grammar

English Grammar Practice on the Internet



Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About English Grammar
This site has links for lots of exercises from parts of speech to phrasal verbs for general and business English.


Writing Practice
This site has models and exercises on all types of English writing, including basic grammar points. After using this site you too will be able to write research papers, reports, or just plain old letters like a native English speaker!


Intermediate Grammar Practice
Lots of practice with intermediate level English. There are reading, writing, and listening exercises, and a list of other website links.


Self-Study Grammar Quizzes
There are hundreds of quizzes for all levels of English on this site. Choose your level and you will find exercises on usage and reading practice.


ESL Grammar Quizzes
These interactive grammar quizzes are for all levels of English. Test your knowledge with quizzes focused on various situations, fields of work, and useful vocabulary for work, study, or travel. There are even some good trivia questions!


Grammar Games
Sign up for free for this website and play the best and most up-to-date interactive grammar games. For low to high levels of English. Note: your password for this site will be emailed to you - without it you can't play any games!


Grammar and Writing Guide
This is a guide to using English grammar in writing. It includes examples of essay styles and useful expressions as well as common mistakes in usage.


Comma Quiz
Do you know where to put commas in sentences? Find out by taking the comma quiz.


TOEFL Test
This site has authentic test exercises, resources, and information for people interested in studying for and/or taking the American TOEFL test.


Interactive ESL Practice
This site has good interactive exercises for vocabulary and grammar practice from low to high levels.


Present and Passive Verb Tense Practice
This site has exercises pinpointing present and passive verb tenses. If you want extra help with the Present Perfect, this webpage could be very useful.


Grammar table + explanations
Everything you need to know about English grammar is here all with clear explanations.


Ohio University ESL Webpage
This site has lots of grammar exercises for all levels of English. There's practice for reading and writing skills and other links to sites offering English language materials.


Business English Vocabulary Practice
This site has some business English vocabulary practice interactive games and exercies to test your knowledge, and use of what you've learned so far.


General English Grammar practice
This link provides grammar practice exercies, word games and crosswords, and lists of reccomended English language study books and dictionaries.


Business Grammar Practice
Lots of different exercises divided by level from elementary to advanced.


General Grammar Practice
Lots of practice to test your general grammar knowledge at any level.


Grammar Online Test Center
Once you register (for free) you can take their online grammar tests. You will need Macromedia to use this site.


Intermediate to Advanced English Grammar Practice
This list of grammar exercises is for intermediate to advanced students.


Pronunciation Guide
This webpage gives explanations and examples (with audio files) of English pronunciation.


Pre to High Intermediate Grammar Quizzes
This site has lots of exercises on pre to high intermediate grammar points and includes a diagnostic quiz so you can determine your level.


English Grammar Reference
This is a list of English Grammar with explanations and examples. Sorry, no exercises here.



Business



Accent on Business English
Business vocabulary, business news, money matters, currency exchange, seminars for business people.


American Business English Internet School
Web-based language instruction in Business English for international businesspeople. Experience leading-edge learning environment and award-winning materials.


American Business Jargon
Alphabetical listing of American business vocabulary.


BizWeb
Extensive collection of business links, as well as a powerful search engine.


Business English for Teachers and Learners
This page was developed for a presentation on September 20, 1997 called "Business, Breakfast and the Internet" by Linda Thalman. Highly recommended!


Business English Hangman
A Hangman game to review useful expressions in Business English.


ProActive English
For Business Professionals - Customized language training for professionals working and living in the U.S. The Web site includes sample language learning activities for intermediate level speakers on up.


Mock Job Interview
From the Kaplan Educational Center. A fun and interactive activity for students who want to practice answering job interview questions.


Business English Crossword
Free online crossword puzzle to test your knowledge of business English.


Business English Exercises
An extensive, incredible collection of business English exercises from English International. Includes lessons in grammar, vocabulary and reading as well as discussion lists and free exercises via Email.


Business Meeting Quiz
A quiz by Michael Vallance designed to test student's knowledge of what to say at business meetings.


Advertising for Fun
An advanced level online student activity designed to teach the student how to run an advertising campaign.


Writing A Business Plan
From Biz/Ed, this worksheet was written for Biz/ed and the BBC by Sue Hall ofEmbley Park School in Romsey. It uses much of the information that is available on the Internet to help small businesses to plan for the future.


News



Associated Press
general business news updated throughout day.


BBC Online
Read about all the latest news, culture, and programs from the BBC.


Bloomberg
forex news updated throughout the day, with columnists such as David DeRosa.


Business Week
Read up on business and current affairs in this US magazine


CNN Newsroom
This site from the CNN network has news stories that have been created to be used for learning English. You can access any program produced by the Turner Network and look up interesting information while improving your English skills.


CNN Financial
On the Financial Network site of CNN you can find market and business news in real time


Dow Jones
fx and general business news.


The Economist


Fortune Magazine


FutureSource
headline news.


The Guardian
Up to the minute news from the UK and stories from around the world


Internet TESL journal
a monthly web magazine, for teachers of ESL that contains articles, research papers, lessons plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas & links. The search engine makes searching for specific lesson plans or ideas easy.


Money Daily


Reuters Business
all news, can select section.


Real time news in English
Excellent site with up to the minute news stories.


USA Today
A daily US newspaper with authoritative coverage of world business news.


Washington Post
FX news from AP, updated 3 times/day.


Dictionaries



Information Please
offering millions of useful and interesting facts on a wide range of topics online. Also includes a dictionary and encyclopedia.


Merriam-Webster Dictionary


allwords.com
English dictionary with multi-lingual search capability.


American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition


AskOxford.com
contains a dictionary and thesaurus, as well as quotations, word of the day, games, and lexicography.


Audio Webster Dictionary
features audio clips of words and quotes.


Cambridge International Dictionaries
search separate dictionaries of English, phrasal verbs, or idioms.


Casey's Snow Day Reverse Dictionary (and Guru)


Century Dictionary Online
American dictionary with fulltext search page images representing the definitions, atlas, and cyclopedia from the original text.


Dictionary of American Regional English
specializes in regional words and phrases.


Dictionary.com
guide to dictionaries and reference materials on the internet.


Encarta World English Dictionary
features audio clips of words pronounced.


Exploding Dictionary, The
displays definitions with each individual word in the definition hyperlinked to its definition.


FreeDictionary.org
simultaneously and efficiently searches several dictionaries for word definitions.


Lexical FreeNet
this program allows you to search for rhymes and relationships between words and concepts that might never have occurred to you.


Middle English Compendium


Online Rhyming Dictionary
rhyming dictionary, thesuaurus, spelling checker, and word finding tool.


Vocabulary of Alliteration
a dictionary of alliterative words, for use in writing poems, songs, and studying phonetic and phonemic syllable divisions in English.


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 Edition
an older dictionary, but with all the common words and a rich source of definitions of obsolete words.


WordNet
online dictionary that finds words that mean the same, are more general, or more specific.


Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus
American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus and other lexical resources.


WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary
find rhymes online.