Lots of vocabulary exercises

Lots of vocabulary exercises here.

For Polish students

An exercise on articles.

Tests

Do you like tests?
Well here's one from 'Essential Grammar In Use'.
Here's another one from 'Grammar In Use'.
And here's one from 'Vocabulary In Use Intermediate', or an easier one from 'Vocabulary In Use Elementary'.

Headway Intermediate

Tons of exercises here.

Headway Pre-Intermediate

Tons of exercises here.

Crossword puzzles

Do you enjoy doing crossword puzzles? In English, they are good for your spelling.
So, try these.
And these.

Past Simple

Try this past simple crossword.
And here's another one.

Listen and Write.

Try this dictation exercise. Improve your listening.

Christmas traditions

Try answering these questions about Christmas traditions.

Christmas card

Send a Santa Claus ecard. Remember to write the message in English!

Oxford and Dover

How much do you know about Oxford and Dover? Try these exercises using the Simple Past and Simple Present.

Hadrian's Wall

Have you heard of Hadrian's Wall? It's important in Scottish history. Read about it here and answer the questions.

Loch Ness

Loch Ness is where you might see a monster. Read this text and try the grammar exercise before you go.

Edinburgh

Here's a text about Edinburgh - and an exercise on the Present Perfect.

SMS English

Here is a new language for you - SMS English.

London

How much do you know about London?
The questions are here?
All the info can be found here.
Now try this exercise with comparative and superlatives here.

Good, Better, Best - comparatives and superlatives

Answer these questions.

Shopping

Try this shopping quiz.
Then try this food vocabulary quiz.

How much do you know about Australia?

Find out in this quiz.

Relative pronouns - who and which

Do you know when to use 'who' and when to use 'which'?
Test your knowledge on this page.
Now try this exercise about Stonehenge.

'much' and 'many'

Do you know when to use 'much' and when to use 'many'?
Test your understanding on this page.

Do you know the difference between 'a little' and 'a few'?

Test your knowledge on this page.

When do you use 'some' and when do you use 'any'?

Try the exercises at the bottom of this page.

Present Perfect with 'since' and 'for'

Are you confused by 'since' and 'for'? Maybe this exercise will help you.

Both, Either, Neither, Nor and So

Make your writing more interesting. Use both, either, neither, nor and so.

Talking about the weather.

British people love talking about the weather. They hate the weather, but they love talking about it. Join them!

Great Britain and the United States

How much do you know about Great Britain? Try this vocabulary exercise on GB.
How much do you know about the United States? Try this vocabulary lesson on the US.

Present Perfect

Try this short exercise on making sentences in the Present Perfect.

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

Make sentences here. Don't worry - this isn't really a Beginners exercise.

Past Simple - Goldilocks

Do you know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
Using Past Simple verbs, you can complete the story here.

Crosswords

Do lots of English crosswords here.

Christmas

Read about Christmas here.
Try this quiz about Christmas in England.

Vocabulary - The British Breakfast

Try this crossword to find out how much you know about the British Breakfast.

Listening and Writing Practice. Dictations

Get a pen and a piece of paper ready, and try some of these dictation exercises. Show them to me (Kevin) when you've finished, if you like.

Vocabulary - Transport

Try this transport vocabulary crossword.
Now try this transport dictation.

Vocabulary - Sports

Try this sports crossword. You can find pictures and vocabulary here.
Now you can try this soccer quiz.
And then you can answer these questions about soccer.

Vocabulary - Entertainment

How much vocabulary do you know connected to Entertainment? Try this hangman exercise. Remember to use the 'hint'.
You can find some of the vocabulary here.
You can also try this entertainment crossword. (Click on the numbers to find clues. The 'hint' button gives you letters.)

Articles - a, an, or - ?

Here is a very good activity on articles for Polish students. Play this game.
Learn more about articles here.

Vocabulary crossword: buildings

Do you know enough vocabulary about buildings to complete this crossword?

Vocabulary - Household Items

1. Do you know the meanings of the following words? : tap, plug, torch, shelves, calculator, photo, batteries, microwave
Now try this memory exercise.

Try some listening exercises

You can find lots of listening exercises with transcripts here.

News in Slow English

Listen to News in Slow English, and read the transcript.
Here is the Home Page. Explore!

Listening to the news 1

Try these gap-fill exercises while listening to the news. The answers are at the bottom of the page.

Vocabulary - Free Time

Try these vocabulary exercises on the topic of free time

Present Continuous 2

Read this description of the difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous.
1. Now group these sentences.
2. Now try this drag and match exercise.
3. Now try this drag and drop exercise.
4. Now try this Correct / Incorrect exercise.

Past Continuous 2

Here's an explanation of the Past Continuous.
1. Now try this 'drag and match' exercise.
2. Now try this 'drag and drop' exercise.
3. Now try this sentence making exercise.
4. Now try this drag and match exercise.
5. Now try this question-making exercise.

Present Simple and Continuous

1. This exercise will help you to understand the difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous.
2. Fill in the sentences with Present Simple and Present Continuous.
If you need help, look at the explanations and examples.

First Conditional 1

1. Read this explanation with examples of First Conditional.
Then try this exercise on First Conditional sentences using 'If ......'
They try this one.
2. Here is a 'drag and match' First Conditional exercise.
3. Here's a 'drag and drop' First Condional exercise.
..... and here's another one
Here's another 'drag and match' exercise.
If you need help with the above three exercises, read this explanation.

Past Continuous 1

1. Here is a multiple choice exercise on Past Continuous.

Songs1

1. Open this worksheet (right click) and print it out. Then watch 'Take Me To Your Heart' (right click) on youtube and complete the worksheet. The song is by Michael Learns To Rock.
2. Print the lyrics for 'My Heart Will Go On', (right click), then watch the video on youtube (right click) and complete the worksheet.
3. Look at this gap-fill for 'Hey Jude' (right click) by the Beatles, then listen to the song on youtube (rightclick) and do the exercise.
4. A song with lots of Past Simple verbs. Print this worksheet for 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)' (right click) by Nancy Sinatra. Then listen to the song on youtube, (right click) and do the exercise.
5. A song with lots of Present Perfect verbs. Print this worksheet for 'We Are The Champions'(right click), by Queen, then listen to the song on youtube (right click) and fill in the gaps.