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All 719 Play With English lessons

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Class 6

  • Four Kinds of Nouns — Give every noun the right home. · Kinds of Nouns and Compound Nouns
  • Hunt the Capitals — Only special names count. · Kinds of Nouns and Compound Nouns
  • Touch It or Feel It — Stuff you can hold, feelings you cannot. · Kinds of Nouns and Compound Nouns
  • Join the Halves — Two small words, one new noun. · Kinds of Nouns and Compound Nouns
  • Plurals of Compounds — Where does the s go? · Kinds of Nouns and Compound Nouns
  • The Right Noun — Right kind, right meaning. · Kinds of Nouns and Compound Nouns
  • Count It or Not — Some nouns take a number, some refuse. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • A, An or Some — Pick the word the noun allows. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Countable Right Here — The same noun can change sides. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Doctor's Round — Cure the sick sentences. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • More Than One Fits — Several words can be right. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Kinds of Pronouns — Every pronoun has a job title. · Pronouns
  • Doer or Receiver — Who acts, who is acted upon. · Pronouns
  • Somebody, Nobody — Pronouns that name nobody in particular. · Pronouns
  • Choose the Pronoun — My or mine? Whose or who's? · Pronouns
  • Pronoun Jobs — Form on the left, job on the right. · Pronouns
  • Doctor's Round — Heal the wrong pronouns. · Pronouns
  • What the Modal Means — Can, may, might, must. · Modals
  • Match the Meaning — The bracket tells you which modal. · Modals
  • Used To or Use To — Habits that have stopped. · Modals
  • Spot the Modal — Find the helper that carries the meaning. · Modals
  • One Word Apart — Tiny change, big difference. · Modals
  • The School Trip — Your modal decides what happens. · Modals
  • Habit or Now — Every day, or this very minute. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Add the s — He goes, they go. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Am, Is or Are — The right helper plus -ing. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Find the Verb — Tap the whole verb phrase. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Doctor's Round — Cure the present tense. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Habit or This Moment — Same words, different tense. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Finished or Going On — Two ways of looking at the past. · The Simple Past and the Past Continuous Tenses
  • Past Forms — Not every verb takes -ed. · The Simple Past and the Past Continuous Tenses
  • Was or Were — The helper must match the subject. · The Simple Past and the Past Continuous Tenses
  • Scene and Interruption — One action cuts into another. · The Simple Past and the Past Continuous Tenses
  • Doctor's Round — Cure the past tense. · The Simple Past and the Past Continuous Tenses
  • Before or After — Which action came first? · The Simple Past and the Past Continuous Tenses
  • Finite or Not — Which verb carries the tense? · Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
  • One Finite Verb — Only one verb rules the sentence. · Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
  • Verbs Without Tense — Infinitives and -ing forms. · Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
  • Pick the Form — Infinitive, -ing or third form? · Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
  • Doctor's Round — Cure the verb forms. · Finite and Non-Finite Verbs
  • -ing or Third Form — Two kinds of describing verb. · Present and Past Participles
  • Participle Hunt — Find the verb doing an adjective's job. · Present and Past Participles
  • Boring or Bored — The cause takes -ing; the feeler takes -ed. · Present and Past Participles
  • Build the Sentence — Order decides who did what. · Present and Past Participles
  • Cause and Feeling — -ing things, -ed people. · Present and Past Participles
  • Yesterday or Ever — A date sends it to the past. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Has or Have — Helper plus third form. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • For or Since — How long, and from when. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Doctor's Round — Cure the perfect tense. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Done or Ongoing — Read or been reading? · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Build the Perfect — Put the helper in its place. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • First or Second — The past perfect goes further back. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Had Plus Third Form — The tense before the past. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Had Been Doing — How long it had gone on. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Doctor's Round — Cure the past perfect. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Ready or Still Busy — Completed before, or going on before. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Build with Had — Order the two past actions. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Four Futures — Promise, plan, timetable or clue. · Future Time
  • Choose the Future — The meaning picks the form. · Future Time
  • Name the Future — Spot the whole future phrase. · Future Time
  • Build the Future — Get the future words in order. · Future Time
  • Will Have Done — Finished by a future time. · Future Time
  • The Plan for Sunday — Your future form shapes the day. · Future Time
  • Compound or Not — Two words joined by a hyphen do one job. · Compound Adjectives and Order of Adjectives
  • Build the Compound — Join the halves and keep the hyphen. · Compound Adjectives and Order of Adjectives
  • Order the Adjectives — Size, then age, then colour, then origin, then material. · Compound Adjectives and Order of Adjectives
  • Match the Halves — Find the second half of each compound. · Compound Adjectives and Order of Adjectives
  • Fill the Adjective Gap — Choose the compound or the right order. · Compound Adjectives and Order of Adjectives
  • Pick Every Correct Form — More than one answer can be right. · Revision Paper I
  • Four Tenses, One Story — Each gap needs a different tense. · Revision Paper I
  • Tap and Name — Spot the word that carries the grammar. · Revision Paper I
  • Doctor's Round — Five units, five mistakes, two healthy words. · Revision Paper I
  • Rebuild the Sentences — Put the jumbled tiles back in order. · Revision Paper I
  • Climb the Degree Ladder — Positive, comparative, superlative. · Degrees of Comparison
  • Build the Comparison — Comparatives take 'than'; superlatives take 'the'. · Degrees of Comparison
  • Sort the Degree — Which step of the ladder is it? · Degrees of Comparison
  • Match the Irregulars — Some ladders refuse -er and -est. · Degrees of Comparison
  • Fill the Degree Gap — Pick the step the sentence needs. · Degrees of Comparison
  • Doctor's Round — Double marking and wrong steps. · Degrees of Comparison
  • Sort the Adverbs — How, when, where or how often? · Adverbs
  • Drop the Adverb — Position changes the sense. · Adverbs
  • The Be-Verb Trap — Frequency adverbs jump after 'be'. · Adverbs
  • Tap the Adverb — Find the word that describes the verb. · Adverbs
  • Fill the Adverb Gap — Meaning decides the adverb. · Adverbs
  • Build with Adverbs — Place the adverb correctly. · Adverbs
  • Which Article? — Sound and meaning choose the article. · Articles
  • A or An? — Listen to the sound, not the letter. · Articles
  • A, An, The or None — Sometimes the best article is no article. · Articles
  • Doctor's Round — Five article slips to cure. · Articles
  • Pick Every Article — Sometimes one fits, sometimes two. · Articles
  • A Versus The — One article changes the whole meaning. · Articles
  • Sort the Determiners — Every determiner has a family. · Determiners
  • Many, Much, Some, Any — Countable or uncountable? · Determiners
  • Every Kind of Determiner — Match the label to the word. · Determiners
  • Doctor's Round — The many/much traps. · Determiners
  • Pick Every Determiner — Several can be right at once. · Determiners
  • Tap the Determiner — Watch out for the pronoun trap. · Determiners
  • Sort the Prepositions — Place, time or movement? · Prepositions
  • Place and Time — On a day, in a month, at a time. · Prepositions
  • For or Since — Length of time or starting point? · Prepositions
  • Tap the Preposition — Find the small word doing the linking. · Prepositions
  • Doctor's Round — Good at, afraid of, arrive at. · Prepositions
  • Two Families of Joiners — Equal partners or leader and follower? · Conjunctions — Coordinating and Subordinating
  • And, But, Or, So — Each joiner has its own meaning. · Conjunctions — Coordinating and Subordinating
  • Choose the Subordinator — Reason, contrast, time or condition? · Conjunctions — Coordinating and Subordinating
  • Match the Halves — Join each opening to its ending. · Conjunctions — Coordinating and Subordinating
  • Build the Joined Sentence — Put the clauses in order. · Conjunctions — Coordinating and Subordinating
  • Joiner and Reason — Pick the word, then say why. · Conjunctions — Coordinating and Subordinating
  • Phrase or Clause — A clause has its own verb. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Tap the Main Clause — The part that can stand alone. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Tap the Subordinate Clause — The part that leans on the rest. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Main or Subordinate — Label each clause correctly. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Build the Complex Sentence — Two clauses, one joiner. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Complete the Clause — Finish with a dependent clause. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Singular or Plural — The subject decides the verb. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Find the True Subject — The nearest noun is often a trap. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Fill the Agreeing Verb — Match the verb to the subject. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Doctor's Round — Five verbs disagree with their subjects. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Pick Every Agreeing Verb — Sometimes two forms agree. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Find the Direct Object — The thing that receives the action · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • Two Objects, One Verb — Person first, thing second · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • Where Does It Go? — Before the thing, or after it with 'to' · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • Build the Two-Object Sentence — Person, then thing · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • To or For? — Choosing the right object form · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • Active or Passive — Who is doing the doing? · Active and Passive Voice
  • Turn It Around — Active into passive, and back · Active and Passive Voice
  • Voice Ladder — Three changes, one after another · Active and Passive Voice
  • Right Be, Right Participle — Matching the tense · Active and Passive Voice
  • Receiver and Doer — Who got it, who did it · Active and Passive Voice
  • Complete the Passive — Be plus participle · Active and Passive Voice
  • Report the Words — Direct speech into indirect · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Back to the Speaker — Indirect speech into direct · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Reporting Orders and Questions — Told to, asked where · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • What Changed? — Tense, pronoun or time word · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Finish the Report — Step the verb back · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • The Message Passed On — Report it right, or watch it go wrong · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Finish the Question Tag — Flip the polarity · Revision Paper II and Question Tags
  • Statement Plus Tag — Comma, tag, question mark · Revision Paper II and Question Tags
  • Which Skill Is Tested? — Determiners, agreement, voice · Revision Paper II and Question Tags
  • Doctor's Round — Find the mistakes, leave the healthy words · Revision Paper II and Question Tags
  • Match Statement and Tag — Every statement has one right tag · Revision Paper II and Question Tags
  • Rebuild the Letter — A friendly letter, word by word · Emails and Letters
  • Formal or Informal — Choosing the right voice · Emails and Letters
  • Parts of a Letter — Everything has its place · Emails and Letters
  • Openings and Closings — Start well, finish well · Emails and Letters
  • Complete the Formal Letter — Keep it polite · Emails and Letters
  • Spot the Slang — Editing a formal letter · Emails and Letters
  • Rebuild the Diary Entry — A day of kites, word by word · Diary Entry
  • Events or Feelings — What happened, how it felt · Diary Entry
  • Parts of a Diary Entry — Each part has a job · Diary Entry
  • Past Events, Present Feelings — Two tenses in one entry · Diary Entry
  • Event, Feeling, Reason — Link the three together · Diary Entry
  • Rebuild the Narrative — A sister who cheered you up · Narrative and Expository Writing
  • Story or Explanation — Two kinds of writing · Narrative and Expository Writing
  • Paragraph Jobs — Beginning, middle, end · Narrative and Expository Writing
  • Summarise the Tsunami — Facts in, chatter out · Narrative and Expository Writing
  • Event and Feeling — Why the character felt that way · Narrative and Expository Writing
  • Rebuild the Bell-Rope Story — A king, a rope and justice · Story Writing
  • Four Parts of a Story — Beginning, problem, struggle, end · Story Writing
  • Story Parts and Jobs — What each part must do · Story Writing
  • Build the Story Line — Past tense, right order · Story Writing
  • Tell It in the Past — Past tense for stories · Story Writing
  • Three Poster Lines — Headline, message, action · Poster Making
  • Cause and Headline — The right slogan for the cause · Poster Making
  • Rebuild the Water Poster — Line by line, word by word · Poster Making
  • Why the Line Works — Choose it, then justify it · Poster Making
  • The Dolphins Passage — Read fast, remember well · Comprehension
  • The Folklore Passage — Stories carried in memory · Comprehension
  • Question and Answer — Answers from the passage · Comprehension
  • Find It in the Text — The answer is already there · Comprehension
  • Summarise the Dolphins — Thirty words, no more · Comprehension
  • Back It with the Text — Opinion plus evidence · Comprehension

Class 7

  • Countable or Uncountable — Sort ten everyday nouns into two bins. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Some, Any or No — Choose the right quantifier for each gap. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Tap the Countable Sense — Find the noun that is being counted. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Fix the Quantity Errors — Repair a note full of quantity slips. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Pick All That Fit — More than one quantifier can be right. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Match the Recipe Quantity — Pair each ingredient with its measure. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • People or Things — Sort eight indefinite pronouns. · Indefinite Pronouns
  • Some-, Any-, No-, Every- — Pick the pronoun each sentence needs. · Indefinite Pronouns
  • Tap the Indefinite Pronoun — Find every indefinite pronoun. · Indefinite Pronouns
  • Fix the Agreement — Mend the verbs after indefinite pronouns. · Indefinite Pronouns
  • Match Pattern to Pronoun — Link each sentence type to its pronoun. · Indefinite Pronouns
  • Sort the Modal Meaning — Four jobs that modal verbs do. · Modals
  • Modal Meaning Match — Choose the modal the bracket asks for. · Modals
  • Ought To and Need To — Get the tricky forms right. · Modals
  • Tap the Modal — Find the modal and know its job. · Modals
  • May, Must, Could, Would — One modal changes everything. · Modals
  • The Camp Notice — Choose modals on a school trek. · Modals
  • Which Tense? — Three tenses, six sentences. · The Simple Present, Simple Past and Continuous Tenses
  • Present and Past Forms — Choose the right verb form. · The Simple Present, Simple Past and Continuous Tenses
  • The Car-Wash Story — Complete the story in the continuous. · The Simple Present, Simple Past and Continuous Tenses
  • Tap the Tense — Find the verb that marks the time. · The Simple Present, Simple Past and Continuous Tenses
  • Fix the Tense Errors — Repair five classic tense slips. · The Simple Present, Simple Past and Continuous Tenses
  • Routine or In Progress — Match near-identical sentences to meanings. · The Simple Present, Simple Past and Continuous Tenses
  • Present or Past Participle — Sort six participles by form. · Present and Past Participles
  • Tap the Participles — Spot the cause and the feeling. · Present and Past Participles
  • -ing or Third Form? — Choose the participle that fits. · Present and Past Participles
  • Build with a Participle — Arrange tiles into a correct sentence. · Present and Past Participles
  • Fix the Participle Errors — Repair the -ing and third-form mix-ups. · Present and Past Participles
  • Sort the Infinitive's Job — Four jobs an infinitive can do. · Infinitives
  • Tap the Infinitive — Find to plus the verb. · Infinitives
  • Full or Bare Infinitive — Decide whether to is needed. · Infinitives
  • Build the Infinitive Sentence — Arrange tiles into a correct sentence. · Infinitives
  • Action and Its Purpose — Match each action to its reason. · Infinitives
  • Gerund or Participle — Sort six -ing words by their job. · Gerunds
  • Tap the Gerund Phrase — Cover the whole phrase, not just one word. · Gerunds
  • Gerund After Preposition — What follows in, at, for and about. · Gerunds
  • Gerund or Infinitive — The verb before the gap decides. · Gerunds
  • Fix the Gerund Errors — Repair the -ing and to mix-ups. · Gerunds
  • Stop and Remember — One form change flips the meaning. · Gerunds
  • Past or Present Perfect — Definite time or open time. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Build the Present Perfect — Build the present perfect correctly. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • For or Since — Continuous forms with time words. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Fix the Perfect Errors — Repair five perfect-tense slips. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Finished or Still Going — Match near-identical sentences to meanings. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Build the Perfect Sentence — Arrange tiles into a correct sentence. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Earlier or Later — Sort the verb forms by which happened first. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Had + Third Form — Build the past perfect correctly. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Had Been + -ing — Show a long earlier action. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Fix the Had Errors — Repair five past perfect slips. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Done or Still Doing — Match near-identical sentences to meanings. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Build the Past Perfect — Arrange tiles into a correct sentence. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Which Future Form — Four ways to talk about later. · Future Time
  • Choose the Future Form — Match the form to the meaning. · Future Time
  • Build the Future Sentence — Arrange tiles into a correct sentence. · Future Time
  • Build the Future Perfect — Will have plus the third form. · Future Time
  • Tap the Future Form — Find the verb phrase that points forward. · Future Time
  • The Plan for the Fair — Choose future forms at the school fair. · Future Time
  • Adjective Position — Before the noun or after the verb. · Adjectives
  • Build the Degree Ladder — Positive, comparative, superlative. · Adjectives
  • Build the As-As Sentence — Compare two equal things. · Adjectives
  • The Right Degree — Choose the correct adjective form. · Adjectives
  • Fix the Adjective Errors — Repair the degree mistakes. · Adjectives
  • The Irregular Ladders — Match each adjective and degree to its form. · Adjectives
  • Four Determiner Families — Drop eight determiners into the family they belong to. · Articles and Determiners
  • A, An, The or Nothing — Choose the article each sentence needs — or no article at all. · Articles and Determiners
  • Pick the Right Determiner — Each gap names the family it wants. · Articles and Determiners
  • Determiner Doctor — Repair the article and determiner slips — but not the healthy ones. · Articles and Determiners
  • More Than One Fits — Several determiners can be right in the same gap. · Articles and Determiners
  • A Dog or The Dog — Match each sentence to the meaning its article gives it. · Articles and Determiners
  • Phrase or Clause — A clause has a verb of its own; a phrase does not. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Find the Main Clause — Tap the part that could stand alone as a sentence. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Spot the Subordinate Clause — Tap the clause that leans on the rest of the sentence. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Name That Word Group — Match each word group to what grammar calls it. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Finish the Clause — Each gap wants one particular kind of clause. · Phrases and Clauses
  • All the Right Fits — Mixed revision — more than one option can be correct. · Revision Paper I
  • Cupcakes and Tenses — Four gaps, four different grammar units. · Revision Paper I
  • Name the Word Class — Tap the highlighted word and learn what grammar calls it. · Revision Paper I
  • Sports Day Doctor — Five slips from five units — and two healthy words. · Revision Paper I
  • Rebuild the Sentence — Arrange the tiles into a correct sentence. · Revision Paper I
  • What Job, Noun Phrase — Each noun phrase is in quotation marks — sort it by its job. · Nouns and Noun Phrases
  • Grow the Noun Phrase — Add one layer at a time until the phrase is complete. · Nouns and Noun Phrases
  • Place the Noun Phrase — Build the whole sentence around its noun phrase. · Nouns and Noun Phrases
  • Tap the Whole Phrase — Tap every word of the noun phrase, not just the noun. · Nouns and Noun Phrases
  • Complete the Phrase — One word is missing from each noun phrase. · Nouns and Noun Phrases
  • Head and Modifiers — Match each head noun to the words that describe it. · Nouns and Noun Phrases
  • At, In or On — Clock times, months and days each take their own preposition. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Where Exactly — Choose the preposition that puts things in the right place. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Adjective or Adverb Work — Does the quoted phrase describe a noun or tell when, where or how? · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Tap the Whole Phrase — A prepositional phrase runs from the preposition to its noun. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Preposition Doctor — Six wrong prepositions and two that are already right. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • What the Preposition Shows — Match each phrase to the idea its preposition carries. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Four Kinds of Adverb — Sort eight adverbs by the question each one answers. · Adverbs and Adverbials
  • Where Does It Go — Slide the adverb into the slot where it belongs. · Adverbs and Adverbials
  • Spot the Adverb — Tap the adverb and read what kind it is. · Adverbs and Adverbials
  • Adverb or Phrase — Sometimes a single adverb fits; sometimes a whole phrase does. · Adverbs and Adverbials
  • Build with Adverbials — Put the adverbial where it sounds right. · Adverbs and Adverbials
  • Same Meaning, Two Forms — Every adverb here has an equivalent phrase. · Adverbs and Adverbials
  • Two Joiner Families — Sort each quoted joining word into its family. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • And, But, Or, So — Four joiners, four different meanings. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Reason, Contrast, Time — Choose the subordinating conjunction the meaning needs. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Join the Halves — Each first half has exactly one sensible second half. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Join Two Ideas — Build one sentence out of two ideas and a joiner. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Joiner, Then Why — Pick the joiner, then say what it expresses. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Simple, Compound, Complex — Count the clauses and sort each sentence by its shape. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Two Equal Clauses — Join two main clauses with and, but or so. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Add a Subordinate Clause — Turn a simple sentence into a complex one. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Tap the Second Clause — Tap the clause named in the instruction and read the shape. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Sentence Recipes — Match each grammar term to its recipe. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Make the Shape — The label tells you which shape the sentence must become. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Choose Your Relative — Sort each quoted relative word by what it points to. · Relative Clauses
  • Join with a Relative — Fold two sentences into one using a relative word. · Relative Clauses
  • Who, That, Whose, Where — Build the right relative clause for each phrase. · Relative Clauses
  • Tap the Relative Clause — Tap the whole clause, starting at the relative word. · Relative Clauses
  • Fill the Relative — One relative word is missing from each sentence. · Relative Clauses
  • Relative Doctor — Five wrong relative words and two correct ones. · Relative Clauses
  • What Does It Tell You — Sort each quoted clause by the information it adds. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Name the Clause — Match each adverbial clause to its kind. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Fine Shades of Meaning — Purpose, reason, contrast or condition — choose carefully. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Build the Clause — Build a sentence whose second half is an adverbial clause. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Clause, Then Why — Find the adverbial clause, then say what it tells you. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Real or Imagined? — Two kinds of if-sentence, two bins. · Conditional Clauses
  • Present In, Will Out — The if-clause never takes will. · Conditional Clauses
  • If I Were You — Imagined conditions, and the word unless. · Conditional Clauses
  • Build the If-Sentence — Two clauses, one comma. · Conditional Clauses
  • What Does It Mean? — Every if-sentence carries a different sense. · Conditional Clauses
  • The Camp Condition — One wrong tense, one ruined trek. · Conditional Clauses
  • Four Kinds of Sentence — Statement, question, command, exclamation. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Turn It Into a Question — Move the helper, add the mark. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Exclaim and Request — Same idea, different kind. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Tap the Signal Word — Every kind leaves a clue. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Finish the Right Kind — The gap decides the job. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Kinds and Their Jobs — Four jobs, three marks. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Which Verb Does It Take? — Find the subject, then choose. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • The Hard Cases — Indefinites, amounts and hidden subjects. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Find the True Subject — Ignore the words in between. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Doctor's Round — Some verbs are already healthy. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • More Than One Fits — Sometimes two verbs are both right. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • One Unit or Many? — The verb changes the meaning. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Who Does, Who Receives — Two voices, two bins. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Turn It Passive — The receiver moves to the front. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Turn It Active — Bring the doer back to the front. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Passive Ladder — Same verb, different tense. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Where Is the Doer? — Sometimes nobody is named. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Complete the Passive — Be plus past participle. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Report the Statement — Step the tense back. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Report the Question — No question mark, no inversion. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Report the Command — Told, asked and to. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • What Changed? — Tense, pronoun or time word. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Choose the Reporting Verb — Told, asked or said? · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • The Reported Message — A wrong backshift misleads everyone. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Mixed Revision Gaps — One rule per gap. · Revision Paper 2
  • Transform the Sentence — Passive and complex rewrites. · Revision Paper 2
  • Which Skill Is This? — Name the rule before you answer. · Revision Paper 2
  • Mixed Doctor's Round — One sentence is already well. · Revision Paper 2
  • Your Self-Check List — One question per skill. · Revision Paper 2
  • Rebuild the Letter — A letter to the editor, word by word. · Composition — Formal and Informal Letters
  • Match the Tone — Who are you writing to? · Composition — Formal and Informal Letters
  • Parts of a Letter — Everything has its own place. · Composition — Formal and Informal Letters
  • Build the Formal Lines — Opening, request and close. · Composition — Formal and Informal Letters
  • Keep It Formal — One casual word spoils it. · Composition — Formal and Informal Letters
  • Hunt the Casual Words — Edit the draft into a formal letter. · Composition — Formal and Informal Letters
  • Rebuild the Advertisement — Every word has to earn its place. · Advertisements and Article for School Magazine
  • Advert or Article? — Two styles, two purposes. · Advertisements and Article for School Magazine
  • Anatomy of an Advert — Four parts, four jobs. · Advertisements and Article for School Magazine
  • Why That Line Works — Choose it, then justify it. · Advertisements and Article for School Magazine
  • Twenty-Five Words Only — Keep the point, drop the rest. · Advertisements and Article for School Magazine
  • Rebuild the Description — A wrestler, a medal, a lesson. · Factual Description and Discursive Writing
  • Fact or Opinion? — One can be checked, one cannot. · Factual Description and Discursive Writing
  • The Discursive Skeleton — Five paragraphs, five jobs. · Factual Description and Discursive Writing
  • Thirty Words Only — Facts in, guesses out. · Factual Description and Discursive Writing
  • Signposts for the Reader — Choose the word, then say why. · Factual Description and Discursive Writing
  • Animal Senses Flash — Read fast, remember well. · Comprehension
  • Kanha Flash — One reading, five questions. · Comprehension
  • Question and Answer — Every answer is in the passage. · Comprehension
  • Find It in the Text — Point at the answer. · Comprehension
  • Summarise in Twenty-Five — Four facts, no fiction. · Comprehension
  • Back It With the Text — An opinion needs evidence. · Comprehension

Class 8

  • Countable or Uncountable — Nine nouns, two bins, one rule. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Many, Much, A Little — Pick the quantity word the noun allows. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Tap the Countable Sense — The same noun can switch sides. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Doctor's Round: Quantity — Five slips hide in one short notice. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Pick All That Fit — More than one word can be right. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • A Piece Of Advice — Give each uncountable noun a measure. · Countable and Uncountable Nouns
  • Sort the Modal Meanings — Every modal is doing a job. · Modals
  • Match Modal to Meaning — The bracket tells you the meaning. · Modals
  • The Tricky Modal Pairs — Two modals, one fine difference. · Modals
  • Tap the Modal — One modal, two possible jobs. · Modals
  • Almost the Same Sentence — One word changes everything. · Modals
  • The Class Trip — Your modal decides what happens. · Modals
  • Habit or Happening Now — Sort eight sentences by tense. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Simple Present Forms — Watch the third person -s. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Am, Is, Are Plus -ing — Build the continuous correctly. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Tap the Verb Phrase — Then learn which tense it is. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Doctor's Round: Tenses — Five tense slips in one note. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Every Day Or Now — Six sentences, six shades of time. · The Simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
  • Present Or Past Participle — -ing on one side, third form on the other. · Participles
  • Tap the Participle Phrase — Catch the whole phrase, not one word. · Participles
  • Cause Or Feeling — -ing causes it, -ed feels it. · Participles
  • Choose the Right Participle — Bored or boring? Decide. · Participles
  • Join With a Participle — Two sentences become one. · Participles
  • Doctor's Round: Participles — Five participles have gone wrong. · Participles
  • What the Infinitive Does — Four jobs for to + verb. · Infinitives
  • Tap the Infinitive — Then name the job it does. · Infinitives
  • Infinitive Or Gerund — The first verb decides. · Infinitives
  • Build the Infinitive Sentence — Ignore the tempting -ing tiles. · Infinitives
  • Action Plus Purpose — Every action needs its reason. · Infinitives
  • Gerund Or Participle — Same -ing, two different jobs. · Gerunds
  • Tap the Gerund Phrase — The whole phrase acts as one noun. · Gerunds
  • Gerund After Preposition — After in, at, for and about. · Gerunds
  • Which Form Follows — Learn the verb lists by feel. · Gerunds
  • Doctor's Round: Gerunds — Five wrong forms in one diary. · Gerunds
  • Stop And Remember — One form change, one meaning change. · Gerunds
  • Past Or Present Perfect — A finished date changes everything. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Has, Have, Third Form — Build the present perfect correctly. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Has Been Plus -ing — For actions still running. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Doctor's Round: Perfect Tense — Five slips in one postcard. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Finished Or Still Going — The continuous keeps it open. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Build the Perfect Sentence — Leave the past-tense tiles alone. · The Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Earlier Or Later — Two past actions, one order. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Had Plus Third Form — Build the earlier action. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Had Been Plus -ing — How long it had gone on. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Doctor's Round: Had Errors — Five slips at the station. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Had Done Or Doing — Finished before, or still running. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Build With Had — Has and have are impostors here. · The Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous Tenses
  • Which Future Form — Four ways to speak of tomorrow. · Future Time
  • Choose the Future Form — The time phrase gives it away. · Future Time
  • Continuous Then Perfect — Two futures from one verb. · Future Time
  • Will Have Been Doing — The longest future of all. · Future Time
  • Tap the Future Phrase — Then learn what it is called. · Future Time
  • The Plan For The Fair — Pick the future, live the result. · Future Time
  • Sort the Three Degrees — Positive, comparative, superlative. · Adjectives
  • Build the Degree Ladder — All three rungs, in order. · Adjectives
  • Adjectives In Order — Size, colour, material, noun. · Adjectives
  • Pick the Right Degree — Than, as and the give hints. · Adjectives
  • Doctor's Round: Adjectives — One slot is already right. · Adjectives
  • Few, A Few, Elder — Tiny words, large differences. · Adjectives
  • Sort the Determiner Family — Four kinds of little word. · Determiners
  • Which Determiner Fits — Look at the noun beside it. · Determiners
  • The Holiday Paragraph — Five gaps, one seaside story. · Determiners
  • Doctor's Round: Determiners — Much and many keep swapping places. · Determiners
  • Pick Every Determiner — Often more than one works. · Determiners
  • Tap the Determiner — Then learn which kind it is. · Determiners
  • Phrase or Clause — One test decides it: is there a subject and a verb? · Phrases and Clauses
  • Tap the Main Clause — Find the part that could stand alone. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Name That Phrase — Four phrases, four different jobs. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Group Meets Its Type — Six word groups, six labels. · Phrases and Clauses
  • Finish the Clause — Only one ending is the right kind. · Phrases and Clauses
  • What Job, Noun Phrase? — The same phrase can do four different jobs. · Noun Phrases
  • Grow the Noun Phrase — One noun, four stages of growth. · Noun Phrases
  • Build the Sentence — Keep the noun phrase in one piece. · Noun Phrases
  • Tap the Whole Phrase — Take the noun and everything attached to it. · Noun Phrases
  • Complete the Phrase — One missing word, one right choice. · Noun Phrases
  • Pick Every Right Form — More than one answer can be correct. · Revision Paper I
  • Four Gaps, Four Rules — Each gap comes from a different unit. · Revision Paper I
  • Name the Word Class — Five words, five different classes. · Revision Paper I
  • Doctor's Round — Five faults hide in one short report. · Revision Paper I
  • Rebuild Three Sentences — Three structures from three different units. · Revision Paper I
  • Where Exactly? — Prepositions of position pin things down. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Fixed Pairs — Some words insist on one preposition only. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Adjective or Adverb Work — A prepositional phrase does one of two jobs. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Tap the Whole Phrase — From the preposition to the last noun. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Preposition Doctor — Some prepositions are ill, some are perfectly well. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Phrase and Meaning — Every prepositional phrase carries one idea. · Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • Sort the Adverbs — How, when, where and how often. · Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
  • Slot the Adverb In — Position changes everything. · Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
  • Spot the Adverb — Find it, then name its kind. · Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
  • Adverb or Phrase — Two ways to say the same thing. · Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
  • Build with Adverbials — Manner first, place second. · Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
  • Adverb Meets Phrase — Six adverbs, six equal phrases. · Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
  • Two Families of Joiners — Equal partners or a leader and a follower. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • And, But, Or, So — Four joiners, four different jobs. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Shades of Meaning — Subordinating joiners are not interchangeable. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Join the Halves — Six openings, six endings. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Join the Clauses — Two clauses, one joining word. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Joiner and Meaning — Choose the joiner, then say why. · Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Which Sentence Shape — Count the clauses before you decide. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Build a Compound — Two main clauses, one equal joiner. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Simple into Complex — Add a subordinate clause to each simple sentence. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Joiner Names the Shape — The joining word gives the game away. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Shapes and Recipes — Six terms, six definitions. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Make the Shape — The joiner must match the shape asked for. · Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
  • Noun Clause at Work — A whole clause doing a noun's job. · Noun Clauses
  • Tap the Noun Clause — Take the joining word with it. · Noun Clauses
  • Complete the Clause — Only a noun clause will fit. · Noun Clauses
  • Build the Noun Clause — Keep the clause in one block. · Noun Clauses
  • Clause and Its Job — Six sentences, six jobs. · Noun Clauses
  • Choose the Relative Word — People, things, possession or place. · Relative Clauses
  • Join with a Relative — Two sentences become one. · Relative Clauses
  • Build the Clause — Four nouns, four relative words. · Relative Clauses
  • Tap the Relative Clause — Sometimes the relative word is missing. · Relative Clauses
  • The Right Relative Word — Five gaps, five different words. · Relative Clauses
  • Relative Doctor — Five wrong words, two perfectly right ones. · Relative Clauses
  • What Does It Tell Us — Time, reason, condition or contrast. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Clause and Its Kind — Seven clauses, seven kinds. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Pick the Conjunction — The meaning in brackets must be matched. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Build with a Clause — Main clause first, adverbial clause after. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Find It, Then Name It — Spot the clause, then say what it gives. · Adverbial Clauses
  • Which Conditional — Three ladders: real, imagined, too late. · Conditional Clauses
  • First Conditional Gaps — Present tense in the if-part, will in the other. · Conditional Clauses
  • Imagined and Too Late — Past forms for dreams, past perfect for regrets. · Conditional Clauses
  • Build the Conditional — Get the two halves in the right tenses. · Conditional Clauses
  • Conditional Meanings — Real, imagined, regretted or 'if not'. · Conditional Clauses
  • The Camp Condition — Pick the wrong tense and the trek goes wrong. · Conditional Clauses
  • Which Kind of Sentence — Four jobs, four end marks. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Statement Into Question — Move the helper to the front. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Exclaim or Request — Same idea, different kind of sentence. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Tap the Marker — One word usually gives the kind away. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Complete the Kind — One word decides the sentence's job. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Kinds and Their Jobs — What each kind is actually for. · Kinds of Sentences
  • Singular or Plural Verb — The subject decides, not the nearest noun. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • The Hard Cases — Each, either, some of, not only. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Find the True Subject — Ignore the nouns that are only passing through. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Fix the Agreement — Some verbs are already right — leave them alone. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Pick Every Correct Verb — Sometimes more than one form fits. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Unit or Members — Near-identical sentences, different meanings. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Tap the Direct Object — Ask the verb: did what? · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • Two Objects at Once — What was given, and to whom. · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • Place the Indirect Object — Straight after the verb, or last with 'to'. · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • Build Two-Object Sentences — Receiver first, thing second. · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • To, For or Nothing — The preposition trap. · Direct and Indirect Objects
  • Active or Passive — Who is in the subject seat? · Active and Passive Voice
  • Build the Passive — Receiver, be + participle, by whom. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Back to Active — Give the doer its seat back. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Passive Tense Ladder — The tense lives in 'be', never in the participle. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Who Received It — Sometimes the doer is simply missing. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Complete the Passive — Be plus the third form, every time. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Report the Statement — Step the tense back, swap the pronouns. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Report the Question — No question mark, no inversion. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Report Cries and Orders — Exclaimed, told, and the to-form. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Sort the Change — Tense, pronoun or time word? · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Choose the Reporting Verb — Asked, told or exclaimed. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • The Reported Message — Get the backshift wrong and plans collapse. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Mixed Revision Gaps — One unit hiding behind every gap. · Revision Paper 2
  • Transform and Combine — Active, passive and one relative clause. · Revision Paper 2
  • Sort by Skill — Name the unit each sentence comes from. · Revision Paper 2
  • Mixed Error Hunt — Five faults, two innocent bystanders. · Revision Paper 2
  • Self-Check Questions — One question to test each skill. · Revision Paper 2
  • Summarise the Green Drive — Thirty words, main ideas only. · Composition — Summarising, Notices and Letters
  • Rebuild the Complaint — A formal letter, word by word. · Composition — Summarising, Notices and Letters
  • Notice, Letter or Summary — Three forms, three voices. · Composition — Summarising, Notices and Letters
  • Parts and Their Forms — Where each piece belongs. · Composition — Summarising, Notices and Letters
  • Formal Letter Words — Polite, not pleading or shouting. · Composition — Summarising, Notices and Letters
  • Build the Notice — Short lines, colons and full stops. · Composition — Summarising, Notices and Letters
  • Rebuild the Review — Story, effect, recommendation. · Book Review, Report Writing and Discursive Writing
  • Review, Report or Essay — Opinion, facts or argument? · Book Review, Report Writing and Discursive Writing
  • The Discursive Skeleton — Five paragraphs, five jobs. · Book Review, Report Writing and Discursive Writing
  • Summarise the Report — Twenty-five words, facts only. · Book Review, Report Writing and Discursive Writing
  • Why Reports Need Facts — Pick the detail, then defend it. · Book Review, Report Writing and Discursive Writing
  • Tap the Transitions — The words that steer an argument. · Book Review, Report Writing and Discursive Writing
  • Rebuild the Diary Entry — Date, day, feeling, wish. · Diary Entry and Comprehension
  • The Saplings Passage — Read fast, then answer from memory. · Diary Entry and Comprehension
  • The Conservation Passage — Three measures, one result. · Diary Entry and Comprehension
  • Questions and Answers — Every answer comes from the passage. · Diary Entry and Comprehension
  • Summarise Conservation — Twenty-five words, four facts. · Diary Entry and Comprehension
  • Back It With the Passage — Your view needs the writer's evidence. · Diary Entry and Comprehension

Class 9

  • Active or Passive? — Ten sentences, two sides. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Change the Side — Flip active into passive. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Notice Board Passives — Short signs, hidden doers. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Headline Hunt — Bring the doer back. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Two Objects, Two Passives — One sentence, two answers. · Active and Passive Voice
  • The Chef Challenge — Choose it, then justify it. · Active and Passive Voice
  • The Tense Shift Machine — Push every verb one step back. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Report the Question — Questions lose their question order. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Command the Class — Report it right or chaos follows. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • The Exclamation Box — Drop the shout, keep the feeling. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • The Great Change Chart — Words that always shift. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • The Corridor Challenge — A request, a negative, a time change. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Find the Real Subject — The verb obeys only one word. · Agreement of the Verb with its Subject
  • The Proximity Trap — Don't fall for the nearest noun. · Agreement of the Verb with its Subject
  • One Person or Two? — The article decides everything. · Agreement of the Verb with its Subject
  • The Collective Quiz — One body, or many minds? · Agreement of the Verb with its Subject
  • Spot the Odd Word — Four agree, one doesn't. · Agreement of the Verb with its Subject
  • The Factory Inspection — Some verbs are already right. · Agreement of the Verb with its Subject
  • Name That Tense — Four present tenses, ten sentences. · Time and Tense — Part One, the Present Tense
  • The Forbidden Continuous — Some verbs never take -ing. · Time and Tense — Part One, the Present Tense
  • Since or For? — A point in time, or a length of time. · Time and Tense — Part One, the Present Tense
  • Two Sides, One Coin — Past finished, present still felt. · Time and Tense — Part One, the Present Tense
  • The Tense Doctor — Diagnose, but don't over-treat. · Time and Tense — Part One, the Present Tense
  • The Sunday Challenge — Pick the tense, then the reason. · Time and Tense — Part One, the Present Tense
  • A or An? — Listen to the sound, not the spelling. · Articles
  • The or Nothing — Sometimes the best article is no article. · Articles
  • Purpose or Building — One little the changes the whole story. · Articles
  • One Thing or Two — The repeated article doubles the count. · Articles
  • Little and Few — Three shades of not much. · Articles
  • The Village Tale — Every article rule in one story. · Articles
  • The Before Tense — Had marks the earlier event. · Time and Tense — Part Two, Past and Future
  • Interrupted or Not — Completed action, or action in progress? · Time and Tense — Part Two, Past and Future
  • Shall or Will — Plain future, or firm determination? · Time and Tense — Part Two, Past and Future
  • By the Time — Finished before a future moment. · Time and Tense — Part Two, Past and Future
  • The Tense Mixer — Five wrong tenses are hiding here. · Time and Tense — Part Two, Past and Future
  • Flying or Flown — In the air, or safely landed? · Time and Tense — Part Two, Past and Future
  • One Sentence Challenge — Two sentences become one simple sentence. · Synthesis of Sentences
  • The Conjunction Family — Four families, four jobs. · Synthesis of Sentences
  • Name That Clause — Find the subordinate clause. · Synthesis of Sentences
  • The Joining Board — Join without and, but or so. · Synthesis of Sentences
  • The Error Hunt — Badly joined sentences need repair. · Synthesis of Sentences
  • Three Paths of Synthesis — One pair, three joined sentences. · Synthesis of Sentences
  • Same Meaning New Shape — Change the form, keep the sense. · Interchange of Sentences
  • The Too-To Machine — Too ... to becomes so ... that ... cannot. · Interchange of Sentences
  • The Degree Ladder — Climb between positive, comparative and superlative. · Interchange of Sentences
  • The Antonym Factory — Prefix, suffix, or a whole new word. · Interchange of Sentences
  • The Context Doctor — Nearly right is still wrong. · Interchange of Sentences
  • The Triple Challenge — One sentence, three transformations. · Interchange of Sentences
  • Which Type? — Sort every if-sentence into its family. · Conditional Sentences
  • Complete the Condition — Finish the sentence with the right tense. · Conditional Sentences
  • Replace the If — Say the same thing without saying if. · Conditional Sentences
  • The Inversion Game — Throw away the if and start with the verb. · Conditional Sentences
  • The Advice Game — Three friends, three problems, one pattern. · Conditional Sentences
  • The Cake That Never Was — Unpack one monster sentence, step by step. · Conditional Sentences
  • The Part of Speech Switch — Same meaning, different word class. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • Seven Ways to Say If — One condition, seven disguises. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • Seven Ways to Say Though — Build the same contrast seven ways. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • The Summary Judge — Keep only what a summary needs. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • The Double Take — Same sentence, new opening. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • Four Ways, One Meaning — Transform one sentence four times. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • The Boss Rule — The main clause gives the orders. · The Sequence of Tenses
  • Exception or Rule? — Obedient sentences on one side, rebels on the other. · The Sequence of Tenses
  • As If or As Though? — Unreal clauses take a step backwards. · The Sequence of Tenses
  • The Purpose Exception — Purpose clauses never move. · The Sequence of Tenses
  • The Tense Detective — Five suspects, three guilty. · The Sequence of Tenses
  • Name That Rule — Every sentence has a rule behind it. · The Sequence of Tenses
  • Make the Degrees — Build the comparative and the superlative. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • The Confusing Pairs — Later or latter, elder or older. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • The Degree Ladder — Climb from positive to superlative. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • The Little Words Game — The keys that unlock each degree. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • Spot the Error — Six claims, four of them faulty. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • Three Forms, One Truth — Sort every sentence by its degree. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • The Shrinking Machine — Squeeze two clauses into one simple sentence. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • The Expanding Machine — Grow a simple sentence into two clauses. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • Compound Turns Complex — Match each joined sentence to its subordinate opening. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • The Return Journey — Turn a subordinate clause back into an equal one. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • The Clause Swap — Change places, keep the meaning. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • Three Forms, One Meaning — Transform one sentence three different ways. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • Time Preposition Race — At, in, on, since, for, by, till, or nothing at all. · Prepositions
  • On Time or In Time — Exactly at the hour, or comfortably before it. · Prepositions
  • Place the Preposition — Sort each phrase by the preposition it needs. · Prepositions
  • The Confusing Pairs — Beside or besides, between or among, by or with. · Prepositions
  • The Preposition Detective — Five wrong prepositions are hiding in this paragraph. · Prepositions
  • Name Every Preposition — Tap them all, and know the job each one does. · Prepositions
  • Place the Adverb — Drop each adverb into its rightful gap. · Word Order
  • The Inversion Trick — Start with a negative adverb and the verb jumps first. · Word Order
  • Order the Adverbs — Place before frequency, frequency before time. · Word Order
  • The Adjective Line — Opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material. · Word Order
  • Jumbled Sentence Challenge — Put the scattered words back in order. · Word Order
  • Sort the Adjectives — Age, colour, origin or material? · Word Order
  • The Listening Chain — Read once, remember, then answer. · Appendix 2 — Aural and Oral English
  • Fact or Opinion — Judge every statement you hear. · Appendix 2 — Aural and Oral English
  • Open Your Two Minutes — Rebuild a model opening for a spoken talk. · Appendix 2 — Aural and Oral English
  • The Voice Game — Same words, five different feelings. · Appendix 2 — Aural and Oral English
  • The Wh Report Game — Six questions, forty words, no waste. · Appendix 2 — Aural and Oral English
  • The Examination Simulation — A fresh passage, five questions, one chance. · Appendix 2 — Aural and Oral English

Class 10

  • Twelve Situations Sort — Name the job that the does in each sentence. · Articles
  • The or Nothing — Some nouns want the, and some want nothing at all. · Articles
  • Purpose or Building — The golden rule behind church and the church. · Articles
  • One Dog or Two — A repeated article splits one thing into two. · Articles
  • The Article Doctor — Five article mistakes are hiding in one short paragraph. · Articles
  • The More You Read — Build the twelfth situation of the definite article. · Articles
  • Name The Use — The Simple Present has eleven separate jobs. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part One
  • Since or For — A point of time or a length of time. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part One
  • The Tense Doctor — Five verbs are in the wrong tense. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part One
  • Draw The Conclusion — Read the evidence, then build the conclusion. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part One
  • Time or Tense — A present verb can carry a future meaning. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part One
  • Points and Periods — Sort every expression by since or for. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part One
  • The Time Pair Race — At, on, in, since, for, ago, till and by. · Prepositions
  • In Time or On Time — Early enough, or exactly at the hour. · Prepositions
  • Rest, Motion or Sharing — Every preposition has one job to do. · Prepositions
  • The Preposition Detective — Wrong prepositions are hiding in this account. · Prepositions
  • Chameleon Verbs — Hang, lie and lay change colour with meaning. · Prepositions
  • Name Every Preposition — Tap each preposition and know its job. · Prepositions
  • At, In, On — Time — Sort each time expression into the right preposition · Prepositions
  • In vs At — Place — Enclosed inside, or just a point? Sort the places · Prepositions
  • The Tense Shift Machine — Shift every verb one step back. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • The Universal Truth Trap — Some tenses refuse to shift back. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Report The Question — Questions lose their question mark and their do. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Command and Exclaim — Requests, orders, suggestions and cries. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • The Reporter Game — Hold the conversation, then report it. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Mother's Long Command — One sentence, two negatives, two tense changes. · Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Which Came First? — Build the Past Perfect for the earlier event. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part Two
  • Interrupted Or Parallel — Decide what the two past actions are doing to each other. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part Two
  • Five Ways To Tomorrow — Name the future form behind each sentence. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part Two
  • Finished By Then — Rebuild each sentence in the Future Perfect. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part Two
  • The Tense Doctor — Cure the sick tenses in the night of the power cut. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part Two
  • In The Air Or Landed — Answer, then say why. · Tenses and Their Uses — Part Two
  • Spot The Voice — Active or passive, at a glance. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Two Objects, Two Passives — Every double-object sentence hides two passive forms. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Never Drop The Preposition — The little word travels with its verb. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Notices In Passive — Short public notices are almost always passive. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Tense Change Machine — The same active sentence, passive in five tenses. · Active and Passive Voice
  • Sweet Sugar, Rough Cloth — Answer, then say why. · Active and Passive Voice
  • All Ready or Already? — Match the phrase to what it actually means · Active and Passive Voice
  • Order The Adjectives — Quality, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, noun. · Adjectives
  • Later Or Latter — Answer, then say why. · Adjectives
  • Big, Great Or Little — Drop the word into the right gap. · Adjectives
  • Double L Spelling Bee — One l survives when the words join. · Adjectives
  • The Adjective Detective — Five faults hide in the grandmother's box. · Adjectives
  • Name That Adjective Slot — Sort each adjective into its slot in the line. · Adjectives
  • Double L Compounds — One L quietly disappears — match the compound · Adjectives
  • Name The Degree — Positive, comparative or superlative. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • Climb The Degree Ladder — Same meaning, a different rung each time. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • To Or Than — Some comparatives refuse than. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • Spot The Faulty Comparison — Illogical comparisons in one short passage. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • Match The Key Phrase — Every superlative has a comparative twin. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • Very Few, Not None — Answer, then say why. · Comparison of Adjectives
  • Look-Alike Words, Different Meanings — One letter apart, worlds apart in meaning · Comparison of Adjectives
  • Boss Rule or Exception — Decide which sentences obey the boss and which are excused. · Sequence of Tenses
  • Fill the Blank — Choose the tense the main clause is demanding. · Sequence of Tenses
  • The Free Zone — More than one tense is right here. · Sequence of Tenses
  • The Ten Steps — Put the summary-writing steps back in order. · Sequence of Tenses
  • As If or As Though — Pick the verb, then say why it is right. · Sequence of Tenses
  • Name the Reason — Match each sentence to the rule behind it. · Sequence of Tenses
  • Choose the Verb — Singular or plural? Look hard at the subject. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • The Trap Game — The noun beside the verb is not the subject. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • One Body or Many — Collective nouns can go either way. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • There or Here — There is never the subject. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • The Agreement Doctor — Cure the sick verbs, and leave the healthy ones alone. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Singular or Plural — Sort the sentences by the verb they need. · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Animal Sounds — A lion doesn't shout — it roars · Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Name the Kind — Every adverb answers a different question. · Adverbs
  • Place the Adverb — Drop the adverb into its proper gap. · Adverbs
  • The Order Game — Manner, then place, then time. · Adverbs
  • Enough Comes After — One fixed rule, five chances to prove it. · Adverbs
  • The Adverb Doctor — Five adverbs are standing in the wrong place. · Adverbs
  • Spot Every Adverb — Find them all, and note their order. · Adverbs
  • One Sentence Challenge — Two sentences in, one sentence out. · Synthesis
  • The Conjunction Family — Four families, four different jobs. · Synthesis
  • Name That Clause — Find the word that opens the clause. · Synthesis
  • The Character Sketch — Rebuild a sketch built from three of the six ways. · Synthesis
  • The Synthesis Doctor — Some joins are broken, some are perfectly healthy. · Synthesis
  • Three Ways, One Meaning — Join the same pair simply, compoundly, and complexly. · Synthesis
  • Which Type? — Sort each condition into the type it belongs to. · Conditional Sentences
  • Complete the Condition — Half a sentence is given. Finish it in the right tense. · Conditional Sentences
  • Drop the If — Rebuild each condition in its formal inverted form. · Conditional Sentences
  • Replace the If — Say the same condition without using the word if. · Conditional Sentences
  • If I Were You — Give three friends advice without breaking the pattern. · Conditional Sentences
  • The Cake Sentence — Answer, then explain why you are right. · Conditional Sentences
  • The Too-To Machine — Match each sentence to its rewritten twin. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • Flip the Voice — Turn each sentence from active to passive, or back again. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • Say It Negatively — Add a negative without losing the meaning. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • Question to Statement — A rhetorical question is really a statement in disguise. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • Calm the Exclamation — Turn strong feeling into a plain statement. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • Three Ways, One Meaning — Transform one sentence about Shimla in three directions. · Transformation of Sentences — Part One
  • The Shrinking Machine — Squeeze a compound sentence into a simple one. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • The Expanding Machine — Grow a simple sentence into a complex one. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • Compound and Complex — Swap co-ordination for subordination, and back again. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • The Critical Review — Rebuild a model review, sentence by sentence. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • The Gold Summary — Keep only what the question actually asks for. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
  • Study Hard, Three Ways — One sentence, three transformations, one meaning. · Transformation of Sentences — Part Two
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