Word List

Alphabetical AWL Voc: A-B,

C-E,   -----      F-M,   

 N-R,  -----    S-Z

Art Vocabulary 

Biblical English

Building Voc.

Charts & Graphs

Cognates 

Linking Words

Master Business English

Medical Vocabulary

Money Words 

News Vocabulary

Political Language

Product Design Voc.

Scientific Method Voc

Sherlock Holmes

Social Change Voc.

Spanish Cognates to Learn or Teach English

Understanding the News in English

Vocabulary for Violence

Voc. Strategies

War Vocabulary

Word Families

Wd.Fam.Practice

Word Formation Exercises+

Word Origins

Words for Truth & Errors

Words for Truth Answers

Vocabulary  Practice 

Young people studying in a sunny library with the top of a crossword puzzle on Essential Academic Vocabulary
'Practice to make the words you've learned yours.' Picture of part of a crossword puzzle and a word scramble.
'20+ puzzles to make learning academic vocabulary fun' & a picture of a crossword puzzle

TOEFL & IELTS Vocab. 

Top 100 List of Vocabulary (links to practice)

Vocabulary Games (see also for puzzle pdfs)

Various Activities

19 AWL Words

Odd One Out (Game)

Personality Vocabulary

Sci. Discoveries    

Sherlock Holmes

Unscramble Words index & 1st Game (links to 20 others: 5 AWL adjectives, 5 nouns, 5 civic, & 5 mixed unscramble games.) 

Voc for  Achievement

Vocabulary for Violence

Vocabulary Worksheets

Matching

Adj.Opposites  Matching Games:

>Adjectives for Thinking

>Size and Importance

>Positive and Negative

 Puzzles

Nervous System Voc: Online Crossword

Online Crossword: Essential Acad. Voc.

Printable Crossword Puzzles

Free Wordsearch Puzzles

Gap-fills

Ac. Voc: 1 JFK speech

2 US Presidents on Berlin

3 Obama on Polish Freedom

Be a Word Detective 

British Power Vocabulary 

Business Voc.

Conservation Terminology     Practice

Disaster Assistance Voc. 

Practice Citizenship & Immigration Vocabulary

Science Words 

Voc. Building Games: Networking

 VocExercises:  Organizations

More VocExercises: NGOs 

Words for Success

Writing Words 

Vocabulary by Subject
(Including Voc. Practice & Quiz Sections)

Young people studying in a sunny library with the top of a crossword puzzle on Essential Academic Vocabulary

Science-Related Voc. pgs

Scientific Method Voc

Sci. Discoveries 

Be a Word Detective 

19 AWL Words

Sherlock Holmes

Science Voc

Science Words

Scientific Words Quiz

Climate Change & Weather Voc

Conservation Terminology

Medical Vocabulary

Types of Germs

Comprehension Check

Nervous System Voc: Online Crossword

Sense Voc.

Charts & Graphs

Voc. for Other Subjects

Art Vocabulary

Bible English

News/Social Science Voc.

Understanding the News in English

News Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Violence

War Vocabulary

Words for Truth & Errors

Words for Truth Answers

Political Language

Psychology Voc. Quiz

Social Change Voc.

 VocExercises:  Organizations

More VocExercises: NGOs

 Disaster Assistance Voc 

 British Power Vocabulary 

Practice Ac. Voc: 1 JFK speech

2 US Presidents on Berlin

3 Obama on Polish Freedom

Practice Citizenship & Immigration Vocabulary

Business-Related Voc. pgs

Business Voc

Master Business English

 Money Words 

 Voc for  Achievement

Words for Success 

Cooperation Voc.

Voc. Building Games:Networking 

Product Design Voc.

Personality Vocabulary

Voc. for Writing

Writing Words

Transition Words

Linking Words

Writing Test Vocabulary

Advanced Adjective Opposites Matching Games:

>Adjectives for Thinking

>Size and Importance

>Positive and Negative

Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Tree with leaves at its roots, along with its title
How prefixes change the meaning of the root 'press' (compress, depress, express, impress, etc.), along with the meanings of the prefixes used.
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Tree with leaves at its roots, along with title

Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots course

List of Prefixes 

Practice Common Prefixes

The Prefix 'Re-'

Negative Prefix List

Practice Neg. Prefixes

Greek & Latin Prefixes

List of Suffixes

Suffix List

Practice Suffixes

Greek & Latin Root Words Table

50 Word Roots from Latin

Practice 50 Latin Word Roots

Match 18 Words from Latin Roots

Words from the Latin Root Ponere 

Important Latin Roots

Roots Memory Game 1

Roots Game 2

Roots Game 3

Greek Roots 

Voc. from Classical Roots 

Quiz: Greek & Latin Roots

Sense Vocabulary

Roots of Comparison and Contrast

Root, Prefix, and Suffix Worksheets

Words from Latin Verbs of Motion

Power Words from Latin Roots

Idioms

Train tracks crisscrossing as an illustration of being 'sidetracked'
Lady sneezing into a tissue and thinking 'I wish I could just get over this cold!'
Women on the phone: 'Hey Susan, I need to get a hold of Mr. Anderson. Is he in?' 'Not now. Do you want to leave a message?' 'No, thanks. I'll try to get a hold of him next week.'
Women on the phone: 'Hey Susan, I need to get a hold of Mr. Anderson. Is he in?' 'Not now. Do you want to leave a message?' 'No, thanks. I'll try to get a hold of him next week.'

Common Idioms

What is an Idiom?

List of Idioms

Phrasal Verb Use


List of English Phrasal Verbs, A-M

List of Phrasal Verbs, P-W

English Conversation Lessons & Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verb Quiz (& Answers)

Idiom Examples

Shakespeare Ids

Sports Idioms

Grammar

Images: questioning lady & detective. Text: Knowing basic English grammar will help you understand & be understood in English. 'Find answers to your questions: Who, what, when, where, how, &... why?'
Picture of a plate with salmon, salad & a lemon. 'I've been trying to eat healthier foods. Yesterday I ate fish and vegetables for dinner.'
A man looking through binoculars
Picture of a plate with salmon, salad & a lemon. 'I've been trying to eat healthier foods. Yesterday I ate fish and vegetables for dinner.'

English Grammar Lessons

Parts of Speech 

Nouns 

Pronouns 

Verbs

 Sentence Structure

 Negative Sentences

 Question Formation

 Compound Sentences

Complex Sentences

Grammar Practice

Grammar Worksheets

 Adverb Clause & Complex Sentence Practice  

Modal Verbs 

Giving Advice

Helping Verbs

Modals Practice

English Verb Tenses

The Verb to Be 

Conditional Sentence Examples

Present Tense Verbs 

Practice the Future Tense

Simple Past Tense 

 Past Tense Irregular Verbs 

Practice Past Tense Verbs 

List of Irregular Verbs: Top 50

 Past & Present Perfect Tense Use 

 Present & Past Perfect Tense Practice 

Irregular Past Particles

 Reading, Listening, & Writing

ESL Reading

English Reading Comp.(=comprehension)

Improve Reading Skills 

Reading Comp. Strategies (for teachers)

 Reading for Specific Purposes 

 Find English Reading Materials 

 Reading for ESL Beginners 

 Online Reading

Reading Comprehension Practice

Reading Comp. Worksheets

Reading Strats Practice

Check your Reading Skill 

Practice Scanning & Skimming 

Tony Hillerman 

Encyclopedia Brown 

Learning from Failure 

 New Years’ Resolutions

ESL Phonics 

 Consonant Digraphs 

 English Vowels 

Vowel Digraphs

Comp. Worksheet

Listening & Reading Comp. Exercises

A2 English Listening Practice wth TED Talks

Listening Practice Answers

ESL Writing

Academic Writing

Transition Words

Linking Words

Essay Organization

Proofreading Checklist

Proofreading Practice 

Proofreading Pr. Answers

Sample Essay for Test Prep

Charts and Graphs

Subject-Verb Agreement

Quizzes & Tests

English Language Test Prep: Get Ready for Tests like the TOEFL or IELTS Picture of a man studying at a computer
ESL Quizzes: Find Out What You Know-- & What Needs Study Picture of students at desks taking a quiz
Courses to Help You Master English Test Vocabulary 4 picture collage: a lady reading, another listening with headphones, a man writing, & 2 women talking
English Language Test Prep: Get Ready for Tests like the TOEFL or IELTS Picture of a man studying at a computer

English Language Test Prep

English Test Voc. courses

Academic Voc. Lessons

Clues to the TOEFL Reading Test course

Writing Test Vocabulary

 A Practice Reading Test: TOEFL Prep

 Practice for Reading Tests 

Reading & Comp. Test: Where Ideas Come from 

Comprehension Test

Academic Vocabulary Test 1 (AWL level 1-5)

Academic Vocabulary Gapfill Test

American Citizenship Test

ESL Quizzes & Tests

Quiz on Words from Greek & Latin Roots

Psychology Voc. Quiz

Scientific Words Quiz

Quiz on AWL Levels 6-10

Games

ESL Games (& see Voc Games)

Printable ESL Games

Question Game 

Free Word Games

Concentration Games for Idioms, Roots, & Irregular Verbs

Memory Game 1: Idioms

Memory Game 2: Idioms

Roots Memory Game 1

Roots G. 2

Roots G. 3

Irregular Verb Memory G.1

Irregular Verb Game 2

Irregular Verb Game 3

mobile versions (1st 2- Idioms):

Memory Game 1

Memory Game 2

Roots Memory Game 1

Roots Game 2

Roots Game 3

Irregular Verbs 1

Irr. Verbs 2

Irr.Verbs 3

Lesson Plans & Help for ESL Teachers

ESL Lesson Plans

Planning ESL Lessons 

ESL Teacher Resources

ESL Activities

ESL Conversation Techniques 

Reading Comp. Strategies

Improve Reading Skills 

Demo Lesson Plan: Making Small Talk

Lesson Plan: Clothing Voc+

Introducing the Pres. Contin.Tense

Vocabulary Lessons

8 Ideas for Voc. Lesson Plans

Vocabulary Lesson Plan on Goal Setting

ESL Lesson Plan on Motivation

Reading Comprehension Lesson Plans

Printable Worksheets:

ESL Worksheets

Printable ESL Classroom Games

Free Printable Worksheets

Academic Vocab WSs

Root+ Suffix WSs

Spanish Cognates to Learn or Teach English

Reading Comp. Worksheets

Grammar Worksheets

Phrasal Verbs: Classroom Practice

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