Word Choice & Vocabulary
Vocabulary - A BBC Skillwise guide that includes fact sheets, worksheets, games, and quizzes.
Spelling - An Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University that presentes a handout with examples. OWL also provides several interactive exercises listed below.
- Spelling Rules: Exercise 1
- Spelling Rules: Exercise 2
- Spelling Rules: Exercise 3
- Spelling Rules: Exercise 4
Word Choice - A Tongue Untied lesson that lists 8 weeks of vocabulary words designed to improve word choice.
Who vs. Whom
Word Order - A Flash-based quiz from edufind.com that assesses sentence structure and word choice. Intermediate-Advanced Level.
The "Quick and Dirty Tips" podcast from Grammar Girl hosts a series of podcasts related to vocabulary and word choice.
- Verbification of a Noun
- Through, Threw, and Thru
- Affect versus Effect
- How to Avoid Cliches
- Wordiness And Idioms
Who vs. That vs. Which, by Jane Straus
Quick and Dirty Revising - Two easy techniques to teach students so that they can improve word choice and sentence fluency.
Word Choice - An interactive exercise with accompanying handout from Grammar Bytes. Scroll down the page for the links to the exercises. There is also an
Appropriate Words and Expressions PowerPoint./p>
Vocabulary: Problem Words - Multiple online exercises and quizzes from ESL Blues for pre-intermediate to high-intermediate level English learners.
