Vocabulary-Building Resources
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Audio Resources/Listening Practice
- Life-Skills-Related Topics (with vocabulary, audio and a quiz for upper-beginning students and higher)
www.esl-lab.com/vocab/ - Word Explorer (explains words in a brief format; for advanced-level students)
dictionary.reference.com/features/podcasts.html?r=10
Collocations
- Combinations with Take, Have and Break
esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_1.htm - Combinations with Catch, Pay and Keep
esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_2.htm - Combinations with Save, Find and Go
esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_3.htm - Combinations with Come, Get and Feel
esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_4.htm - Combinations with Miss, Get, Do and Make
esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_5.htm - Collocation Practice Questions
a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy37mjp.htm - Matching and Collocation Worksheets (printable PDF exercises for beginners; answers are on the second page)
www.esl-galaxy.com/collocation.html
Dictionaries
- The Internet Picture Dictionary
www.pdictionary.com - Links to Specialty Dictionaries by Topics
www.yourdictionary.com/specialty.html - Acronyms and Abbreviations
www.acronymfinder.com/ - A Dictionary and Thesaurus with Pronunciation (includes translation dictionary)
www.yourdictionary.com - Merriam-Webster Online
www.m-w.com - The Free Dictionary (with audio)
www.thefreedictionary.com - One Look Reverse Dictionary (describe a concept and receive a list of words and phrases)
www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml - Click the Search Browser on Cultural Literacy to Search for Idioms, Expressions and Proverbs
www.bartleby.com - Word of the Day (a quiz with pronunciation and links to an advanced word quiz with an analogy of the day challenge)
www.factmonster.com/cgi-bin/schoolword - Shahi Visual Dictionary (great images from Flickr, Google and Yahoo!; no audio)
blachan.com/shahi/ - Glossary (includes pictures, audio of the word's pronunciation, definitions of each word and sample sentences; Harcourt)
www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/esl/
Idioms
- The Idiom Connection (idioms, definitions and practice exercises)
www.idiomconnection.com - American Idioms (quizzes to review the meanings of idioms)
www.quiz-tree.com/American_Idioms_main.html - A Good List of Idioms in Context (Click an idiom for an explanation.)
www.goenglish.com/Idioms.asp - Lists of Idioms (alphabetical and random lists)
www.eslcafe.com/idioms/ - Paint by Idioms (an interactive way to learn idioms)
www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html - Sports Idioms and Sample Dialog
esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa111697.htm - Idiomatic Expressions for American Sports (in printable PDF format)
www.seminolestate.edu/media/els/idiomatic-expresssions.pdf - A List of Links for Sites with Idioms
iteslj.org/links/ESL/Idioms_and_Slang/ - Open English World: The Weekly Idiom (a list of idioms, definitions and examples; with audio)
www.openenglishworld.com/ - Idioms and Expressions (a site with historical information)
www.idiomsite.com - Animal Idioms
www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_idioms/id-a.htm
Word Study: Prefixes, Root Words, and Suffixes
- Greek and Latin Roots Skills (interactive activities)
www.quia.com/jg/223.html - Common Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words (three printable lists)
www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx1.htm - Root Games and Activities
www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/rootwords.html
Vocabulary Lists
- ESL Vocabulary List. More than 80 categories to learn and practice high frequency vocabulary.
ESL Vocabulary Lists (grammar-monster.com) - Vocabulary Lists by Levels
http://eslgold.com/vocabulary/ - Vocabulary Workshop: The 1,000 Most Common Words in English
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl1000_list1.htm">esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl1000_list1.htm
Vocabulary-Building Strategies and Tips
- Learning New Words, Increasing Your Vocabulary - Tips and links to improve your vocabulary
dictionary.reference.com/features/learningnewwords.html - Use a good English dictionary - Tips on what to look for when buing a dictionary
http://www.antimoon.com/how/dict.htm - "If 'the Dictionary' Doesn't List a Word, Try Checking Another Dictionary" (Wordmaster VOA Special English)
learningenglish.voanews.com/content/a-23-2010-02-02-voa2-84659037/117629.html
Vocabulary Quizzes and Games
- Free Rice - Website where users play various educational, multiple-choice games in vocabulary and grammar in order to fight world hunger. To change vocabulary level or re-start, answer the first question then click on the links at the bottom of the page (audio available).
freerice.com - Games with Words - Games and quizzes that use VOA Special English words http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/a-23-a-2001-07-11-3-1-83033197/119126.html
- English Vocabulary - Exercises by life-skills topics www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/index.html
- Vocabulary Quiz on Topics, Including Staying Healthy, and Business and Money www.vocabulary.co.il/games2/vocquiz/vocquiz.swf
- Vocabulary - List of word search puzzles
www.1-language.com/wordsearch/index.htm - Create Word Search Puzzles to Reinforce Vocabulary
puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com - English Vocabulary Quizzes - List of links to many exercises (easy to medium) a4esl.org/a/v3.html
- English Vocabulary Quizzes List of links to many exercises (difficult)
a4esl.org/a/v5.html - Basic 2000 Words: Quiz 1
a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-2000-01.html - Basic 2000 Words: Odd Man Out 1 - Vocabulary quiz
a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-2000-01odd.html - Basic 2000 Words: Definition Match 1 - Vocabulary quiz
a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-2000-01def.html - Basic 2000 Words: Synonym Match 1 - Vocabulary quiz
a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-2000-01syn.html - Basic 2000 Words: Fill-in Quiz 1 - Vocabulary quiz
a4esl.org/q/j/dt/fb-2000-01.html
Vocabulary for Foundations/Low Beginning
- Vocabulary (easy; with pictures)
iteslj.org/v/ei/ - Seasons
www.first-school.ws/theme/cpseasons.htm - English Vocabulary Quizzes (easy; a list of links to many exercises)
a4esl.org/a/v.html
