Spelling Rules (3)
Doubling the final consonants Rule1: If a word has more than 1 syllable and this word ends in a consonant after a single vowel, you need to double the…
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Identifying Adjectives (Common Adjective Suffixes)
There are many adjectives in English; however, it is not always easy to identify them all. Below is a list of common suffixes that are used to make adjectives. Suffix…
Spelling Rules (2)
There are many spelling rules in English. Here is one. 2) Prefixes Rule 1: The spelling of a word never changes when adding a prefix, even if the first letter…
Adjective Order
There are many adjectives in the English language. The majority of adjectives go infront of nouns, some go after. It is possible to use more than one adjective to describe…
Articles (the)
Students sometimes get confused about when to use a/an or the. This post is about when to use “the”. For more infomration about when to use ‘a’ and ‘an’, please…
Spelling Rules (1)
There are many spelling rules in English. Here is one. 1) “ie” or “ei” Rule 1: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’ Examples: receive, receipt, Exceptions: neither,…
Quantifiers- Example Sentences
The following sentences complements the overview chart. Not all quantifiers are presented here, but most are. This should give an indication of how to use the quantifer and the noun…
Overview of Quantifiers
Are you having trouble using quantifiers? Well the chart below should help. Here is a list of all quantifiers and the types of nouns you can use with them and…
Articles (a/an)
There is often confusion over when to use ‘a’ or ‘an’. Generaly we use ‘a’ with nouns starting with consonants and use ‘an’ with nouns starting with vowels. Consonants are…
IELTS Websites for Students
The following is a brief list of websites that relate to the IELTS tests. The sites include information about the tests as well as sites where you can find examples…