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English exercises: choose what to practice
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Articles exercise: choose a, an, the, or no article
A short email can contain several article choices: I need a meeting room, an hour to prepare, and the notes from yesterday. Each small word tells the reader something about the noun. This exercise helps you choose it for a reason.
Open lessonCollective nouns practice: choose the word for the group
A collective noun names a group, such as a team or a flock. The group may contain several people, animals, or things.
Open lessonConjunctions exercise 2: show reason, contrast, and result
Two true ideas can have very different relationships. A conjunction tells the reader whether the second idea gives a reason, creates a contrast, or shows what happened next.
Open lessonEnglish practice: adjective and preposition pairs
Mina is good at drawing, but she is nervous about showing her work. The small words after good and nervous are part of the patterns that make both sentences sound natural.
Open lessonEnglish practice: adverbs and adverb placement
Maya usually takes the early train, but today she is unusually late. The word usually goes before takes, while unusually goes after is. Both are adverbs, but the verb pattern changes their position.
Open lessonEnglish practice: agreeing and disagreeing
Maya says the team should meet on Tuesday. Omar replies, I agree. Tuesday gives us time to prepare. His answer does more than say yes. It shows that he has understood the idea and gives a reason.
Open lessonEnglish practice: common idioms
At the start of a workshop, Mara asks a light question to break the ice. Nobody is breaking anything. She is helping people begin talking comfortably.
Open lessonEnglish practice: common phrasal verbs
You can wake up early, put off a task, and run out of milk before breakfast. The small word after the verb changes what the whole phrase means.
Open lessonEnglish practice: confusing words
Mina wrote that she wanted to loose her keys. Her friend understood the message, but the word she needed was lose. A small spelling change can create a different English word.
Open lessonEnglish practice: conjunctions and linking words
The train was delayed, so Maya called the hotel. One small word explains the connection between the delay and her call.
Open lessonEnglish practice: emails and polite messages
You need a colleague to send a document before a meeting. The message can be brief, but it should make the request clear and give the reader a useful way to reply.
Open lessonEnglish practice: feelings and reactions
After the interview, Maya heard that the meeting had been moved to next week. She felt relieved because she had more time to prepare. One word can tell the listener both how a person feels and why.
Open lessonEnglish practice: formal and informal English
You would probably text a friend, "Can you send it?" You might write to a college office, "Could you please send me the document?" Both requests are clear, but they fit different situations.
Open lessonEnglish practice: future forms
At the station, a sign says that the 09:15 train leaves from platform 4. Your friend asks how you will get there, and you answer, 'I am meeting my brother there.' The timetable uses a present form, and so does your arrangement. English often talks about the future without using will.
Open lessonEnglish practice: gerunds and infinitives
I remembered to lock the door. I remember locking the door. The words look similar, but the first sentence describes a task and the second describes a memory.
Open lessonEnglish practice: health and wellbeing vocabulary
At a pharmacy, a clinic, or in a conversation with a friend, one clear word can make a situation easier to explain. Health vocabulary helps you describe what happened, ask for information, and understand the next step.
Open lessonEnglish practice: mixed grammar review
A familiar word can still make a sentence unclear when its verb form, article, or connector is wrong. This review helps you notice the small choices that hold a sentence together.
Open lessonEnglish practice: opinion phrases
A group is choosing a place for a team lunch. One person says, I think the café near the station is the easiest option because everyone can get there. The opinion is clear, and the reason gives the group something useful to discuss.
Open lessonEnglish practice: passive voice
The library was closed at six. The sentence tells you what happened to the library. It does not need to say who closed it.
Open lessonEnglish practice: prefixes and suffixes
A small part at the beginning or end of a word can change the whole sentence. Compare happy, unhappy, and happiness: the base idea stays connected, but the meaning and grammar change.
Open lessonEnglish practice: present perfect basics
You can say I have finished the report when the result matters now. If you add a finished time such as yesterday, use the past simple instead: I finished the report yesterday.
Open lessonEnglish practice: punctuation in sentences
Compare these two messages: lets eat grandma and Let's eat, Grandma. A capital letter, apostrophe, and comma make the second message much easier to understand.
Open lessonEnglish practice: relative clauses
The woman who called this morning left a message. The extra words tell us exactly which woman we mean.
Open lessonEnglish practice: reported speech
At 8 a.m., Mina says, "I will call the supplier this afternoon." Later, you can tell a colleague, "Mina said that she would call the supplier that afternoon." The message stays, but its grammar now fits your report.
Open lesson
The short answer
Pick exercises for one clear error, such as spelling or a group noun. Then write a few answers that use the same rule.
I'm doing English exercises to practice dropping the silent e.
Why it works: Choose practice for one rule you want to use more easily.
3 more examples
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At the library study desk
She’s coming home after her spelling exercises.
Coming has one m after you drop the e in come.
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In a morning meeting room
The police are waiting outside the building.
Police is plural, so use are.
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police iswaiting outside the building. What changes: Police is plural, so is does not fit. -
In the shared office space
They're putting their books over there on the desk.
Check each lookalike word by its job in the sentence.
Not this:
Theirputting there books over they're on the desk. What changes: The wrong lookalike word makes the sentence hard to read.
Quick check
What is a useful way to start English practice today?
Answer: Pick one specific error pattern to fix.
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Answer: Pick one specific error pattern to fix.
Start with one error you often make. Then choose practice for that error.
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Try the listening exerciseStart with the error you see most often. Then choose a short exercise that uses that same rule.
Spot the spelling changes
The problem: I know a spelling rule but still write double letters in the wrong words, such as comming.
When you add -ing to many verbs ending in e, drop the e: write becomes writing. Keep the e in a few words, such as see and dye.
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Not this:
I'm comming to the office now.Say: I'm coming to the office now.
Come ends in e, so drop e before -ing. Do not add a second m.
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Not this:
We planed the project yesterday.Say: We planned the project yesterday.
Plan has one short vowel before n, so double n before -ed.
Your turn
Which sentence has the correct verb spelling?
Answer: She's coming to the meeting today.
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Answer: She's coming to the meeting today.
Coming has one m: drop e, then add -ing.
Match verbs with group nouns
The problem: I am not sure if a group noun needs a singular or plural verb.
Use a singular verb when you think of a group as one unit. You can say my family is big when you mean the whole family.
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The police is checking the car.Say: The police are checking the car.
Police is plural, so it needs are.
Your turn
Choose the correct sentence for the noun police.
Answer: The police are helping the drivers.
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Answer: The police are helping the drivers.
Police is plural. In this sentence, use are.
Separate words that look alike
The problem: I mix up their, there, and they’re in writing.
Before you send an email, match each word to its job. Use they’re for they are, their for belonging, and there for a place.
Its has no apostrophe when it means belonging to it.
The dog wagged its tail.
It’s means it is or it has.
It's a sunny day.
Your turn
Which sentence uses the correct spelling for place?
Answer: Put the box over there by the window.
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Answer: Put the box over there by the window.
There names a place. Their means belonging to them. They’re means they are.
Pick your daily exercise focus
The problem: I do not know which exercise will help with the error I keep making.
You have ten minutes before your shift. Pick one topic for this study time. One clear task helps you see the rule and use it.
| The error you see | A useful exercise | A short task |
|---|---|---|
| Double letters in verbs | Spelling quiz | Write five -ing forms |
| Team: is or are | Group noun drill | Match nouns to is or are |
| There, their, or they’re | Lookalike word check | Match place, belonging, or they are |
Your turn
You often write comming instead of coming. What should you practice today?
Answer: Silent e spelling rules with -ing endings.
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Answer: Silent e spelling rules with -ing endings.
Coming has one m. Practice silent e and -ing forms.
Before you go
Question 1 of 2
Fill in the blank. Use the correct -ing form of write.
Answer: She's writing a detailed email to her manager right now.
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Answer: writing
Write becomes writing: drop e, then add -ing.
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Pick one pattern. Practice it, then write a sentence with it.
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Listening 1 of 3
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Our team's planning a special dinner for Friday night.
Plan doubles its final n before adding the -ing ending.
Listening 2 of 3
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I'm writing a long letter to my family today.
Write drops its silent e before adding the -ing ending.
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Listening 3 of 3
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Our teacher's explaining a new spelling rule to the class. We're writing down each word carefully so we don't make any errors.
Drop the silent e from write before you add -ing.
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Listening 1 of 4
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Watching city traffic
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The police aren't stopping drivers on the busy street.
Police is always a plural noun and takes a plural verb.
Listening 2 of 4
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Arriving at a workshop
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They're leaving their bags over there by the door.
Use they're for they are, their for bags, and there for location.
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In a busy corporate department
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My staff's working on the final project report this week. They're checking every paragraph together before they send it to the manager.
Staff is a group noun here. They’re refers to the people.
Listening 4 of 4
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Organizing weekly study tasks at home
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I'm setting up my weekly study routine this morning. My family's helping me organize the grammar cards on the kitchen table. We're picking three quick spelling quizzes and two noun drills for each day. It's easy to stay motivated when you follow a clear study plan every afternoon. Our small group's ready to start practice right after lunch.
Group nouns take singular verbs when viewed as a single team or unit.
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Save my progressQuestions about "English exercises: choose what to practice"
How should I choose English exercises?
Start with one error you often make. Choose a short exercise that uses that same rule, then write a few answers of your own. This helps you see what to practice next.
I often write there for their, so I will practice that word pair today.
Why does write become writing?
Many verbs ending in e drop the e before -ing. Write becomes writing. Some forms keep e, so check a learner’s dictionary when you are unsure.
She is writing a note for her teacher.
When do I double the last letter before -ed or -ing?
Some short verbs with one vowel and one last consonant double that consonant before a vowel suffix: plan becomes planned. In longer verbs, this happens when the last beat is strong, as in preferred. Visit becomes visited, with one t.
We planned the trip last night.
Does a group noun take is or are?
It depends on the meaning and the variety of English. Use a singular verb when you mean the group as one unit. In British English, a plural verb can refer to the members.
The team is ready for the match.
What is the difference between there, their, and they’re?
There points to a place. Their means belonging to them. They’re is short for they are. Read the sentence with they are when you are not sure about they’re.
Their bags are over there because they’re leaving soon.
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