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01 Aa Glossary of Terms
Grammar terms and definitions covering parts of speech, sentence structure, clauses, phrases, tenses and more.
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Glossary of Terms
Grammar terms and definitions covering parts of speech, sentence structure, clauses, phrases, tenses and more.
glossaries
top 10
adjectives and determiners
adverbs
conjunctions
interjections
nouns
prepositions
pronouns
pronouns for kids ↗ pronouns ↗ pronouns different types ↗ personal pronouns ↗ subjective personal pronouns ↗ objective personal pronouns ↗ possessive personal pronouns ↗ demonstrative pronouns ↗ emphatic pronouns ↗ indefinite pronouns ↗ intensive pronouns ↗ interrogative pronouns ↗ possessive pronouns ↗ reciprocal pronouns ↗ reflexive pronouns ↗ relative pronouns ↗ antecedents of pronouns ↗ absolute possessives ↗
verbs
verbs for kids ↗ verb conjugation ↗ infinitives ↗ regular verbs ↗ irregular verbs ↗ transitive verbs ↗ intransitive verbs ↗ auxiliary verbs ↗ helping verbs ↗ compound verbs ↗ stative verbs ↗ linking verbs ↗ copular verbs ↗ finite verbs ↗ non-finite verbs ↗ verbals ↗ modal verbs ↗ phrasal verbs ↗ verb roots ↗ bare infinitives ↗ weak verbs ↗
objects
phrases
clauses
sentences
abbreviations
affixes
cases
creative writing
alliteration ↗ anagrams ↗ analogies ↗ anastrophe ↗ antonyms ↗ archaism ↗ assonance ↗ cliches ↗ colloquialisms ↗ consonance ↗ diction ↗ emotive language ↗ ethos ↗ euphemism ↗ figurative language ↗ figure of speech ↗ hyperbole ↗ idioms ↗ irony ↗ logosglyph ↗ metaphors ↗ metonyms ↗ neologisms ↗ onomatopoeia ↗ oxymorons ↗ palindromes ↗ paradox ↗ personification ↗ point of view ↗ portmanteau words ↗ prose ↗ repetition, anaphora ↗ repetition, commoratio ↗ repetition, epiphora ↗ satire ↗ similes ↗ tmesis ↗ zeugma ↗
complements
degree
doubling up
gender
meaning
modifiers
mood
number
parenthesis and appositives
participles
person
questions
spelling
subjects and predicates
tenses and aspect
tense ↗ past tense ↗ simple past tense ↗ past progressive tense ↗ past perfect tense ↗ past perfect progressive tense ↗ present tense ↗ present progressive tense ↗ simple present tense ↗ present perfect tense ↗ present perfect progressive tense ↗ future tense ↗ simple future tense ↗ future progressive tense ↗ future perfect tense ↗ future perfect progressive tense ↗ the past form ↗ aspect ↗ the simple aspect ↗ the simple tenses ↗ the progressive aspect ↗ the continuing aspect ↗ the indefinite aspect ↗ the progressive tenses ↗ the indefinite tenses ↗ the complete tenses ↗ perfect aspect ↗ the complete aspect ↗ the perfect tenses ↗ the perfect progressive tenses ↗ the perfect progressive aspect ↗
voice
miscellaneous
02 ≠ Easily Confused Words
Hundreds of commonly confused word pairings, from affect/effect to you’re/your.
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Easily Confused Words
Hundreds of commonly confused word pairings, from affect/effect to you’re/your.
glossary
top 10
a-z
a part vs apart ↗ accept vs except ↗ adopted vs adoptive ↗ advice vs advise ↗ affective vs effective ↗ aid vs aide ↗ airplane vs aeroplane ↗ aisle vs isle vs ill ↗ allowed vs aloud ↗ allude vs elude ↗ allusion vs illusion ↗ alot vs a lot vs allot ↗ already vs all ready ↗ alright vs all right ↗ altar vs alter ↗ alternate vs alternative ↗ altogether vs all together ↗ among vs amongst ↗ amount vs quantity vs number ↗ angel vs angle ↗ any more vs anymore ↗ any one vs anyone ↗ any thing vs anything ↗ anywhere vs any where ↗ appraise vs apprise ↗ are vs our ↗ assistance vs assistants ↗ assure vs ensure vs insure ↗ avenge vs revenge ↗ award vs reward ↗ awe vs oar vs ore ↗ balk vs baulk vs bulk ↗ ball vs bawl ↗ bazaar vs bizarre ↗ being vs been ↗ beside vs besides ↗ between vs among ↗ block vs bloc ↗ blond vs blonde ↗ bought vs brought ↗ brake vs break ↗ breathe vs breath ↗ can vs may ↗ can not vs cannot ↗ cancelled vs canceled ↗ canvas vs canvass ↗ capital vs capitol ↗ censor vs sensor vs censure ↗ center on vs center around ↗ chilly vs chilli vs Chile ↗ choose vs choice ↗ chord vs cord ↗ cite vs sight vs site ↗ climactic vs climatic ↗ coarse vs course ↗ collectable vs collectible ↗ complement vs compliment ↗ comprise vs compose ↗ confident vs confidant vs confidante ↗ coral vs corral ↗ council vs counsel ↗ curb vs kerb ↗ currant vs current ↗ decent vs descent vs dissent ↗ definite vs definitive ↗ defuse vs diffuse ↗ dependant vs dependent ↗ desert vs dessert ↗ different from vs different than vs different to ↗ disinterested vs uninterested ↗ disloyal vs unloyal ↗ distress vs eustress vs stress ↗ dived vs dove ↗ drank vs drunk ↗ dreamed vs dreamt ↗ dual vs duel ↗ economic vs economical ↗ e.g. vs i.e. ↗ elicit vs illicit ↗ emigrate vs immigrate ↗ empathy vs sympathy ↗ enquiry vs inquiry ↗ envelop vs envelope ↗ envy vs jealousy ↗ every day vs everyday ↗ every one vs everyone ↗ explicit vs implicit ↗ fewer vs less ↗ fiancee vs fiance ↗ fish vs fishes ↗ flair vs flare ↗ flier vs flyer ↗ forego vs forgo ↗ forth vs fourth ↗ foul vs fowl ↗ further vs farther ↗ getaway vs get away ↗ good vs well ↗ got vs gotten ↗ gray vs grey ↗ grisly vs grizzly ↗ hail vs hale ↗ hangar vs hanger ↗ hanged vs hung ↗ hear vs listen ↗ hell vs heel vs heal ↗ heroine vs heroin ↗ high vs tall ↗ historic vs historical ↗ humane vs human ↗ idol vs idle vs idyll ↗ if vs whether ↗ ill vs sick ↗ immoral vs amoral ↗ impatient vs inpatient ↗ impending vs pending ↗ imply vs infer ↗ incidence vs incidents ↗ incite vs insight ↗ inquire vs enquire ↗ instance vs instants ↗ into and onto and up to ↗ jewelry vs jewellery ↗ job vs work vs career ↗ judgement vs judgment ↗ lasagna vs lasagne ↗ law vs lore ↗ lay vs lie ↗ lead vs led ↗ learned vs learnt ↗ lend vs borrow ↗ let vs lets ↗ licence vs license ↗ lightening vs lightning ↗ loath vs loathe ↗ mail vs male ↗ makeup vs make up vs make up ↗ mantel vs mantle ↗ many vs much ↗ marinade vs marinate ↗ material vs materiel ↗ maybe vs may be ↗ might vs may ↗ misspelled vs misspelt ↗ moot vs mute ↗ moral vs morale ↗ Ms vs Miss vs Mrs ↗ mucous vs mucus ↗ no one vs no-one ↗ notable vs noticeable ↗ nowhere vs no where ↗ obligated vs obliged ↗ off vs of ↗ ordinance vs ordnance ↗ palate vs palette vs pallet ↗ past vs passed ↗ patients vs patience ↗ peace vs piece ↗ peak vs peek vs pique ↗ pedal vs peddle ↗ pendant vs pendent ↗ personal vs personnel ↗ plain vs plane ↗ plead vs pleaded vs pled ↗ poisonous vs venomous ↗ pore vs pour vs poor ↗ practice vs practise ↗ pray vs prey ↗ precede vs proceed ↗ precedence vs precedent ↗ premise vs premises ↗ prescribe vs proscribe ↗ principal vs principle ↗ prise vs prize ↗ prophecy vs prophesy ↗ provided vs providing ↗ qualitative vs quantitative ↗ quiet vs quite ↗ rain vs rein vs reign ↗ raise vs rise vs raze ↗ rational vs rationale ↗ remember vs remind ↗ saw vs soar vs sore ↗ see vs look vs watch ↗ shall vs will ↗ somewhere vs some where ↗ spelled vs spelt ↗ spilled vs spilt ↗ spoiled vs spoilt ↗ stationary vs stationery ↗ storey vs story ↗ teach vs learn ↗ tenant vs tenet ↗ than vs then ↗ the vs thee ↗ there vs their vs they're ↗ tic vs tick ↗ too vs to ↗ tortuous vs torturous ↗ touch vs feel ↗ toward vs towards ↗ trier vs tryer ↗ upmost vs utmost ↗ vain vs vein vs vane ↗ vie vs vye ↗ waist vs waste ↗ wait vs weight ↗ wear vs were vs were vs where ↗ weather vs whether vs wether ↗ weaved vs wove vs woven ↗ which vs witch ↗ while vs whilst ↗ whoever vs whomever ↗ with regard to vs regards to ↗ wonder vs wander ↗
03 ★ Games and Tests
Interactive practice across grammar, punctuation, vocabulary and writing.
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Interactive practice across grammar, punctuation, vocabulary and writing.
glossary
the parts of speech
adjectives
adverbs
conjunctions
determiners
interjections
nouns
abstract nouns hangman ↗ abstract nouns test ↗ collective nouns test ↗ compound adjectives test ↗ compound nouns test ↗ concrete nouns bubble pop test ↗ concrete nouns fish game ↗ concrete nouns whack a word game ↗ drag-and-drop test compound nouns ↗ gender specific nouns test ↗ non countable nouns test ↗ nouns bubble pop test ↗ nouns fish game ↗ nouns hangman ↗ nouns whack a word game ↗ proper nouns test ↗ test nouns ↗ types of nouns test ↗
prepositions
pronouns
pronouns bubble pop test ↗ pronouns fish game ↗ pronouns whack a word game ↗ test pronouns ↗ drag-and-drop test pronouns ↗ indefinite pronouns test ↗ interrogative pronouns test ↗ personal pronouns bubble pop test ↗ personal pronouns fish game ↗ personal pronouns whack a word game ↗ demonstrative pronouns test ↗ match the pairs game types of pronoun ↗
verbs
test verbs ↗ verb tenses test ↗ all verb tenses test ↗ simple tenses test ↗ progressive tense test ↗ drag-and-drop test tenses ↗ simple past tense test ↗ past progressive tense test ↗ past perfect tense test ↗ past perfect progressive tense test ↗ simple present tense test ↗ present progressive test ↗ present perfect tense test ↗ present perfect progressive tense test ↗ simple future tense test ↗ future progressive tense test ↗ future perfect progressive tense test ↗
apostrophes
articles
cases
confused words
general grammar
participles
plurals
punctuation
spelling
miscellaneous
04 ☰ Word Lists
Quick-reference collections for verbs, nouns, adjectives, interesting words and more.
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Word Lists
Quick-reference collections for verbs, nouns, adjectives, interesting words and more.
glossary
top 10
adjectives
adverbs
determiners
conjunctions
interjections
nouns
prepositions
pronouns
verbs
vocabulary
05 ,; Punctuation
Apostrophes, commas, colons, hyphens, dashes, semicolons, quotation marks and more.
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Punctuation
Apostrophes, commas, colons, hyphens, dashes, semicolons, quotation marks and more.
glossary
apostrophes
using apostrophes ↗ using an apostrophe after an acronym ↗ using an apostrophe after s ↗ using an apostrophe after z ↗ using an apostrophe before s ↗ apostrophe exercises ↗ more help with apostrophes ↗ apostrophes in names ↗ apostrophe misuse ↗ apostrophes for ownership ↗ apostrophe-placement rules ↗ apostrophes in contractions ↗ using apostrophes for joint ownership ↗
brackets
colons
commas
dashes and hyphens
semicolons
quotation marks
06 ▶ Videos
Grammar Monster’s video library for visual learners.
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Videos
Grammar Monster’s video library for visual learners.
glossary
parts of speech
adjectives
adverbs
conjunctions
determiner
nouns
pronouns
prepositions
verbs
participles
punctuation
easily confused words
accept and except ↗ adverse and averse ↗ advice and advise ↗ affect and effect ↗ aid and aide ↗ alot, a lot, and allot ↗ alternate and alternative ↗ appraise and apprise ↗ bare and bear ↗ between and among ↗ brake and break ↗ chilly, chilli, and Chile ↗ complement and compliment ↗ dependant and dependent ↗ discrete and discreet ↗ disinterested and uninterested ↗ e.g. and i.e. ↗ emigrate and immigrate ↗ empathy sympathy ↗ fewer and less ↗ fish and fishes ↗ hanged and hung ↗ its and it's ↗ lay and lie ↗ learned and learnt ↗ material and materiel ↗ me and myself ↗ practice and practise ↗ principal and principle ↗ there, their, and they're ↗ too and to ↗ toward and towards ↗ weather, whether and wether ↗ you're and your ↗
phrases
clauses
sentences
punctuation
vocabulary
past tense
present tense
future tense
writing techniques
spelling
miscellaneous
07 S Plurals
Rules, exceptions and a large A–Z library of awkward plurals.
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Plurals
Rules, exceptions and a large A–Z library of awkward plurals.
glossary
top 10
a-z
air ↗ aircraft ↗ amoeba ↗ analysis ↗ antenna ↗ axis ↗ baby ↗ baggage ↗ basis ↗ beef ↗ belief ↗ belly ↗ bias ↗ blood ↗ brief ↗ buffalo ↗ bus ↗ calf ↗ cello ↗ census ↗ chef ↗ chief ↗ child ↗ cliff ↗ deer ↗ diagnosis ↗ dice ↗ dictionary ↗ doe ↗ domino ↗ donkey ↗ dragonfly ↗ dwarf ↗ dye ↗ echo ↗ eclipse ↗ elf ↗ embargo ↗ emoji ↗ emphasis ↗ emu ↗ energy ↗ era ↗ ethos ↗ euro ↗ ewe ↗ fetus ↗ flamingo ↗ foot ↗ formula ↗ fungus ↗ furnace ↗ genus ↗ giraffe ↗ glass ↗ glasses ↗ goose ↗ grief ↗ hair ↗ half ↗ halo ↗ handcuff ↗ hero ↗ hippopotamus ↗ hoof ↗ hypothesis ↗ igloo ↗ index ↗ information ↗ jellyfish ↗ journey ↗ jury ↗ kangaroo ↗ key ↗ kiwi ↗ knife ↗ larva ↗ leaf ↗ life ↗ lily ↗ loaf ↗ lotus ↗ louse ↗ man ↗ mango ↗ money ↗ monkey ↗ mosquito ↗ mouse ↗ mummy ↗ music ↗ navy ↗ nebula ↗ nemesis ↗ nucleus ↗ oasis ↗ offspring ↗ ox ↗ parenthesis ↗ person ↗ phenomenon ↗ platypus ↗ quay ↗ radius ↗ reef ↗ referendum ↗ rhinoceros ↗ rice ↗ roof ↗ safe ↗ salmon ↗ scarf ↗ scissors ↗ sheep ↗ shelf ↗ stadium ↗ status ↗ stimulus ↗ sugar ↗ Sunday ↗ syllabus ↗ thesis ↗ thief ↗ tooth ↗ torpedo ↗ tortoise ↗ trousers ↗ trout ↗ turkey ↗ umbrella ↗ valley ↗ virus ↗ volcano ↗ wife ↗ wolf ↗ woman ↗ yeti ↗ zoo ↗ zucchini ↗
08 ? FAQs from Writers
Practical answers to the questions writers ask most often.
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FAQs from Writers
Practical answers to the questions writers ask most often.
glossary
abbreviations
apostrophes
How do I use apostrophes in time expressions? ↗ How are apostrophes used in contractions? ↗ Can apostrophes be used to show awkward plurals? ↗ How are apostrophes used to show possession? ↗ Should I write "between you and I" or "between you and me"? ↗ What is the grocer's apostrophe? ↗ Should I write "Mother's Day" or "Mothers' Day"? ↗ Is it "cow's milk" or "cows' milk"? ↗ Should I write "master's degree" or "masters' degree"? ↗
brackets
capital letters
How do I capitalize titles? ↗ How are capital letters used in advertising? ↗ Do I capitalize "Moon," "Sun," and the planets? ↗ Do I capitalize north, east, south and west? ↗ What are the rules for using capital letters? ↗ Do I capitalize the names of the seasons? ↗ Do all sentences start with capital letters? ↗
colons
commas
How are commas used with "dear," "hello," and "hi"? ↗ What are fronted adverbials? ↗ Should I use a comma after yes or no? ↗ Are conjunctions always preceded with commas? ↗ How do I use commas like brackets? ↗ How do I use commas in lists? ↗ What is a comma fault? ↗ What is an Oxford comma? ↗ Can I use a comma after a long subject? ↗ How do I use commas with numbers? ↗ How do I use commas for direct address? ↗
conjunctions
general punctuation
hyphens
plurals
Are collective nouns treated as singular or plural? ↗ Is "agenda" singular or plural? ↗ Is "criteria" singular or plural? ↗ Is "data" singular or plural? ↗ Is "either/or" singular or plural? ↗ Is "media" singular or plural? ↗ Is "news" singular or plural? ↗ Is "number" singular or plural? ↗ What does "the plural form of a word" mean? ↗ What is the plural of "yes" and "no"? ↗ How do I form the plurals of compound nouns? ↗ What are the spelling rules forming plurals? ↗ Should I write "a box of nails is" or "a box of nails are"? ↗ Can "they" and "their" be singular? ↗
prepositions
spelling and grammar
What are the most common grammar errors? ↗ How can I improve my spelling? ↗ What are the most important spelling rules in English? ↗ How do I write numbers in full? ↗ How do I spell out fractions in full? ↗ Should I write "more quickly" or "quicker"? ↗ What are the most misspelled words? ↗ Should I write "try and" or "try to"? ↗ Should I write "better than I" or "better than me"? ↗ What is the best way to write "dos and don'ts"? ↗ Should I write "all" or "all of"? ↗ Should I write "an" or "a"? ↗ Should I write "bear fruit/witness" or "bare fruit/witness"? ↗ Should I write "bear with me" or "bare with me"? ↗ How do I form comparatives and superlatives from adjectives? ↗ How do I form comparatives and superlatives from adverbs? ↗ Should I write "me" or "myself"? ↗ How do I write numbers as compound adjectives? ↗
semicolons
quotation marks
When does punctuation go inside the quotation marks? ↗ Should I use a comma or colon before a quotation? ↗ When are three dots (...) used with quotation marks? ↗ Can quotation marks be used to mean so-called? ↗ Should I use quotation marks for the names of ships, plays, and books? ↗ Should I use double or single quotation marks? ↗
miscellaneous
What are parallel lists? ↗ What is the difference between adjectives and determiners? ↗ What are the rules for stress placement in English? ↗ What are good synonyms for "good"? ↗ How do I choose the best verb? ↗ What are verbs of attribution? ↗ Is "for free" grammatically acceptable? ↗ Can numbers start sentences? ↗ What is the order of adjectives in English? ↗ What is subject-verb agreement? ↗ What are non-binary pronouns? ↗ When should I use "Mx" instead of "Ms" or "Miss"? ↗ What is the difference between "which," "that," and "who"? ↗ Should I use a comma before "which," "that," and "who"? ↗ When should I use "whom?" ↗ Can I use "whose" with inanimate objects? ↗ Can I write "should of," "would of," or "could of"? ↗ Can I create a double negative with neither/nor? ↗ Should I end a letter "yours faithfully" or "yours sincerely"? ↗
09 PDF PDF Worksheets
Printable learning and teaching resources.
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PDF Worksheets
Printable learning and teaching resources.
10 ABC Vocabulary Lessons
Vocabulary topics, useful word lists and structured learning resources.
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ABC
Vocabulary Lessons
Vocabulary topics, useful word lists and structured learning resources.
glossaries
lists
top 10
a-z
accessories ↗ adjectives to describe feelings ↗ adjectives and their opposites ↗ adjectives to describe personality ↗ adjectives to describe appearance ↗ adverbs ↗ airport ↗ animal body parts ↗ animals ↗ animals and babies ↗ birds ↗ body parts ↗ Christmas ↗ clothing ↗ crime ↗ disasters ↗ drinks ↗ family ↗ farm ↗ flowers ↗ food, bread ↗ food, containers ↗ food, fruits ↗ food, meat ↗ food, vegetables ↗ furniture ↗ gender-specific nouns ↗ genres ↗ geography ↗ hair ↗ hobbies and interests ↗ holidays ↗ household chores ↗ illness ↗ insects ↗ instruments ↗ interjections ↗ irregular plurals ↗ jobs ↗ kitchen utensils ↗ kitchen verbs ↗ maths symbols ↗ medical ↗ money ↗ non-countable nouns ↗ nuts and seeds ↗ opposite verbs ↗ organs ↗ places to live ↗ plants and trees ↗ prepositions ↗ punctuation ↗ rooms ↗ routine ↗ school subjects ↗ sea life ↗ seasons months ↗ senses ↗ shapes ↗ shoes ↗ space ↗ sport ↗ sports equipment ↗ stationery ↗ survival ↗ technology ↗ time ↗ tools ↗ transport ↗ vacation ↗ verbs ↗ verbs of movement ↗ weather ↗ zodiac signs ↗
11 ↔ Role Play Scenarios
Structured speaking and language-practice scenarios.
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Role Play Scenarios
Structured speaking and language-practice scenarios.
glossary
scenarios
introducing yourself ↗ talking about yourself ↗ talking about your family ↗ talking about the weather ↗ giving details on a phone ↗ going to the supermarket ↗ asking for directions ↗ ordering a taxi ↗ ordering in a restaurant ↗ ordering a pizza ↗ visiting the movies ↗ making an emergency call ↗ calling in sick to work ↗
12 “” Sayings and Proverbs
A large A–Z collection of sayings, proverbs and their meanings.
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Sayings and Proverbs
A large A–Z collection of sayings, proverbs and their meanings.
glossary
top 10
a-z
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ↗ a cappella ↗ a chip on your shoulder ↗ a doubting Thomas ↗ a drop in the bucket ↗ a house divided against itself cannot stand ↗ a leopard can't change his spots ↗ a penny saved is a penny earned ↗ a picture paints a thousand words ↗ a piece of cake ↗ a slap on the wrist ↗ a taste of your own medicine ↗ a toss up ↗ add fuel to the fire ↗ agog ↗ all bark and no bite ↗ all Greek to me ↗ all in the same boat ↗ an arm and a leg ↗ an axe to grind ↗ apple of my eye ↗ as bright as a button ↗ as dead as a dodo ↗ as mad as a hatter ↗ at a loose end ↗ at the drop of a hat ↗ back seat driver ↗ back to square one ↗ back to the drawing board ↗ bakers dozen ↗ balloon has gone up ↗ balls against wall ↗ barking up the wrong tree ↗ batten down the hatches ↗ beat a dead horse ↗ beat a retreat ↗ bees knees ↗ bend over backwards ↗ berk ↗ between a rock and a hard place ↗ bite your tongue ↗ bitter end ↗ blood is thicker than water ↗ blue moon ↗ bog standard ↗ booby trap ↗ break a leg ↗ buy a lemon ↗ by and large ↗ can't cut the mustard ↗ carry coals to Newcastle ↗ cast-iron stomach ↗ chance your arm ↗ chew someone out ↗ close but no cigar ↗ cock and bull story ↗ come hell or high water ↗ crack someone up ↗ crocodile tears ↗ cross your fingers ↗ cry over spilt milk ↗ cry wolf ↗ curiosity killed the cat ↗ cut and run ↗ cut to the chase ↗ dark horse ↗ dead in the water ↗ dead ringer ↗ devil's advocate ↗ dog days of summer ↗ dogs bollocks ↗ don't count your chickens before they hatch ↗ don't look a gift horse in the mouth ↗ don't put all your eggs in one basket ↗ down to the wire ↗ drastic times call for drastic measures ↗ drink like a fish ↗ drive someone up the wall ↗ dropping like flies ↗ dry run ↗ Elvis has left the building ↗ everything but the kitchen sink ↗ excuse my French ↗ feather in your cap ↗ finding your feet ↗ flash in the pan ↗ flesh and blood ↗ freeze balls off brass monkey ↗ full Monty ↗ get down to brass tacks ↗ get out of bed on the wrong side ↗ give him the slip ↗ go down like a lead balloon ↗ go for broke ↗ go out on a limb ↗ go the extra mile ↗ go with the flow ↗ good egg, bad egg ↗ good Samaritan ↗ graveyard shift ↗ groggy ↗ had your chips ↗ hand over fist ↗ hanging by a thread ↗ haste makes waste ↗ head over heels ↗ hit the hay ↗ hit the sack ↗ hoisted by own petard ↗ hold your horses ↗ icing on the cake ↗ idle hands are the devil's tools ↗ if you scratch my back i'll scratch yours ↗ ignorance is bliss ↗ in the bag ↗ in the buff ↗ in the heat of the moment ↗ in your face ↗ it takes two to tango ↗ it's a small world ↗ keep your chin up ↗ kick the bucket ↗ knee-jerk reaction ↗ knock on wood ↗ know the ropes ↗ last ditch attempt ↗ left high and dry ↗ lend me your ears ↗ let sleeping dogs lie ↗ let the cat out of the bag ↗ loose cannon ↗ lose your head ↗ make money from old rope ↗ make no bones about ↗ Mickey Finn ↗ monkey wrench ↗ mum's the word ↗ nest egg ↗ never bite the hand that feeds you ↗ new kid on the block ↗ nipper ↗ no dice ↗ not playing with a full deck ↗ off on the wrong foot ↗ off the hook ↗ off the record ↗ okay (the origin) ↗ on pins and needles ↗ on the fence ↗ on the fiddle ↗ on the same page ↗ out of the blue ↗ out on the town ↗ over my dead body ↗ over the top ↗ pan out nicely ↗ pass the buck ↗ pass with flying colours ↗ piping hot ↗ plumb the depths ↗ pull the plug ↗ pull your finger out ↗ pulling your leg ↗ push the boat out ↗ put a sock in it ↗ Rome was not built in one day ↗ rule of thumb ↗ run out of steam ↗ salad days ↗ saved by the bell ↗ sent to Coventry ↗ sick as a dog ↗ sick as a parrot ↗ sitting shotgun ↗ skeleton in the cupboard ↗ sling your hook ↗ smell a rat ↗ smell something fishy ↗ son of a gun ↗ spick and span ↗ spill the beans ↗ spitting image ↗ splice the mainbrace ↗ square meal ↗ start from scratch ↗ strike while the iron is hot ↗ swing the lead ↗ taken aback ↗ the best of both worlds ↗ the last straw ↗ the whole full nine yards ↗ throw down gauntlet ↗ tie the knot ↗ til the cows come home ↗ to beat about the bush ↗ to bite off more than you can chew ↗ to have someone over the barrel ↗ to steal someone's thunder ↗ tongue in cheek ↗ turn a blind eye ↗ two faced ↗ ugly duckling ↗ up a blind alley ↗ use your loaf ↗ water under the bridge ↗ wear your heart on your sleeve ↗ what a palaver ↗ when pigs fly ↗ whistle for it ↗ wolf in sheep's clothing ↗
13 IV Latin Terms
Latin expressions commonly encountered in English.
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Latin Terms
Latin expressions commonly encountered in English.
glossary
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a fortiori ↗ a posteriori ↗ a priori ↗ ab initio ↗ ab ovo ↗ ad ↗ ad hominem ↗ ad infinitum ↗ ad interim ↗ ad nauseam ↗ alibi ↗ alma mater ↗ amicus curiae ↗ annuit coeptis ↗ ante bellum ↗ ars longa ↗ audi alteram partem ↗ c ↗ caveat emptor ↗ ceteris paribus ↗ cf ↗ corpus delicti ↗ corpus juris ↗ cum laude ↗ de facto ↗ de jure ↗ de novo ↗ deus ex machina ↗ dg ↗ diva ↗ dramatis personae ↗ dts ↗ dum spiro, spero ↗ e pluribus unum ↗ ergo ↗ errare humanum est ↗ et al ↗ et tu brute ↗ etc ↗ ex cathedra ↗ ex libris ↗ ex nihilo ↗ ex officio ↗ ex parte ↗ ex post facto ↗ ex tempore ↗ fiat lux ↗ fides et ratio ↗ fortuna favet fortibus ↗ habeas corpus ↗ habemus papam ↗ ibid ↗ in absentia ↗ in camera ↗ in extenso ↗ in extremis ↗ in flagrante delicto ↗ in limine ↗ in loco parentis ↗ in media res ↗ in memoriam ↗ in nomine ↗ in re ↗ in situ ↗ in statu quo ↗ in toto ↗ in vino veritas ↗ in vitro ↗ in vivo ↗ inter alia ↗ inter nos ↗ inter vivos ↗ ipso facto ↗ lapsus linguae ↗ lex talionis ↗ loc cit ↗ locus standi ↗ magnum opus ↗ mea culpa ↗ mens sana in corpore sano ↗ mo ↗ modus vivendi ↗ mortui viventes docent ↗ mutatis mutandis ↗ nolens volens ↗ nolo contendere ↗ non compos mentis ↗ non sequitur ↗ nota bene ↗ novus ordo seclorum ↗ o tempora o mores ↗ pa ↗ panem et circenses ↗ pari passu ↗ pax romana ↗ per capita ↗ per diem ↗ per se ↗ persona non grata ↗ post hoc ↗ post mortem ↗ prima facie ↗ primum non nocere ↗ primus inter pares ↗ pro bono ↗ pro forma ↗ pro rata ↗ qed ↗ quaestio disputata ↗ quaestio facti ↗ quaestio juris ↗ quasi ↗ quid pro quo ↗ quidnunc ↗ quo vadis ↗ reductio ad absurdum ↗ res gestae ↗ rip ↗ sine die ↗ sine qua non ↗ status quo ↗ sub judice ↗ sub poena ↗ sub rosa ↗ sui generis ↗ tabula rasa ↗ tempus fugit ↗ terra firma ↗ terra incognita ↗ urbi et orbi ↗ veni vidi vici ↗ via media ↗ vice versa ↗ vita brevis ↗ vox dei ↗ vox populi ↗ vs ↗
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15 V Irregular Verbs
A deep reference library covering common and irregular English verbs.
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Irregular Verbs
A deep reference library covering common and irregular English verbs.
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abide ↗ alight ↗ arise ↗ awake ↗ bear ↗ beat ↗ begin ↗ behold ↗ bend ↗ bet ↗ bid ↗ bind ↗ bite ↗ bleed ↗ blow ↗ break ↗ breed ↗ bring ↗ broadcast ↗ build ↗ burn ↗ burst ↗ bust ↗ buy ↗ cast ↗ catch ↗ choose ↗ clap ↗ cling ↗ clothe ↗ cost ↗ creep ↗ cut ↗ dare ↗ deal ↗ dig ↗ dive ↗ draw ↗ dream ↗ drink ↗ drive ↗ dwell ↗ eat ↗ fall ↗ feed ↗ feel ↗ fight ↗ fit ↗ flee ↗ fling ↗ fly ↗ forbid ↗ forecast ↗ foresee ↗ foretell ↗ forget ↗ forgive ↗ forsake ↗ freeze ↗ grind ↗ grow ↗ handwrite ↗ hang ↗ hear ↗ hide ↗ hit ↗ hold ↗ hurt ↗ inlay ↗ input ↗ keep ↗ kneel ↗ knit ↗ lay ↗ lead ↗ lean ↗ leap ↗ learn ↗ leave ↗ lend ↗ let ↗ lie ↗ light ↗ lose ↗ make ↗ mean ↗ meet ↗ melt ↗ mislead ↗ mistake ↗ misunderstand ↗ mow ↗ overhear ↗ overtake ↗ pay ↗ preset ↗ prove ↗ put ↗ quit ↗ read ↗ rid ↗ ride ↗ ring ↗ rise ↗ rive ↗ run ↗ saw ↗ seek ↗ sell ↗ send ↗ set ↗ sew ↗ shake ↗ shave ↗ shear ↗ shed ↗ shine ↗ shoe ↗ shoot ↗ show ↗ shrink ↗ shut ↗ sing ↗ sink ↗ sit ↗ slay ↗ sleep ↗ slide ↗ sling ↗ slink ↗ slit ↗ smell ↗ sneak ↗ sow ↗ speak ↗ speed ↗ spell ↗ spend ↗ spill ↗ spin ↗ spit ↗ split ↗ spoil ↗ spread ↗ spring ↗ stand ↗ steal ↗ stick ↗ sting ↗ stink ↗ stride ↗ strike ↗ string ↗ strip ↗ strive ↗ sublet ↗ swear ↗ sweat ↗ sweep ↗ swell ↗ swim ↗ swing ↗ take ↗ teach ↗ tear ↗ tell ↗ thrive ↗ throw ↗ thrust ↗ tread ↗ undergo ↗ understand ↗ undertake ↗ upset ↗ wake ↗ wear ↗ weave ↗ wed ↗ weep ↗ wend ↗ wet ↗ win ↗ wind ↗ withdraw ↗ withhold ↗ withstand ↗ wring ↗ write ↗
16 ✦ Interesting Words
Curated words worth knowing, remembering and using.
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Curated words worth knowing, remembering and using.
17 ∞ Collective Nouns
A wide-ranging collection of collective nouns.
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A wide-ranging collection of collective nouns.
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ants ↗ apes ↗ baboons ↗ badgers ↗ bats ↗ bears ↗ bees ↗ birds ↗ blackbirds ↗ buzzards ↗ cats ↗ cattle ↗ chickens ↗ chimpanzees ↗ cormorants ↗ cows ↗ crows ↗ dogs ↗ dolphins ↗ donkeys ↗ ducks ↗ eagles ↗ eels ↗ egrets ↗ elephants ↗ emus ↗ ferrets ↗ finches ↗ fish ↗ flamingos ↗ flies ↗ foxes ↗ frogs ↗ geese ↗ giraffes ↗ goats ↗ goldfinches ↗ gorillas ↗ guinea pigs ↗ hamsters ↗ hares ↗ hawks ↗ hedgehogs ↗ hens ↗ herons ↗ hippopotamuses ↗ horses ↗ hyenas ↗ iguanas ↗ insects ↗ jackdaws ↗ jaguars ↗ jays ↗ jellyfish ↗ kangaroos ↗ killer whales ↗ kingfishers ↗ kittens ↗ lapwings ↗ larks ↗ lemurs ↗ leopards ↗ lions ↗ llamas ↗ magpies ↗ meerkats ↗ mice ↗ moles ↗ mongooses ↗ monkeys ↗ moose ↗ narwhals ↗ newts ↗ nightingales ↗ nuthatches ↗ octopuses ↗ orangutans ↗ ostriches ↗ otters ↗ owls ↗ oysters ↗ parrots ↗ peacocks ↗ peregrines ↗ pheasants ↗ pigeons ↗ polar bears ↗ ponies ↗ quail ↗ rabbits ↗ raccoons ↗ rats ↗ ravens ↗ rhinoceroses ↗ robins ↗ rooks ↗ seagulls ↗ seals ↗ sharks ↗ sheep ↗ snakes ↗ sparrows ↗ spiders ↗ squirrels ↗ starlings ↗ swans ↗ tigers ↗ toads ↗ tortoises ↗ toucans ↗ turkeys ↗ turtles ↗ vipers ↗ voles ↗ vultures ↗ wasps ↗ whales ↗ wolves ↗ woodpeckers ↗ worms ↗ wrens ↗ zebras ↗
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