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Go/Went/Gone Elementary Level

Average: 4.5 (8 votes)
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 07:48 — Chris McCarthy

Go means to move from one place to another e. g "I go to school by bus."

When we add a preposition with go, we use "went" e.g. "John went into his room and shut the door."

Using It

Average: 4.1 (15 votes)
Mon, 01/16/2012 - 07:48 — Chris McCarthy

One of the most common mistakes I find students making, is when and where to use the word 'it'. Here are some sentences to help you remember when we need to use this little word.

Some of the sentences are correct, and some are missing 'it'.

Rewrite the sentences to make them correct.

I hope this helps!

Word Order: Adjectives

Average: 4.4 (5 votes)
Wed, 01/11/2012 - 08:58 — Chris McCarthy

Rules:

Do you know where to put the adjective in a sentence? Follow these simple rules to help you remember:

1. The adjective comes before the noun.
e.g. I live in a small house.
I have a blue umbrella.

2. The adjective comes after the verb to be.
e.g. I am very tired.
Careful, the food is hot!

Conjunction Review

Average: 4.5 (8 votes)
Mon, 01/09/2012 - 07:44 — Chris McCarthy

Conjunction: A word that links two words, phrases or clauses together. Here's another review lesson to help you practise some of the basics of English.

Choose the correct conjunction for each sentence. Then why don't you make some of your own sentences using the conjunctions to help you revise.

Lesson by Caroline

Can you find any mistakes?

Average: 4 (3 votes)
Wed, 12/28/2011 - 06:55 — Chris McCarthy

Today's task is to take a look at the following seven sentences.  Do they have any mistakes or are they correct?

What are the mistakes? Write the correct sentences in the comments area.

How to Agree and Disagree

Average: 4.5 (12 votes)
Fri, 12/23/2011 - 07:53 — Chris McCarthy

Agreeing and disagreeing can be tricky in English, as our answer has to match the grammar of the original statement. We also need to change our answer depending on whether the original statement was negative or positive. It’s quite confusing! Read through the statements below and see if you can decide which answer matches the statement. Think:
 
What is the main verb in the statement?
Is the statement positive or negative?

Good luck!

Lesson by Caroline

Common Phrasal Verb Revision

Average: 4.2 (10 votes)
Sat, 12/17/2011 - 14:15 — Chris McCarthy

Phrasal verbs are one of the trickiest parts of English and take lots of practice and revision to learn.

Here is a small quiz to see how well you remember some of the most commonly used phrasal verbs. Just decide which phrasal verb completes the sentences.

Let me know if there are any phrasal verbs that really cause you problems, and I'll see if I can create a revision lesson for you. Good luck!

Lesson by Caroline

Parts of Speech

Average: 3.7 (13 votes)
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 08:56 — Chris McCarthy

English is commonly separated into eight parts of speech. These are:

Word Order - Adjectives

Average: 4 (8 votes)
Thu, 12/15/2011 - 07:50 — Chris McCarthy

Do you know where to put the adjective in a sentence? Follow these simple rules to help you remember:

1. The adjective comes before the noun.
"I live in a small house."
"I have a blue umbrella."

2. The adjective comes after the verb 'to be'.
"I am very tired. "
"Careful, the food is hot!"

Can or Can't

Average: 4.2 (16 votes)
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 08:01 — Chris McCarthy

How well do you remember this modal verb which expresses ability? Can you remember everything or can't you remember anything?!

Try this exercise to find out! In each sentence choose which answer is needed to make the sentence work.

Note: Sometimes we replace 'can't' with 'cannot'. They have exactly the same meaning but can't is much more common.

Lesson by Caroline

Choose the correct combination in the following sentences:

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