by Phil Williams | Mar 14, 2023 | Grammar, Vocabulary, Words
I always find it interesting to look at ways that words connect, so we can see how one type of word might become another. I was struck by a specific area of this recently while editing a crime novel, which included a lot of compound nouns that stem from phrasal verbs....
by Phil Williams | Dec 13, 2022 | Exercises, Reading Exercise
Christmas is nearly upon us again, so it’s time for another holiday-themed exercise to get you in the merry spirit. I’ve decided to revisit the same style of exercise I produced for Christmas last year: a short story gap-fill exercise to test your understanding of...
by Phil Williams | Dec 8, 2020 | General English
It’s that time of year again, with Christmas quickly coming and a great excuse to add some seasonal language exercises. Today, I’m sharing a new short story gap-fill exercise to test understanding of phrasal verbs, to go with the list I’m developing...
by Phil Williams | May 12, 2020 | Definitions, Grammar, Vocabulary
I’ve been meaning to write some articles covering phrasal verbs, as these are always a difficult area to master with lots of specific considerations. To cover all the very specific meanings of the different phrasal verbs, in each article I’ll take one root verb and...
by Phil Williams | Feb 12, 2015 | Grammar, Prepositions, Vocabulary
Prepositional phrases and phrasal verbs often have very specific patterns that are difficult to guess. This means it is sometimes necessary to learn such phrases individually. The following exercise will test a range of prepositional phrases and phrasal verbs in a...