English Online - Helpful Links

DICTIONARIES

• Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

• Online Longman Dictionary

• Vocabulary.com

• Cambridge Online American-English Dictionary

• Online Etymology Dictionary

TYPING

• typing.com

• typingtest.com

• Alfa-typing

• Typing Lessons.org

SPELLING

• Spelling City

• Games Games

• Game Aquarium

OTHER HELPFUL LINKS

• Common Errors in English

FOCUS ON LISTENING

• http://esl-bits.net/ -- listen to full-length fiction (stories!)

• Breaking News English

• Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab

• Dictation Practice

• VOA News in American English

• One Story, Many World English Dialects

• TED Talks

• Connect With English: A TV Series

FOCUS ON PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING

• Pronunciation: American English Sounds

• Video Pronunciation Lessons

• Minimal Pairs Practice

• English Speaking Tips and Explanations

FOCUS ON VERBS

• List of English Irregular Verbs!

• Verb Tense Tutorial

• Conditional Tutorial

• Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial

• Modal Tutorial

FOCUS ON ARTICLES

• Article Usage (explanation and handout)

FIND YOUR FOCUS

• Speak Speak.com Elementary

• Speak Speak.com Intermediate

• Speak Speak.com High Intermediate

• 5 Minute English

• Learn American English

• ChompChomp.com

• GrammarQuizzes.com

• Cuny.edu.grammar

• English-Hilfen.de

• GuidetoGrammar

GRAMMAR GAMES

• Quia.com

• FunTrivia.com

OVERALL ENGLISH GRAMMAR

• Khan Academy – grammar section

READING TEXTS (SOME WITH ANSWER KEYS)

• ESL Desk.com

• 5 Minute English.com

• CNN News (with video and exercises)

• Citizenship Resource Center

• U.S. States: Facts and Information

• Everyday Topics (Work, Housing, School, and more)

• Job Interview Basics

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

• https://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/#

• Academic Word List

• English for Academic Purposes

• Roots and Affixes

• More Roots and Affixes

FLASHCARDS

• Quizlet.com

• Flashcardstash.com

• Cram.com

PARTS OF SPEECH

• English Club.com

• Grammar.ccc: Grammar Definitions

THE SENTENCE

• Grammar.ccc: Sentences

PUNCTUATION

• The Basics

• Exercise #1

• Exercise #2

THE PARAGRAPH

• ActDen.com

• Cuny.edu

THE ESSAY

• Multilingual Writers

• OWL@Purdue: Tips for Writing in North American Colleges: The Basics

• EssayWritingHelp.com

• Lklivingston.tripod.com

• Cuny.edu

• 23 Terrific Essay Tools for Fast and Simple Writing

REVISING

• OWL@Purdue: Revising for Cohesion

• Revising in North American Colleges

MLA STYLE

• OWL@Purdue: MLA Formatting and Style Guide

• Easybib.com

• SCC MLA Handout

• Other MLA Handout

• MLA Citation Maker

• Docstyles.com

Professor Thomas' Weblinks -- lots of great practice!

Professor Nuttall's Weblinks -- more great practice and helpful sites