Primary Mainstream Links

Online Grammar

• BBC - Skillswise - Games

  Skillwise has put all their literacy and numeracy games together in one place.

• Grammatical Knowledge for Teachers

  A series of modules for teachers to build traditional grammatical knowledge (the UK National Literacy Strategy).

• Big Dog's Grammar

  Simple, entertaining explanations and exercises to reinforce basic grammatical concepts, especially about sentence structure.

• Color Coded Parts of Speech

  Kinesthetic group tasks focusing on parts of speech.

• Everyday Routines

  An activity focusing on the present tense and its use for talking about everyday activities. (The ESL Wonderland).

• Glossary of English Grammar Terms - A - Z

  From the Using English website, a cross-referenced English glossary of linguistic and grammatical terms.

• Glossary of English Phrasal Verbs

  From the Using English website.

• Grammar Monster

  Grammar Monster uses real-life examples to explain traditional grammar points. It includes a comprehensive glossary of grammatical terms.

• HyperGrammar

  An electronic traditional grammar course developed at the University of Ottawa's Writing Centre.

• KS 3 Grammar

  From the UK, this is a tutorial in grammar for teachers of English at Years 7, 8 and 9. It explains all technical ideas and terms, and makes some suggestions for using them in teaching, and especially in the teaching of writing.

• The Language Menu

  Site includes tools for teachers to generate their own resources, and multilingual interactive language exercises for students. Free site although you need to register.

• List of English Irregular Verbs

  A list of 280 different irregular verbs complete with definitions.From the Using English website.

• The Magic Key - Adventures

  Interactive English literacy games, worksheets and teacher resources. Topics covered include sentence structure, words and descriptions (BBC).

• Punctuate This!

  From the Eats, Shoots and Leaves site, a quick test of your punctuation skills.

• Self-Study Idiom Quizzes

  From the Internet TESL Journal.

• Sentence Construction

  Fact sheets, worksheets, and games on sentence construction and how to combine sentences. (BBC Skillswise)

• Sentence Construction Game

  You must jump on the correct logs to complete the sentence and get Bryan the beaver safely to the other side. This game has sound. (BBC Skillswise Words)

• Skillswise: Words: Spelling (BBC)

  Learn about prefixes, suffixes, root words, letter patterns and much more.

• Wacky Web Tales

  Students supply individual words and the programme creates a wacky story using the words. Includes a focus on parts of speech.