Let’s talk about plural nouns in English! For most nouns, the rule is simple: add the letter s to the end of the word, and that forms the plural version. This happens with common words like book, sofa, chair, computer, phone, car, and many others. If a word ends in the letters s, x, z, ch, and sh, you add es to the end to…
If you think the only way to make plural nouns in English is by adding -s to a word, this blog post is for you. Even though there are several nouns that only require the addition of the letter -s, there are many others that follow different rules. We will go over all 8 rules regarding making plural…
Imagine that you are in the middle of a meeting and suddenly you realize that you don’t have anything to write with. How do you ask a colleague for a pen? Do you use the word lend or borrow? If it takes you a while to answer this question, I suggest you keep reading this blog post. We will…
Is it the backpack of Julie or Julie’s backpack? If you ever struggled to decide whether to use ‘s (read apostrophe ess) or of to demonstrate possession in English, you’ve come to the right place. In this blog post, we go over the rules to help you decide which possessive structure in English to use according to the situation you are presented with. Before getting…
Chances are you have already heard of the word if, right? We use this word to talk about things that depend on something else to happen. We need to have a condition for it to happen, so that’s why we call the grammar tense that uses if, the conditional tenses. This post explores two types, the zero and first conditionals in…
Chances are you have already heard of the word if, right? We use this word to talk about things that depend on something else to happen. We need to have a condition for it to happen, so that’s why we call them conditionals. Today we will explore the two first ones, the zero and first…
Did you know that the future in English grammar is a lot more than just will? Many students are surprised to learn that there are at least six different verb tenses to express different types of future outcomes. It’s important for all ESL and English learners to practice the different tenses so you can accurately…
Learn more English vocabulary about feelings and emotions with these games and exercises. This is great for students learning to speak English (ESL) at a beginner level. This is usually students with an A1 or A2 CEFR level. Feelings Vocabulary — Image pair game Feelings Vocabulary — Find the words game Feelings Vocabulary — Listening…
Learn more English vocabulary about the topic of body and health with these games and exercises. Body and health — Memory game Body and health — Find the words game Body and health — Image Pair game