VOCABULARY RESOURCES Links

VOCABULARY RESOURCES

 

The Phrasal Verb Page (http://www.eslcafe.com/pv/)

A useful site for learning two-word verbs

 

ESL Idiom Page (http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/)

This site provides lists, definitions, and examples of many useful idioms.

 

Common Errors in English (http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html)

This site contains a long list words or word pairs that present problems for native and non-native speakers of English.

 

Word A Day (http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html)

A new word to learn is posted each day on this site.

 

ESL Slang Page (http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/)

Meanings and examples of a wide range of slang words can be found on this site.

 

Idioms Quizzes (http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/#idioms)

A variety of quizzes using idioms, words, and slang.

 

The 14 Words that Make All the Difference (http://www.lexfiles.com/14-words.html)

These 14 words containing the twenty most useful prefixes and the fourteen most important roots can help decode over 14,000 words.

 

Basic Latin Elements (http://www.lexfiles.com/basic-latin-a-j.html)

The 125 basic Latin elements every English speaker/reader should know for an adequate understanding of thousands of English words.

 

ESL Gold Site (http://www.eslgold.com/site.jsp?resource=pag_stu_vocabulary_words_phra)

A series of vocabulary lists and quizzes on different topics.

 

The English Learner Movie Guides (http://www.eslnotes.com/)

A variety of movie plots are summarized and analyzed for vocabulary learning.

 

Basic 2,000 Words Quiz (http://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/fb-2000-01.html)

A 50-item quiz based on the basic 2000 words you should know.

 

General Idioms (http://www.eslgold.com/site.jsp?resource=pag_stu_idioms_gen_idioms&sk=y7gI8Fh1llOlzIAc)

A variety of quizzes to practice general idioms and expressions

 

Vocabulary in Real Life (http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_1/0,1682,12077-,00.html)

Academic vocabulary quizzes which focus on key terms used in college courses in different subject areas.

Vocabulary Size Test (http://www.insightin.com/test/test.phtml)                                     This 50 multiple-choice question Vocabulary Test is designed to test vocabulary size between 1,000 and 10,000 words.

Academic Verbs (http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/q1/f-aca_v1.htm)

Vocabulary quizzes on verbs used in academic situations.

 

Business English Collocation Exercises (http://www.better-english.com/strongcoll.htm)

A variety of exercises to help you with Business English.

 

Collocations (http://esl.about.com/b/a/038685.htm)

A series of collocation quizzes.

 

ESL Flow Guide (http://www.eslflow.com/collocationsandphrasalvebs.html)

Information and exercises on collocations.

 

Medical Collocations (http://www.englishmed.com/resource-centre/collocations)

The use of collocations in the medical field.

 

Phrasal Verb Demon (www.phrasalverbdemon.com/collocationstheory.htm)

Information about collocations.

 

Verbage (www.oceansiderevolution.com/verbage)

Learn more about collocations.

 

Watch Your Particles! (http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cpe/students/tests/index.htm)

Practice tests for ESL students