Expand your vocabulary with word lists, puzzles and exercises

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Expand your vocabulary with word lists, puzzles and exercises

Post by Erik_Kowal » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:10 pm

Both native and non-native learners of English, as well as their teachers, may find the comprehensive word lists, puzzles and exercises at MyVocabulary.com a useful aid. This is a gratis resource that covers a very wide spread of categories and activities.
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Re: Expand your vocabulary with word lists and vocabulary exercises

Post by Edwin F Ashworth » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:28 pm

I bet not even Dante can find 'grumpy adverbs' in Huddleston & Pullum.
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Re: Expand your vocabulary with word lists and vocabulary exercises

Post by Erik_Kowal » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:35 pm

There's no point in getting a dog if you can bark yourself.
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Re: Expand your vocabulary with word lists, puzzles and exercises

Post by Edwin F Ashworth » Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:14 pm

Unless it can fix your $2000 car.

Don't you have Rovers in the States?
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Re: Expand your vocabulary with word lists, puzzles and exercises

Post by Erik_Kowal » Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:53 am

Not if we can help it.
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Re: Expand your vocabulary with word lists, puzzles and exercises

Post by Edwin F Ashworth » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:14 am

No, you send them all into space.
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Re: Expand your vocabulary with word lists, puzzles and exercises

Post by Erik_Kowal » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:00 am

Best place for 'em.
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