Weapons
This is a linked lesson. It is linked to the English lesson - Weaponry.
There are 18 pictures of different weapons.
You have 5 minutes to write the correct names for each weapon.
Please watch the video lesson on my site or at my YouTube channel before doing this activity.
Completed 10 times since 2009-09-24 . See Best Score.
Vocabulary and Pronunciation
This is a linked quiz, linked to the English lesson - Vegetables. There are many dozens of names for vegetables in English. Here are 35 of them with phonetic transcripts. Can you write the correct vegetable from the phonetic script? You have 5 minutes to complete the quiz. The cooks among you will find this lesson very interesting,
Completed 10 times since 2009-09-23 . See Best Score.
Back to Basics
This is a linked quiz, linked to the Lesson, Back to Basics - Nouns. Watch the video on this site or on my YouTube channel and then try the quiz.
Completed 11 times since 2009-09-04 . See Best Score.
Lesson Revision - Phonetic Practice
This quiz is linked to the lesson "Clothes Alphabet". It looks at the names of clothes in English. It also helps you learn the phonetic alphabet. The phonetic alphabet can really help you to pronounce words properly. Every good dictionary will give you a phonetic transcription of every word. Learn the alphabet and never worry about mispronouncing a word again.
Completed 4 times since 2009-08-27 . See Best Score.
Lesson Quiz
This quiz is linked to the lesson "Animal Alphabet". It looks at the names of animals in English. It helps you learn the phonetic alphabet. The phonetic alphabet can really help you to pronounce words properly. Every good dictionary will give you a phonetic transcription of every word. Learn the alphabet and never worry about mispronouncing a word again.
Completed 3 times since 2009-08-23 . See Best Score.
Lesson Quiz
This is a quiz based on the lesson "Fruit and Nuts". Complete the lesson and then try to answer all the questions in the quiz. You have 5 minutes to complete the 22 questions in the quiz.
Completed 0 times since 2009-08-22 . See Best Score.
Making a Spanish Omelette
This short quiz is linked to the weekly Email lesson, Spanish Omelette. Can you identify the verbs from the pictures? Can you put the recipe in the right order?
Completed 2 times since 2009-07-12 . See Best Score.
Words that Collate with Correspondent
This is a timed activity linked to the One-2-One lesson, "The English are Basically German".
This activity uses some of the collocations from the lesson - those words that collocate with the word "correspondent".
There are 10 photographs. You have to decide which type of correspondent would report on the type of news item shown.
You have 30 seconds to complete the ten questions.
Completed 3 times since 2009-06-02 . See Best Score.
The landing of Flight 1549 on the Hudson River.
This Timed Activity is linked to the One-2-One lesson, Flight 1549 - Advanced. The activity uses words involved in aircraft and aviation. There are 16 words in all including, Jet, cockpit, cabin door, tailplane, nose, landing gear, sidestick, instrument panel... To do the One-2-One lesson, subscribe as a One-2-One student today.
Completed 11 times since 2009-05-19 . See Best Score.
Gambling and cards
Terms used to describe playing cards. Do you know your clubs from your hearts, your spades from your diamonds? Can you tell the difference between a King and an Ace or a Jack and a Queen? There are 11 terms. You have 20 seconds.
Completed 4 times since 2009-05-07 . See Best Score.
Simple weather terms
This activity looks at vocabulary used to describe basic weather conditions around the United Kingdom. There are 12 questions. You have 30 seconds to answer them all. This is a linked activity. It is linked to the One-2-One lesson, Weather - Intermediate. You can find this lesson by clicking on the One-2-One link.
Completed 2 times since 2009-04-21 . See Best Score.
Errors made by the most advanced students
Here are 25 common mistakes made by even the most advanced students at proficiency level. You have 50 seconds to identify all of the correct sentences from the pairs given.
Completed 7 times since 2009-04-16 . See Best Score.
Mistakes made by advanced students
Advanced students make mistakes in their use of English. Here are 35 of the most common errors committed by advanced students. You have one minute to identify all of the correct answers.
Completed 0 times since 2009-04-16 . See Best Score.
Common mistakes by intermediate students
Here are 35 common mistakes typically made by intermediate English language students. Can you select the correct sentences in one minute?
Completed 1 times since 2009-04-16 . See Best Score.
Basic errors in English
Here are 35 of the most common mistakes made by English language students. Can you identify the correct sentences in one minute?
Completed 0 times since 2009-04-16 . See Best Score.
Common fixed expressions using make or do
The general-purpose verb "do" has several uses, and can sometimes be confused with "make". There are some common fixed expressions that can use either do or make. There are over 30 common fixed expressions in this activity. How many can you get right in under a minute?
Completed 2 times since 2009-04-16 . See Best Score.
Prepositions that tell us how things are moving
How well do you know the prepositions of movement? There are 18 prepositions of movement here. They include across, along, away, back, down, downstairs, in, into, off, out of, out, over, round, through, towards, under, underneath, up, upstairs. Can you identify them all in under a minute?
Completed 11 times since 2009-04-09 . See Best Score.
Furniture you find in the house.
Here are some common types of furniture you will find in a house. There are 10 items of furniture, but each has several different names. Can you select the correct names in 1 minute?
Completed 4 times since 2009-04-03 . See Best Score.
Flags of Europe
Do you know your European Flags? There are 12 European Flags here. You have 30 seconds to identify as many as you can. The countries include Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Norway, Finland, Spain, Netherlands...
Completed 3 times since 2009-04-03 . See Best Score.
Flags of the World
Do you know the flags of the world? There are 47 flags from around the world here. You have 2 minutes to identify as many of them as you can. The countries include Bangladesh, Japan, Lebanon, Philippines, Qatar, Nigeria, Russia, Iraq, Greece, Pakistan, South Africa and many more.
Completed 1 times since 2009-04-03 . See Best Score.
Common and not-so-common shapes in English
How well do you know the names of shapes in English? Do you know your circle from your oval, or you hexagon from your triangle? You have 30 seconds to identify 11 shapes in English.
Completed 4 times since 2009-03-24 . See Best Score.
Spelling the Names of Animals in English
You know the names of animals, but do you know how to spell them correctly? There are 22 animals. You have 1 minute and 30 seconds to spell them all correctly. Can you become today's champion?
Completed 9 times since 2009-02-06 . See Best Score.
Irregular Verbs in English
Here are 40 common English irregular verbs.
Match the present simple with the past of the verbs. There are 10 sets of 4 verbs. You have 40 seconds to complete the activity. Can you be number one?
Completed 5 times since 2009-02-06 . See Best Score.
Animals in English
How well do you know the names of animals in English? There are 22 common and not so common animals here. Do you know your buffalo from your camel and your frog from your newt? You have to identify them in 45 seconds or less.
Completed 27 times since 2009-02-06 . See Best Score.
Haemopoiesis - the formation of blood cells
How well do you understand haemopoiesis (the formation of blood cells)? Can you name the various cells that are derived from uncommitted stem cells, such as the proerythroblast, the erythrocyte, the monoblast, the basophil, the megakaryoblast and the reticulocyte amongst others?
There are 16 cells to identify in this timed activity.
You have 30 seconds to identify them all and make yourself Haemopoiesis champion for the day.
Completed 3 times since 2009-01-29 . See Best Score.
Parts of the Human Digestive System
Do you know the English terms for the parts of the human digestive system? Do you know where the stomach, the pancreas, the gall bladders, the sigmoid colon or the ileum are? Test your knowledge with this fun activity that will help you learn or remember 21 parts of the human digestive system.
Completed 2 times since 2009-01-23 . See Best Score.
Anatomy of a plant cell
Can you correctly identify the English terms for the parts of a plant cell? The parts include: the cell membrane, the cell wall, the chloroblast, the nucleus, the ribosome, the endoplasmic reticulum, the vacuole and more.
There are 15 parts to identify in this puzzle. You have 1 minute to decide which is which.
Completed 1 times since 2009-01-23 . See Best Score.
Telling the time in English
How well can you tell the time in English? There are several ways to tell the time in English. We can say, half past twelve, or we can say twelve thirty or even 1230. There are other ways, too, like saying "it's midnight" instead of saying a number. In this activity there are 32 different times to identify. There are also several ways to tell the time. You have two minutes to beat the clock.
Completed 6 times since 2009-01-23 . See Best Score.
Common colours in English
How well do you know the English words for Colours?
Answer the questions. There are 11 colours to choose from and you have 20 seconds to click them all and complete the activity. The colours are: red, blue, yellow, pink, orange, grey, maroon, black, brown, purple and green.
Can you become today's champion?
Enter an email address if you want your results by email.
Completed 48 times since 2009-01-23 . See Best Score.
Anatomy of the human skull
How well do you know the bones of the human skull? Do you know your mandible from your maxilla, your larcimal from your occipital? You have 11 bones to name in 55 seconds. Can you beat the clock and become today's champion?
Completed 3 times since 2009-01-10 . See Best Score.
Names for parts of the face and head
This activity has 26 questions. Click on the correct part of each photograph. You have 2 minutes to complete the activity. Can you beat the clock to become today's champion? The words used include common ones like mouth, nose, eye, and some uncommon ones that will have you reaching for your dictionary.
Completed 13 times since 2009-01-10 . See Best Score.
Phrasal Verb Practice
This activity uses phrasal verbs that have the verbs, look see and hear. There are 15 questions in this activity. You have 1 minute and 15 seconds to answer the 15 questions. Can you beat the clock and get a perfect score?
You can compare your score with other students on the site.
Completed 3 times since 2008-12-26 . See Best Score.
Comparatives and Superlatives
Comparatives and Superlatives. Can you answer all 17 questions in 1 minute 25 seconds?
Completed 8 times since 2009-01-03 . See Best Score.
Opposite terms used for measuring things
How well do you know terms used for measuring things? Words include: huge, big, small, tiny, high, long, loud, near, and more. There are 6 questions to be done in 50 seconds. Can you beat the clock and become today's Champion?
Completed 2 times since 2009-01-03 . See Best Score.
Opposites used in the family
You have 50 seconds to match 8 opposites and put two families in the right order. Words include: brother, mother, uncle, nephew, husband, son, married, cousin, grandmother, and more.
Can you beat the clock and become today's Champion?
Completed 5 times since 2009-01-03 . See Best Score.
