Compound words

Compound words

A compound word is two or more words linked together to produce a word with a new meaning:

1. tooth + brush = toothbrush eco + friendly = eco-friendly animal + lover = animal lover

We make compounds in all word classes:

nouns: car park, soap opera	pronouns: anyone, everything, nobody
adjectives: environmentally-friendly, fat-free	numerals: twenty-seven, three-quarters
verbs: daydream, dry-clean	prepositions: into, onto
adverbs: nevertheless, nowadays	conjunctions: although, however

EXERCISES:

Exercise 1

game 1

Word formation

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Prepositional verbs

Check out what you know: 

Verbs+prepositions 1Verbs+prepositions 2

Adjective degrees

Pay attention to the rules: 

Now click below for extra-practice.

EXERCISES

WOULD RATHER... / HAD BETTER... What's the difference?

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Possessives

First, let's start with the structure:
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjective        +        Noun
Examples:

• My dog is big.
  
• Her cat is brown.
  
• Their sister works downtown.
  

Possessive Pronouns
Noun        +        Possessive Pronoun
Examples:
                                                   The dog is mine.
                                               The brown cat is hers.
                                                   The car is ours.


Possessive adjectives go before the noun and possessive 
pronouns go after the noun. Here are some examples:       


                                                          This is my car.
                                                        The car is mine.
                                                       Is that your pen?
                                                       Is that pen yours?

Here is a list of the possessive adjectives and possessive 
pronouns:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Prepositions of time

READ THIS ATTENTIVELY: 

          NOW DO THESE EXERCISES:

                        Exercise 1

                        Exercise 2

Phrasal verbs

READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY :

NOW DO SOME EXERCISES:

Quiz 1

Quiz 2

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Please, check what you know:

Exercise 1 - affirmative

Exercise 2 - interrogative

Exercise 3 - negative

Definite and indefinite articles

First, read the explanation carefully...

... Then, do the exercises:

Definite and indefinite articles

PAST PERFECT - use and form

NOW, LET'S PRACTISE:

PAST PERFECT EXERCISES 1

PAST PERFECT EXERCISES 2

PAST SIMPLE - REGULAR VERBS

. Forming the simple past tense

With most verbs, the simple past is created simply by adding -ED. However, with some verbs, you need to add -D or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:

Verb ending in...	How to make the simple past	Examples
e	Add -D	live  lived date  dated
Consonant +y	Change y to i, then add -ED	try  tried cry  cried
One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y)	Double the consonant, then add -ED	tap  tapped commit  committed
anything else including w	Add -ED	boil  boiled fill  filled hand  handed show  showed

EXERCISES (click here)

REMEMBER THE FORMS:

EXERCISES (click here)

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

REMEMBER:

Why do we use them?

                  

Now that you know the difference, click below and test yourself:

Simple Present or Present Continuous? Think about it!

THE SIMPLE PRESENT - Check what you know!

REMEMBER:

TEST ON SIMPLE PRESENT

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES - check what you know!

 
REMEMBER:

TEST YOURSELF CLICKING HERE

Personal pronouns : check what you know!

SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS:

OBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUNS:

EXERCISE 1


EXERCISE 2

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS - Check what you know!

REMEMBER:

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES:

                          POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS:

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS - Let's work!

EXERCISE ON PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES - Type 1 and 2

Click below and test your knowledge:

ONLINE TEST ON FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL

THE PASSIVE VOICE - Present and Past Simple

                       PRESENT SIMPLE :

PAST SIMPLE:

NOW CLICK BELOW TO DO SOME EXERCISES:

Passive Voice using Present Simple

Passive Voice using Simple Past