Start Learning English By Kenneth Beare Aboutcom Guides to English as 2nd Language

Use this page as a starting page for working on English basics including ABCs and 123s spelling rules English tenses and important grammar points are explained with follow‐up quizzes Other resources will help you build your vocabulary and practice your English with reading listening comprehension and practice speaking dialogues

1 ABCs and 123s 2 The Basics ‐ Quizzes 3 Verb Forms and Tenses 4 Tense and Verb Form Quizzes 5 What Type of Word 6 7 Important Differences

8 Important Exceptions and Rules Quizzes 9 Essential English Phrases and Vocabulary 10 Listening Practice 11 Speaking Help for Beginners 12 Reading Comprehension Practice 13 Review the Basics 14 Helpful Learning Products

ABCs and 123s The ABCs and 123s are the building blocks of English These include letter and number pronunciation spelling rules the parts of English speech the verb to be basic prepositions and the use of A An and The

bull ABCs ‐ introduction to the alphabet bull ABCs Song bull 123s ‐ Spelling and Pronunciation bull A An The bull Spelling Rules in English

bull Spelling Problems in English bull Hello My Name is Ken ‐ The Present Tense of to Be bull Where Were You Yesterday ‐ The Past Tense of to Be bull Prepositions ‐ The Basics of Time and Place bull Eight Parts of Speech in English

The Basics ‐ Quizzes Use these quizzes to test your understanding of the basic building blocks in English These quizzes include listening grammar and vocabulary recognition

bull Understanding Numbers Listening Quiz bull Spelling Listening Quiz bull Is Was Were Am Quiz bull Basic Time Prepositions Quiz

bull Basic Prepositions of Place Quiz bull A An or The Quiz bull Parts of Speech Quiz

Verb Forms and Tenses These are the basic tenses to express things that happen in the present past and future Important topics such as auxiliary verb use (do did have will etc) and time expressions are also discussed

bull Present Simple ‐ He works in a bank bull Present Continuous ‐ What are you doing bull Past Simple ‐ What did you do last weekend bull Future ‐ What will the weather be like bull Future Forms ‐ Going to or Will

bull May Can Should ‐ Modal Forms bull Non‐Continuous Verbs bull Auxiliary Verb Usage in English bull Time Expressions and Verb Tenses bull Verb Forms Chart

Tense and Verb Form Quizzes Use these quizzes to test your knowledge of correct tense conjugation and verb forms

bull I work on Saturdays ‐ Present Simple Quiz bull Toms watching TV ‐ Present Continuous Quiz bull Shes working or She works ‐ Present Simple vs

Present Continuous Quiz bull I worked yesterday ‐ Past Simple Quiz

bull Simple Past Irregular Forms Quiz bull Future Forms Quiz bull To Play or Playing ‐ Gerunds and Infinitive Quiz

What Type of Word These pages help you use other important words in English such as adjectives (hot big fast etc) and adverbs (carefully always sometimes etc) as well as the comparative (good ‐ better happy ‐ happier etc) and the superlative (the worst the most difficult etc)

bull Adverbs ‐ Describing How Something is Done bull Adjectives ‐ Describing What Something or Someone

is Like bull Countries and Languages

bull Comparing People Places and Things ‐ Comparatives and Superlatives

bull Asking about Things ‐ Question Words bull Adverbs of Frequency

Important Differences English has many exceptions and special rules for plural forms countable and uncountable nouns gerund or infinitive forms and more These pages will help you understand some of the most important special rules in English

bull Much or Many bull A Lot of Cheese OR Many Cheese ‐ Countable vs

Uncountable bull What are Pronouns bull Plurals in English bull Have and Have Got bull Some or Any

bull Do or Make Explained bull Do or Make Explained bull This That These Those Here and There bull Playing or To Play ‐ Infinitives and Gerunds

Important Exceptions and Rules Quizzes Use these quizzes to test your understanding of important exception and rules in English

bull Countable or Uncountable Quiz bull Countable and Uncountable Nouns Quiz bull Make or Do bull Some or Any

bull To Do or Doing bull He His or Him ‐ Pronouns Quiz bull Have or Have Got bull Plural Forms Quiz

Essential English Phrases and Vocabulary Build your basic English vocabulary using these resources Youll find a list of the 1000 most common English words with pronunciation examples vocabulary lists focusing on weather family and more Use the picture dictionaries to help you learn food sports and jobs related vocabulary

bull 1000 Most Commonly Used Words in English bull Asking for Help in Class bull Telling the Time bull Whats the Weather Like ‐ Weather Vocabulary bull Dad Mom and My Aunt ‐ Family Vocabulary

bull Whats 1 1 ‐ Vocabulary Used for Math bull Picture Dictionary ‐ Food bull Picture Dictionary ‐ Sports bull Picture Dictionary ‐ Jobs

Listening Practice Improve your listening skills with these beginning level listening comprehension quizzes These listening selections concern everyday subjects such as understanding numbers making plans and asking about prices

bull Man Taking a Survey bull How Much Does It Cost bull Making a Dinner Reservation bull Making Plans for the Evening

bull Understanding Numbers 1 bull Understanding Numbers 2 bull Telling the Time

Speaking Help for Beginners These pages will help you with speaking skills including pronunciation and basic dialogues that you can follow for role‐playing

bull Basic English Conversations bull Saying Hello bull Introducing Yourself and Friends bull Id Like a Sandwich ‐ Restaurant Dialogue bull Going Shopping

bull Ask and Answer Questions ‐ 50 Basic English Questions bull Introduction to Phonetics bull English Pronunciation Exercises bull Pronunciation ‐ Consonants bull Pronunciation ‐ Vowels

Reading Comprehension Practice These short reading selections will help you with your reading skills The topics include basics such as working in an office cooking and friends

bull A New Office bull Cooking bull Filling in a Form

bull Introductions bull The Meeting bull My Friend Peter

Review the Basics These tests will help you review beginning level English grammar and vocabulary

bull Beginning English Grammar Review Quiz bull Beginning English Fill in the Gap Quiz ‐ Key Words

Helpful Learning Products These recommended books and dictionaries will help you continue to learn English in the classroom and at home

bull Recommended Books for Beginning English Learners bull English Grammar Workbooks bull English Learner Dictionaries