Grammar from the basics up: 41 lessons
English grammar, explained simply and practised with games
From "am, is, are" to reported speech and conditionals: each grammar point is one short lesson with the rule in one line, clear examples, and games that use exactly that rule.
Grammar basics 8
The building blocks: am, is and are, was and were, have and has, possessives, questions and irregular verbs.
- Am, Is, Are: the Verb “To Be”I am · he is · they are — and the short formsGrade 6
- Have & HasI have a bike · she has two brothers · have gotGrade 6
- Was & Were: “It was a rainy day.”the past of am / is / are · there was / there wereGrade 6
- Possessives: ’s and “of”Nimal’s bag · the girls’ room · the roof of the houseGrade 6
- Time, Dates & Numbershalf past six · the 5th of May · Rs. 250Grade 6
- Imperatives: Giving InstructionsOpen your books · Don’t run · Let’s go!Grade 6
- Irregular Verbs: V1 → V2 → V3go · went · gone — learn them in familiesGrade 7
- Making QuestionsDo you…? Did she…? Where is…? Who broke it?Grade 7
Word power 10
Articles, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and linkers: the words that make sentences work.
- Articles: a, an, theWhich little word goes before a noun?Grade 6
- Nouns: Plurals & Countableboxes, babies, leaves, children… and uncountablesGrade 6
- PronounsI / me / my / mine / myselfGrade 6
- Prepositions: in, on, atTime and place wordsGrade 6
- Prepositions of Place & Movementunder, between, opposite · into, across, throughGrade 6
- There is/are · This/TheseSaying what exists — near and farGrade 6
- Adjectives: Comparisonbig → bigger → biggestGrade 7
- Adverbsquickly, carefully, well — HOW we do thingsGrade 7
- Conjunctions & Linkersand, but, so, because, although, however…Grade 7
- Quantifierssome / any · much / many · a few / a littleGrade 7
Sentence power 12
Bigger sentences: modal verbs, the passive voice, reported speech, conditionals, question tags and relative clauses.
- Punctuation & Capitals. , ? ! ' and capital lettersGrade 6
- Modal Verbscan, could, must, should, may, might, have toGrade 7
- Active & Passive VoiceThe cake was made by MomGrade 8
- Reported SpeechShe said that she was happyGrade 8
- Conditionals (If…)Zero, first, second and third conditionalGrade 8
- Question Tags…, isn't it? …, do you?Grade 8
- Relative Clauseswho, which, that, whose, where, whenGrade 8
- Gerunds & Infinitivesenjoy reading · want to readGrade 8
- Used to & WishI used to… · I wish I were…Grade 8
- Subject–Verb AgreementEveryone IS · The children AREGrade 9
- Purpose: to · in order to · so thatI study hard to pass · so that I can…Grade 9
- O/L Grammar ExamBoss level! 10 exam-style questions — Word Power + Sentence PowerO/L
Vocabulary and usage 11
Word formation, prefixes and suffixes, phrasal verbs, confusing words, spelling rules and sentence transformation.
- Spelling Rulesreceive, stopped, making, necessary…Grade 6
- Prefixes & Suffixesun-, dis-, im-, re- · -ful, -less, -ness, -mentGrade 7
- Confusing Wordstheir / there / they're · lend / borrow…Grade 7
- Synonyms & Antonymssame meaning · opposite meaningGrade 7
- Word Formationhappy → happiness → happilyGrade 8
- Phrasal Verbslook after, give up, run out of…Grade 8
- Dependent Prepositionsgood at, afraid of, depend on…Grade 8
- Too / Enough · So / Suchtoo hot to drink · such a nice dayGrade 9
- Both · Either · Neitherplus had better & would ratherGrade 9
- Have Something DoneI had my hair cut (the causative)Grade 9
- Sentence TransformationSay it another way — the O/L favourite!O/L
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