English Made Easy

No one is perfect. Each and everyone of us have made countless mistakes in our lives, including in using English in our daily life. Fear not! Here are 7 common mistakes in English that we can easily avoid. Each example has a common English mistake. See if you can figure out what the mistake is, and then read the tip for more information. Grammar Mistakes 1. It’s or Its Example Mistake: The spider spun it’s web. Its a very beautiful web. Tip: “Its,” without an apostrophe, is the possessive version of a pronoun. In the above example, we should use the possessive “its” to talk about the spider’s web, because the web belongs to the spider. “It’s,” with an apostrophe, is a contraction of “it is” or “it has.” When talking about the beauty of the web, we’re saying that it is a very beautiful web. Therefore, we should use the contraction “it’s” instead of “its.” So, if you’re not sure which spelling to use—”it’s” or “its”—try adding “it is” or “it has” to the sentence. If neit

Just as everyone learns the classic tongue twisters about Peter and that seashell-selling girl, the longest tongue twister is hundreds of times longer. The longest tongue twister contains 466 tongue-tripping words and it is certainly one of the most difficult tongue twister there is. Take a deep breath, and see if you managed to read it all the way without tripping up your tongue; Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes. Seventeen summers, speeding storms, spreading sunshine successively, saw Simon’s small, shabby shop, still standing staunch, saw Simon’s selfsame squeaking sign still swinging silently specifying: Simon Short, Smithfield’s sole surviving shoemaker. Shoes sewed soled super finely. Simon’s spry, sedulous spouse, Sally Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets, stuffed sofas. Simon’s six stout sons — Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Silas, Shadrach – sold sundries. Sober Seth sold sugar, spices; simple Sam sold saddles, stirrups, screws; sagacious Stephen sold silks, satins, shaw

We’ve all heard a thousand times that the only way to really learn English is to be totally immersed in the language, completely surrounded by it everywhere you go. But we wanted to go deeper than that and find quick and easy ways to start getting immersed. So our research team put together 10 steps that you can follow, in this order, to make learning English faster and a whole lot more fun. #1: Find some English radio stations and podcasts in iTunes There are tons of podcasts about all topics imaginable these days: entertainment, politics, news. A good way to find one is to look for a podcast from a TV channel you usually watch in your cable TV. Look for one that interests you and listen to it in your car while driving. You’ll train your ear that way! #2: Check out the Top Videos on YouTube and watch for at least a few minutes Most of them are hilarious! It will be so worth it. Try looking at the comments to pick up some words and sentences you aren’t familiar with, but be car

Here are 22 things (in no particular order) you can do to improve your English 1. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Be confident. People can only correct your mistakes when they hear you make them. 2. Surround yourself in English. Put yourself in an all English speaking environment where you can learn passively. 3. The best way to learn is through speaking. Practice every day. 4. Make yourself a study plan. Decide how much time a week you are going to spend studying and stick to it. Establish a routine. 5. Tell your family and friends about your study plan. Get them to push you to study and also don’t let them interrupt you. 6. Practise the 4 core skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. They all need to be worked on for you to improve. 7. Keep a notebook of new words you learn. Use them in sentences and try to say them at least 3 times when you speak. 8. Memorisation of lists is one of the most common ways of learning vocabulary for a test. It's only a g

Have you ever encountered people calling the lift an elevator? Or people calling fries as chips? Which one is correct? Actually both of the words are correct, but the only difference is because some people use American English while others use British English. Here are some examples of the differences between the American English and the British English. For Travel and Transport, Food and Drink, Hobbies, Education, Science and Technology, and Weather. There are even differences between the building floors!

Tongue twisters are a great way to practice and improve pronunciation and fluency. They can also help to improve accents by using alliteration, which is the repetition of one sound. They’re not just for kids, but are also used by actors, politicians, and public speakers who want to sound clear when speaking. Below, you will find some of the most popular English tongue twisters. Say them as quickly as you can. If you can master them, you will be a much more confident speaker. 1. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? 2. Betty Botter bought some butter But she said the butter’s bitter If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter But a bit of better butter will make my batter better So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter 3. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could