English Vocabulary

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	It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?"
	Winnie-the-Pooh

Useful Word Lists | Practical Vocabulary | Dictionaries

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English Alphabet (a, b, c)

English Phonetic Spelling (alpha, bravo, charlie)

Dictionary or thesaurus?
What's the difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus?

Survival English
Key words, phrases, questions and answers for beginners.

Synonyms and antonyms
What's the difference between a synonym and an antonym?

Useful Word Lists

• Phrasal Verbs List Phrasal Verbs Quiz
• Prepositions List (at, by, concerning)
• Interjections List (oh!, um, ah!)
• Regular Verbs List (work, worked, worked)
• Irregular Verbs List (go, went, gone)
• 100 Commonest English Words (the, be, to)
• Top 25 Verbs
• Top 25 Nouns
• Top 25 Adjectives

Say or Tell? Say or Tell Quiz

Do or Make? Do or Make Quiz

Irregular Adjectives (good, better, the best)

Prefixes (non-, inter-, post-)
Suffixes (-ation, -al, -ize)

Contractions (I'm, aren't, here's)
Informal Contractions (gimme, gonna, wanna)

WH Question Words (WHo, WHat, HoW)

Figures of Speech (like a bat outta hell)

• simile  (I've been working like a dog)
  • list of AS...AS similes
• metaphor  (you are my sunshine)
• hyperbole  (tons of money)
• oxymoron  (make haste slowly)

Idioms by category | with quizzes

Quotes
A list of English quotes and quotations, giving author details, word definitions and contextual notes.

Sayings and Proverbs
A reference of English sayings and proverbs, giving possible interpretations, word definitions, explanations, origins, quizzes and answers. Arranged alphabetically and by category.
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Categories | Quizzes | Sayings Help Forum

 

Slang
A reference of English slang words and phrases, with definitions, sample sentences, origins, notes, warnings, quizzes and answers. Arranged alphabetically and by category.
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Idioms
A reference of English idioms and idiomatic expressions, with definitions, explanations, sample sentences, quizzes and answers. Arranged alphabetically and by category.
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Phrasal Verbs
A reference of English phrasal verbs, with definitions, explanations, example sentences, quizzes and answers. Arranged alphabetically.
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Phrasal Verbs Help Forum

Collocations (white coffee, make your bed, do your homework)

Illustrated Vocabulary

Computer Vocabulary (backup, cache, DOS)

Sports Vocabulary with Quizzes (award, champion, stadium)
includes Olympics Vocabulary, History and Quizzes

Christmas Vocabulary (holly, Santa, turkey)

British English/American English (lift/elevator)

Practical Vocabulary

Time

• Telling the Time (It's three o'clock)
• Day & Night (day/night, am/pm)
• Days of the Week (Mon., Tues., Wed)
• Months of the Year (January, February)
• Writing the Date (14th March 1999)
• Calendar of Holidays and Events

The World

• Continents (Asia, Africa)
• Countries (Finland, France)
• Nationality (Danish, a Dane)

Weather (rain, raining, rainy)

Numbers (1/one, 2/two, 3/three)

Roman Numbers (i, ii, iii, iv, v)
Latin Phrases (inter alia)

Colours (red, orange, yellow)

Shapes (square, circle, triangle)

Weight (grams, kilograms)

Male and Female (king, queen)

Family (father, mother)

Animal Terms (lion, lions, lion, lioness, lion cub, a pride)

Criminals and Law Breakers (murderer, deliberately kills)

Ranks - British/American (captain, sergeant)

Top 20 Business Words - useful vocabulary in the following business categories
Abbreviations, Advertising, Air Travel, Banking, Company Structure, Computers, Contracts, Correspondence, CV/Resume, Employment, Import/Export, Insurance, Law, Marketing, Meetings, Money, Newspapers, Numbers, Presentations, Property, Publishing, Punctuation, Selling

English Vocabulary Links | Joe's Cafe Vocabulary

Glossary of English Grammar Terms

Vocabulary for Cashiers
Vocabulary for Housekeepers
Vocabulary for Hotel Staff
Vocabulary for Airline Staff
Vocabulary for Catering Staff
Vocabulary for Tour Guides
Vocabulary for Nurses
Vocabulary for Police

Rooms in a House
Furniture and Decor
Appliances

Human Body
Medical Concerns

Business Vocabulary
Negotiations Vocabulary
Meetings Vocabulary
Telephone Vocabulary

Vocabulary about Pollution
Vocabulary about Endangered Species

Useful Phrases in Greetings

New Vocabulary each month with Monthly News Digest

Vocabulary Quizzes

What Am I? Quiz (YL)
Animal Sounds Quiz (YL)
Fun with Colours, Shapes and Numbers (YL)

Blog Vocabulary
Twitter Vocabulary

How to Improve your Vocabulary

1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context (ebook)
English Prepositions List
Top 20 Business Vocabulary (ebook)
Improve your Vocabulary with "Word Up"

7 Tricks to Help Remember New Words Quickly and Easily

	Without grammar very little can be conveyed; without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.
	D.A. Wilkins, Linguistics in Language Teaching

1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context is a self-study guide for intermediate to advanced students. It contains 1,000 phrasal verbs with 2,000 example sentences plus 1,000 quiz questions and answers. Designed to help learners of English improve their knowledge of phrasal verbs, this e-book can be used as a self-study guide by learners, or the material can be used by teachers in class.

• 1000 Phrasal Verbs
• 2000 example sentences
• 1000 quiz questions
• with answers