English language | |
Parts of speech | Do you know your nouns from your verbs, or your adverbs from your prepostitions? This webpage will show you what they are, with examples from well-known poems. |
Apostrophes | Lots of people find apostrophes difficult. Here are some games to teach you where they should go, and should not go! |
Sentences | Why have punctuation? A game to show why (and have some fun). |
English literature | |
Quotes from Shakespeare | This game teaches you some well-known Shakespearean quotes by asking you to unscramble them. |
Quotes from Antigone | Another 'unscrambling quotes' game, this time for Antigone by Sophocles. |
Shakespearean speeches | Some of the most famous speeches in Shakespeare's plays. |
Gospels from King James Bible | There is a lot of English literature which is influenced by the Authorised Version of the Bible, known as King James Bible. Here is a different way to see the Gospels. The four gospels are laid out, side by side, so you can see how they treat different episodes, and who covers what. |
Quotations that I like | Neat quotes that make me smile, and perhaps think a little. |
My Kindle book: "Famous poets - one poem each" - Buy
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Games | |
Typing practice | Most writing now takes place using word processors, and for that, you need to be able to type. This game gives you practise in finding the letters on the keyboard. A complete beginner can acquire enough confidence to be able to tackle typing complete sentences without giving up in despair! |
Robot alphabet | This is a game for very young children (of all ages!) You type in a letter and the robot does something. You can try typing at random, or figure out what the different letters do. It works a little like an old fashioned alphabet book, but based on adjectives and verbs rather than nouns (different actions). There are colours, directions, sizes, and actions. |
Make words from letters | A common word game, but this version isn't timed, which makes it less frenetic. |
Coded quotes | Decode a quote! |
Specific interactive text convertors for my own use, but anyone else is welcome to use it, if they want. | |
Other | |
Convertor 1 | Various options |
Convertor 2 | Convert captals to lower case on request |
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