Have you got a sense of humour?

Personality quiz.

Have you got a sense of humour? Can you laugh at yourself? Do you find most jokes funny? Do our quiz and find out whether you have a sense of hum our or not.

1.  You accidentally leave the house with different coloured socks on. What do you do?

Spelling Quiz: 10 common spelling mistakes

Test Your Brain Power

These 7 puzzles will trick your brain. 😉 Take this fun test to check the sharpness and productivity of your brain. Try to answer these questions as quickly as possible and see the results! 👍

Tenses Quiz

Tenses Quiz    Fill in the blanks

1. I ................................ there for two hours and then I went home.
waited
have waited
had waited

Conditionals

Fill in the blanks with if or unless.

1. ................................. you are caught cheating on the exam, you will be disqualified.

How to use 'whereas'

 Whereas

'Whereas' is a bit of a formal word and if you use it correctly in formal writing, it's impressive.

It's used to talk about two different things and to show a contrast between them.

Set phrases with prepositions

Why do we say 'go ON a diet'? Or 'be IN a hurry'? Unfortunately, there's usually no good explanation! But the phrases don't change, so once you know them, you can be sure you're correct. 

Students’ Mistakes

English Vocabulary Mistakes From Students’ Homework

ERROR 1 – ACTUALLY / CURRENTLY

The first mistake is using actually when you should say currently – for example, if someone asks a student, “Where do you work now?” and they say, “I actually work at a university.” This is incorrect.

Advanced Vocabulary Test

Idioms Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. Software engineers are a ............................ a dozen these days.

Nickel;     dime;     cent

At the cinema or in the cinema?

Common questions: At the cinema or in the cinema? I'm often asked if we should say 'I'll meet you at the cinema' or 'I'll meet you in the cinema'. The answer is that both are correct. We can think about the cinema as a point (in this case we use 'at') or we can think about the cinema as a building (in this case we use 'in').

The past simple vs The present perfect

Remember that British and American English have different rules for the use of the present perfect. The comments and the exercises here refer to correct grammar for British English. In American English, it is often considered acceptable to use the past simple in some of these examples.

Describing People

Describing People (basic physical description)

Writing - Transitions

One of the most important tools for creating good flow in writing is the transition. Transitions are the bridges that allow a reader to move from one idea to the next without getting lost in the language. In this writing lesson, we'll look specifically at transitions to join similar, supporting ideas.

Prepositions Test

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. They swam ………………….. the river.

Across ;     over;     on

Intermediate Level Grammar Exercise

 Fill in the blanks.

1. I think we should buy ……………………… car.

Other;     an other;     another

Infinitive Or Ing Form

Fill in the blanks

1. I can't get used to …………… in the country.

live;     living

Types Of Sentences

State whether the following sentences are simple, compound or complex.
1. Soldiers were forbidden to fraternize with local citizens.Simple  ;     Complex ;     Compound

Present Perfect Or Present Perfect Continuous

Fill in the blanks.

1. I ...................................... here for two weeks now.

have worked;     have been working

2. She .................................. to Dublin. You can't meet here now.

has gone;     has been

Tenses Exercise

     Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

1. Air conditioning …………………………. for a comfortable house.

is making;     makes;     make