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Below is a list of great tools for self-study (GRAMMAR, PHRASAL VERBS and PREPOSITIONS, VOCABULARY, USEFUL PHRASES, READING and LISTENING COMPREHENSION, WRITING, CONVERSATION, and more!) - ENJOY!

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.” (Henry Ford)

💡 GRAMMAR:

• ESL Writing Exercises ⇨ Scrambled Sentences (Click on the words to put them in the right order. 200 games – 5 sentences each.)
• PERFECT ENGLISH GRAMMAR ⇨ GRAMMAR online EXERCISES
• TEST-ENGLISH ⇨ A1 – Elementary Grammar
• TEST-ENGLISH ⇨ A2 – Pre-intermediate Grammar
• TEST-ENGLISH ⇨ B1 – Intermediate Grammar
• TEST-ENGLISH ⇨ B1+ – Upper-intermediate Grammar
• TEST-ENGLISH ⇨ B2 – Advanced Grammar 
• GrammarBank.com ⇨ DRAG & DROP EXERCISES (Drag the words and drop them into the answer area to complete these grammar exercises. Drag and drop exercises provide quick and fun way of practicing your English grammar skills.)
• GrammarBank.com ⇨ Mixed Grammar Quizzes (Multiple choice grammar with reading passages tests and other multiple choice mixed grammar quizzes, covering verb tenses, pronouns, prepositions, quantifiers/determiners, modal verbs, reported speech, articles, passive voice, conjunctions/connectors, etc.)
• GrammarBank.com ⇨ GRAMMAR Quizzes (A large number of quizzes and exercises on a wide range of grammar topics – beginner to advanced)

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” (Dr. Seuss)

🎯 PHRASAL VERBS and PREPOSITIONS:

• Random Phrasal Verb Quiz (Test your understanding of phrasal verbs with these random phrasal verb quizzes. Each time you 'start again', you will get a new quiz generated from a phrasal verbs database.)
• Phrasal Verb Quizzes and Worksheets (Online and Printable Quizzes - This page gives you quick access to other English phrasal verb quizzes and worksheets available at UsingEnglish.com.)
• What's the Meaning? (listed by verb) (Select from a list of verbs and test your knowledge about what related phrasal verbs mean.)
• What's the Meaning? (listed by preposition) (Select from a list of prepositions and test your knowledge about what related phrasal verbs mean.)
• Separable or Inseparable? (Select from a list of verbs and choose whether the related phrasal verbs are intransitive, separable or inseparable.)
• Phrasal Verbs ⇨ Online exercises from LearnEnglishFeelGood•com (TO PULL, TO PLAY, TO KEEP, TO HOLD, TO CALL, TO BREAK, TO COME, TO STAND, TO TURN, TO TAKE, TO GET 1, TO GET 2, TO RUN, TO PUT, TO GO 1, TO GO 2, TO MAKE, Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 1, Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 2, Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 3, Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 4, Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 5, Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 6, Transitive/intransitive 1, Transitive/intransitive 2, Transitive/intransitive 3, Separable/not separable 1, Separable/not separable 2, Separable/not separable 3.)
• TOWSON EDU ⇨ PREPOSITIONS (More exercises: Prepositions - exercise 2, Prepositions - exercise 3, Prepositions - exercise 4, Prepositions - exercise 5, Prepositions - exercise 6, Prepositions - exercise 7, Prepositions - exercise 8, Prepositions - exercise 9, Prepositions - exercise 10, Prepositions - exercise 11, Prepositions - exercise 12, Prepositions - exercise 13, Prepositions - exercise 14, Prepositions - exercise 15, Prepositions - exercise 16, Prepositions - exercise 17, Prepositions - exercise 18, Prepositions - exercise 19, Prepositions - exercise 20.)

“It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.” (Marilyn Monroe)

📋 VOCABULARY:

• WOODWARD English ⇨ English Vocabulary GAMES (DEFINITIONS + EXERCISES)
• EXCELLENT ESL 4 YOU ⇨ ESL Vocabulary Topics (DEFINITIONS + EXERCISES. All the vocabulary on the Excellent ESL 4U site is divided into topic areas. These topic areas are listed HERE.)
• IELTS Topic Vocabulary (IELTS topic vocabulary presented as you might use the words and expressions in an IELTS Speaking exam. There are 20 different topics.)
• TOWSON EDU ⇨ IDIOMS (More exercises: Idioms - exercise 2, Idioms - exercise 3, Idioms - exercise 4, Idioms - exercise 5, Idioms - exercise 6, Idioms - exercise 7, Idioms - exercise 8, Idioms - exercise 9, Idioms - exercise 10, Idioms - exercise 11, Idioms - exercise 12, Idioms - exercise 13, Idioms - exercise 14, Idioms - exercise 15, Idioms - exercise 16, Idioms - exercise 17, Idioms - exercise 18, Idioms - exercise 19, Idioms - exercise 20.)
• Better English Lessons ⇨ Collocations 1 (More exercises: Collocations 2, Collocations 3, Collocations 4, Collocations 5, Collocations 6, Collocations 7, Collocations 8, Collocations 9, Collocations 10, Collocations 11, Collocations 12, Collocations 13, Collocations 14, Collocations 15.)
• GrammarBank.com ⇒ WORD FORMATION (Learn new vocabulary and become familiar with English words and word families by adding or removing certain affixes (suffixes / prefixes) to form adjectives from nouns, adverbs from adjectives, verbs from adverbs, nouns from verbs or the other way around.)
• GrammarBank.com ⇨ DRAG & DROP (Drag the words and drop them into the answer area to complete these vocabulary exercises. Drag and drop exercises provide quick and fun way of building up your vocabulary.)
• GrammarBank.com ⇨ Vocabulary Exercises (Several exercises including context clues, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, word matching, definition, synonym-antonym, word formation, etc. – beginner to advanced exercises.)

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).” (Mark Twain)

💭 USEFUL PHRASES:

• SPEAKLANGUAGES.COM ⇨ ENGLISH PHRASES (In this section you will find English phrases for use across a wide range of everyday situations. The phrases have been chosen to reflect modern, colloquial English usage. Sound is available for all the English phrases on this page — simply click on any phrase to hear it.)

“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” (Oscar Wilde)

💬 CONVERSATIONS:

• ESLFAST ⇨ ENGLISH CONVERSATIONS (American English ⇨ More than 1,500 conversations on 25 topics + audio.)
• Speak English Fast (American English ⇨ 500 conversations on 26 topics with audio for you to practice speaking.)

“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.” (Winston S. Churchill)

💬 READ + LISTEN + PRACTISE:

• This Is America ⇨ MINI STORIES (109 mini-stories – Read and listen; then, do the exercises below the paragraphs: vocabulary, comprehension, cloze and dictation. For example: 16. New York, New York ⇒ Exercises: Vocabulary, Comprehension, Cloze, Dictation. More stories HERE.)
• American Culture and Customs (128 short essays – Read and listen; then, do the exercises below the paragraphs: vocabulary, comprehension, cloze and dictation. For example: 3. The U.S. Federal Government ⇒ Exercises: Vocabulary, Comprehension, Cloze, Dictation. See more HERE.)

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” (Albert Einstein)

📚 READING COMPREHENSION:

• EXCELLENT ESL 4 YOU ⇨ ESL Reading Comprehension (Topics related to a specific area and divided into several difficulty levels. Each topic has a short reading passage and some questions for you to answer to show that you understand the topic.)
• TEST-ENGLISH ⇨ A2 – READING COMPREHENSION
• TEST-ENGLISH ⇨ B1 – READING COMPREHENSION
• TEST-ENGLISH ⇨ B2 – READING COMPREHENSION
• BRITISH COUNCIL ⇨ READING COMPREHENSION (Practise and improve your reading skills. This section has a magazine, stories and poems, and there are exercises to help you to understand what you read.)

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” (Edgar Allan Poe)

🔊 LISTENING COMPREHENSION (AUDIO & VIDEO ACTIVITIES):

• Lyrics Training (Learn English through music and songs! You can practise your listening skills and enjoy listening to your favourite music videos at the same time. Of course, it’s free, and you don't need to sign up – if you don’t want to – to be able to play!)
• ESL LOUNGE ⇨ LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Elementary
• ESL LOUNGE ⇨ LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Pre-Intermediate
• ESL LOUNGE ⇨ LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Intermediate
• ESL LOUNGE ⇨ LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Advanced
• BRITISH COUNCIL ⇨ LISTENING PRACTICE (Practise and improve your listening skills for your school studies and your English exams. There are activities for different levels, so find your level and make a start. Beginner A1 listening, Elementary A2 listening, Intermediate B1 listening, Upper intermediate B2 listening, Advanced C1 listening)
• BRITISH COUNCIL ⇨ BRITISH CULTURE (Learn about UK culture by watching videos and listening to audio about a variety of topics.)
• Elllo.org (Listen to over 2500 free lessons featuring speakers from around the world. All lessons come with audio or video + a quiz + script. / Elllo | English Listening Online: Free listening, reading, and vocabulary practice. / English Listening Lesson Library Online: Learn English naturally by listening to over 300 speakers from 100 countries with these free video and audio lessons. Free downloads and Worksheets + Audio and Videos for different Levels: Top 25 for Beginners, Top 50 for High Beginners, Top 50 for Low Intermediate, Top 50 for Mid Intermediate, Top 50 for High Intermediate, Top 50 for Advanced)
• TALKENGLISH ⇨ Basic Listening Lessons (34 free online lessons ⇒ Each one will take you only 2 minutes! Just follow these quick 3 steps: Step 1: Listen to Dialog + Step 2: Quiz – Answer Questions ⇒ Step 3: Show Conversation Dialog (read and listen). Some exercises: Basic Listening Lesson #01, Basic Listening Lesson #02, Basic Listening Lesson #03, Basic Listening Lesson #04, Basic Listening Lesson #05, Basic Listening Lesson #06, Basic Listening Lesson #07, Basic Listening Lesson #08, Basic Listening Lesson #09, Basic Listening Lesson #10 ⇒ More HERE)
• TALKENGLISH ⇨ Intermediate Listening Lessons (34 free online lessons ⇒ Each one will take you only 3 minutes! Just follow these quick 3 steps: Step 1: Listen to Dialog + Step 2: Quiz – Answer Questions ⇒ Step 3: Show Conversation Dialog (read and listen). Some exercises: Intermediate Listening Lesson #01, Intermediate Listening Lesson #02, Intermediate Listening Lesson #03, Intermediate Listening Lesson #04, Intermediate Listening Lesson #05, Intermediate Listening Lesson #06, Intermediate Listening Lesson #07, Intermediate Listening Lesson #08, Intermediate Listening Lesson #09. Intermediate Listening Lesson #10 ⇒ More HERE)

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” (Douglas Adams)

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