Adjectives
Adjective Order Table Colours part 1 Colours part 2 this – that – these – those part 1 this – that – these – those part 2 this – that – these – those part 3 Possessives part 1 Possessives part 2 Possessives part 3 Possessives part 4 Possessives part 5 Adjective Order
Adverbs
Where – when Frequency adverbs
Capital letters
Comparatives and Superlatives
Mr Purple & Mr Blue Same & different as … as A as … as B Than A Than B As or than Comparative Superlative A Comparative Superlative B Quantity words A Quantity words B Quantity words C Quantity words D
Determiners
Articles
Nouns : Proper or Common ? Commons nouns : Countable or uncountable ? Uncountable nouns : General or Defined ? Countable nouns : General or Specific ? General & specific nouns : Undefined or Defined ? Proper nouns : Special Cases Common nouns : Special Cases Adjectives used as nouns Figures of speech
Both – all – none
both – two both – all – neither – none
Some – any
some, any : Dictation some, any : MCQ
Linking words
Link words table because – though because of – although while – unless because – though while – unless however – although Student’s frustrations Not missing the link
Mr Blue & Mr Purple
because – so because – though but – though
Addition – Contrast – Results : Set 1
and – but – so in addition – however – therefore also – yet – consequently moreover – nevertheless – thus
Addition – Contrast – Results : Set 2
and – but – so in addition – however – therefore also – yet – consequently moreover – nevertheless – thus
Nationality words
Nationality Words Table The (i)an people A The (i)an people B The “-i” people The “-ese” people and two others The English and their close neighbours Some other Europeans The Scots
Numbers & Dates
Cardinal numbers
1 – 10 10 -100 100 – 1 000 1 000 – 10 000 1 000 000 – 10 000 000 1 000 000 000 – 10 000 000 000 20 – 29 120 -129 1030 – 1039 11 – 19 111 – 119 ty- or -teen ? Cardinal Numbers Test Simple Arithmetic
Ordinal numbers
1st – 10th 20th – 1000th Ordinal Numbers Test
Dates
Seasons Years Months Days Dates : British and American
Phrasal verbs
These exercises DO NOT TEST your knowledge of phrasal verbs, but help you to understand them. The object is to create the same images in your mind as those of a native speaker.
Don’t do all these exercises on the same day.
Give yourself time to integrate the images :
Introduction to phrasal verbs Prepositions Definitions in – out up – down on – off for – over
Do each exercise over again until you get it 100% correct.
Prepositions
top -middle – bottom above – below – next to – far from at – to behind – in front of – on – up – down like/unlike with – without top – middle – bottom – under – on – which left – right – middle – between – half right – middle – left – first – last – then – between – next to over – under on – under – on top – underneath in front of – behind by – of – for – from
Pronouns
Personal pronouns
I – you – he – she – it – we – they her – him – them – it – me – you they – you – he – it – she
Relative pronouns
who – which 2 who – which 2 what or that Who’s that ? what – which – who – whom – whose – that
Time expressions
always – still – again still – already – (not) yet – no longer – (not) any more before – after – ago – in – last – next – this for – during How long …? When …? for – ago : Michele’s life since – ago : Tanya’s life early – late – earliest – latest – soon – last – back then ago – during – since
Verbs
General
get – go gerunds and infinitives make – do tell – say – talk – speak tell – ask – want – pay use – used to – be/get used to – usually
Irregular
These exercises will help you to understand the logic of “irregular verbs” in English and so have no need to learn an alphabetical list by heart.
They are presented in groups which each form their Simple Past and Past Participle in similar ways.
There are also pictures to help with the meaning.
Similarities between the Simple Past and the Past Participle
bend – bent burn – burnt keep – kept bring – brought bleed – bled sell – sold dig – dug light – lit find – found put
Differences between the Simple Past and the Past Participle
break – broke – broken shake – shook – shaken bite – bit – bitten drive – drove – driven give – gave – given wear – wore – worn blow – blew – blown begin – began – begun come – came – come
Tenses
Simple Present or Present Continuous ? Past – Present Mr Blue goes for a walk Changes 1 Changes 2 Simple Past or Present Perfect ? If … Romeo & Juliet 1 If … Romeo & Juliet 2 Hotel Reservations : Time Words Hotel Reservations : Tenses Hotel Reservations : Dictation
Making questions
Tuberculosis and women A farm in the city Hand washing How Green Is My (Rooftop) Garden ?
Passive
Do these exercises in order.
The first exercises are easy, but pay attention to the order of the words because at the end you’ll have to reconstruct the whole text.
Match the sentences to the pictures Match the words to the pictures Do a crossword Put the sentences in order Write the words in the space Sentence reconstruction Text Reconstruction