I’ve been spending a few hours tidying stuff on my websites again. Good idea, right? Here is a roundup of all the stuff on my website that teaches you about Similes and Metaphors: Learning about Similes Here is an easy Quiz with similes (for beginners) Learning about Similes and Metaphors Try Inventing Your Own Similes… Continue reading Roundup of Similes and Metaphors
Kam Abbott pagan (noun) [pronounce pay-gan] – an unbeliever or someone who believes in gods that don’t belong to one of the three big religions (Christianity, Islam or Judaism). pagan or paganistic (adjective) – connected to pagans paganism (noun) – the belief in other gods or not believing at all Note: This word is often… Continue reading Word to the Wise: pagan
How to Use Pronouns such as Me, Him, Her, and Them Here is a new video where you can practise your pronouns. The quiz is inside the video. First I give you a few examples, and then you’re on your own. And now the bad part Should you want to practise more stuff with pronouns,… Continue reading Replacing Pronouns
naff (adjective) (British slang) – stupid or unstylish (The opposite of cool) Here are some examples of how you can use naff: Doesn’t she know her blue eyeshadow is so naff? We went to a naff party yesterday with no beer and eighties music, so we went home as fast as we could.
My alter ego Dedicated Underachiever remains dedicated to underachieving. Here are some new slides. Made these when I was bored.
__________ away – working very hard on something. Choose the right answer: A slave B drudge C double D sweat scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: A. Slave. (It’s easy to see where this expression comes from. Slaves usually work very hard. Today,… Continue reading Instant Idiom: _____________ Away
Make this your best English learning year with these tips. I’m not saying these tips are original, but sometimes you just need to try something small to make a big change. EwaS Read? Really? People read more than ever, but it’s mostly social media and personal messages. As you’ve probably noticed when you read snippets in… Continue reading English Learning Tips for 2016
congeal (verb) – to become or make solid congealer (noun) – something that makes solid Here are some examples of how you can use congeal: Soup that has a lot of fat will congeal when you let it cool. The blood congealed on the wound. Put the pudding into the fridge and just let it… Continue reading Word to the Wise: congeal
Now that you’re still fresh into the new year, let’s practise your spelling with some irregular plurals. This lesson is about words that end in Y. These get -ies in the plural (for more than one). Exception to the Rule: There’s only one exception to the rule and that is that July in the plural… Continue reading Plurals with -ies (for words ending in Y)
sclerotic (adjective) – hardening of a body part or tissue, or (figuratively) becoming stiff and inflexible sclerosis (noun) – a hardening of a body part Here are some examples of how you can use sclerotic: My grandmother suffered from MS, which is short for Multiple Sclerosis, due to which she passed her last days in… Continue reading Word to the Wise: sclerotic
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