English Basics 3: Practice And Revision

Description: Cover the 'mechanics' of English language. Provides practice of spelling, punctuation and grammar for students aged 14+.



Contents: Unit 1. Greek and Latin roots 1; Unit 2. Greek and Latin roots 2; Unit 3. Loan words (words/phrases taken from other languages); Unit 4. American/British spelling 1; Unit 5. American/British spelling 2; Unit 6. Confusing words 1; Unit 7. Confusing words 2; Unit 8. Words that sound alike; Unit 9. Informal speech (vocabulary); Unit 10. Informal speech (grammar) 1; Unit 11. Informal speech (grammar) 2; Unit 12. Nouns ending in -er, -or, -ar; Unit 13. Nouns ending in -ence, -ance; Unit 14. Words ending in -ary, -ery, -ory, -ury; Unit 15. Words ending in -us, -ous, -ious, -eous; Unit 16. Some awkward nouns and adjectives; Unit 17. Forming and using adverbs; Unit 18. Confusing words 3; Unit 19. Confusing words 4; Unit 20. Prepositions; Unit 21. Regular verbs in the past; Unit 22. Irregular verbs in the past; Unit 23. Formal English; Unit 24. Emphatic English; Unit 25. Loose English; Unit 26. The comma and relative clauses; Unit 27. The comma (general use); Unit 28. The comma, the semicolon and the colon; Unit 29. Unnecessary words; Unit 30. Plain English.