ENGLISH

• Language and writing
  
• Letter writing
  
• History of language
  
• Review of punctuation and capitalization
  
• Thesaurus
  
• Poetry
  
• Concordance
  
• Writing skills in comparison and contrast
  
• Encyclopedia
  
• Chronological order, spatial order, and order of importance
  
• Using the library
  
• Answering essay questions
  
• Parts of a book
  
• Grammar
  
• Outlining
  
• Review of nouns and noun functions
  
• Writing a biographical sketch
  
• Review of verbs
  
• Writing with nouns
  
• Subject and verb agreement
  
• Writing with verbs
  
• Review of the eight parts of speech
  
• Elements of the short story and the novel
  
• Interjections, conjunctions, and prepositions
  
• Exposition, complication, and resolution of story plots
  
• Phrases and clauses
  
• Figures of speech
  
• Spelling

Writing Skills

• Introduction
  
• Importance Of Writing
  
• Steps To Writing
  
• The Outline
  
• First Draft
  
• Revising Your Work
  
• Guidelines For The Final Copy
  
• Short Report
  
• Book Report
  
• Term Papers
  
• Adding FootNotes
  
• Adding Bibliography
  
• Adding An Appendix
  
• Test Yourself

Improving Your Critical Writing Skills

• Avoid Sentence Fragments
  
• Using Transition
  
• Avoiding Wordiness
  
• Deadwood Constructions
  
• Circumlucation
  
• Redundancy
  
• Passive Voice
  
• Prepositional Phrases
  
• Verb Agreement
  
• Using Pronouns Effectively
  
• Correct Comma Usage
  
• Numbers
  
• Using The Dash Effectively
  
• Using Apostrophes
  
• Evaluating A Paragraph
• Getting Started
  
• Techniques For Creating
  
• Journaling
  
• Concepts Of Critical Analysis
  
• Generating Sensory Details
  
• Thesis Statements
  
• Organizational Patterns
  
• How To Write A Comparison
  
• Writing Effective Introductions
  
• Writing Effective Conclusions
  
• How To Improve Your Spelling

English Writing

• Introduction
  
• Writing A Book Report
  
• Exercises
  
• Choosing A Topic
  
• Doing Research
  
• Keeping Notes
  
• Writing A Longer Report
  
• Proof Reading And Editing
  
• What to Look For In Proof Reading
  
• Edit Your Work
  
• Paragraph Writing
  
• News Writing
  
• Interview
  
• Kinds Of Writing
  
• Note Taking

English Grammar

• The Sentence
  
• More About Sentences
  
• Parts Of A Sentence
  
• Parts Of Speech
  
• Noun
  
• Singular And Plural Nouns
  
• Irregular Plural Nouns
  
• The Noun Case
  
• Pronoun
  
• Number And Gender Of Pronouns
  
• Adjective
  
• Verb
  
• Adverb
  
• The Preposition
  
• Conjunction
• Combining Sentences
  
• Negative Words
  
• Interjection
  
• Articles
  
• Use Of Indefinite Article
  
• Exercises
  
• Root Words Prefix And Suffix
  
• Identifying Root Words
  
• Root Words To Remember
  
• Suffixes
  
• Suffix - ly
  
• Suffix - er
  
• Prefix

Introduction To Grammar Basics

• What Is A Sentence
• Types Of Sentences
• Punctuating A Sentence
  
• Two Main Parts Of The Sentence
  
• Natural Order Of A Sentence
  
• Inverted Order Of A Sentence
  
• Subject Of A Sentence
  
• The Predicate
  
• Simple Subject
  
• Simple Predicate
  
• Verb Phrase
  
• What Is The Phrase
  
• What Is The Clause
  
• Compound Sentence
  
• Run On Sentence
  
• Complex Sentences
  
• Combining Sentences
  
• The Parts Of Speech
  
• What Is A Noun
  
• Proper Nouns
  
• Common Nouns
  
• Concrete Nouns
  
• Abstract Nouns
  
• Collective Nouns
  
• Possessive Nouns
  
• Formation Of Nouns
  
• Compound Nouns
  
• Person Of Noun
  
• Singular And Plural Nouns
  
• Rules For Forming Plural Nouns
  
• Irregular Nouns
  
• Gender Of A Noun
  
• Case Of A Noun
  
• Nominative Case Of Noun
  
• Objective Case Of A Noun
  
• Different Forms Of Nouns
  
• Possessive Case Of A Noun
  
• Formation Of Possessive Case
  
• Use Of Possessive Case
  
• Nouns In Apposition
  
• What Is A Pronoun
  
• Subject Pronoun
  
• Object Pronouns
  
• Possessive Pronouns
  
• Forms Of Possessive
  
• Pronouns
  
• Use Of Personal Pronouns
  
• Interrogative Pronouns
  
• Compound Personal Pronouns
  
• Relative Pronouns
  
• Predicate Pronoun
  
• Number Of Pronouns
  
• Antecedents Of Pronouns

Rules Of Spelling

• Rules Of Spelling
  
• Prefixes
  
• Suffixes
  
• Consonants In Spelling
  
• Spelling Nouns
  
• Forming New Verbs
  
• Differences In English
  
• Test Yourself
  

Tips For Mastering English Spelling

• Spelling Correctly
  
• Test Yourself
  

English Vocabulary

• Introduction
  
• About Vocabulary
  
• Types Of Words
  
• Abbreviations
  
• Contractions
  
• Exercises
  
• Reversal Of Words
  
• Study Of Word Roots
  
• Compound Words
  
• Portmanteau Words
  
• Etymology
  
• Words From Foreign Languages
  
• Words From Mythology
  
• Words From People's Names
  
• Words From Sports
• Figures Of Speech
  
• More About Figure Of Speech
  
• Simile
  
• Test Yourself

English Punctuation

• Introduction
  
• Uses Of Punctuation
  
• Use Of Period
  
• Use Of Comma
  
• Use Of Quotation Marks
  

English Capitalization

• Introduction
  
• About Capitalization
  
• Using Capitalization
  
• Guidelines For Capitalization
  
• Exercises

English Diction

• Vocabulary
  
• Synonyms
  
• Antonyms
  
• Homophones
  
• Homographs
  
• Multiple Meanings
  
• Idioms
  
• Acronyms
  
• Homonyms
  
• Homographic
  
• Homophones
  
• Confusing Words
  
• Abbreviations
  
• Contractions
  
• Figures Of Speech
  
• Simile
  
• Metaphor
  
• Analogy
  
• Reversal Of Words
  
• Study Of Word Roots
  
• Compound Words
  
• Portmanteau Words
  
• Etymology
  
• Words From Foreign Languages
  
• Words From Mythology
  
• Words From Peoples' Names
  
• Words From Sports
  
• Differences In English In Canada And USA
  
• Other Figures Of Speech
  
• Guidelines For Language
  
• Review Of Diction

English Phonics

• Introduction
  
• About Phonics
  
• Short Vowel Sounds
  
• Long Vowel Sounds
  
• The Sounds Of Y
  
• Consonant Cluster
  
• Digraphs
  
• Regular Vowel Combinations
  
• Irregular Vowel Combinations
  
• Diphthongs
  
• The Schwa
  
• Hard And Soft Sounds Of C & G
  
• Syllable
  
• Consonant Blends
  
• Compound Words
• The Sounds Of Cat
  
• The Sounds Of Ch
  
• The Sounds Of Ur And Er
  
• Test Yourself
  

English Spelling

• Introduction
  
• Rules Of Spelling
  
• Prefixes
  
• Suffixes
  
• Other Rules To Remember
  
• Spell Nouns
  
• Ways In Which Verbs Show Past Tense
  
• Differences In English Spelling
  
• Test Yourself