## [Improve your English skills: Getting started](/en/improve-your-english-skills-getting-started) - [Improve your English skills: Getting started](#) - [Improve your English skills: Diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper) - [Improve your English skills: Reaching further](improve-your-english-skills-reaching-further) Want to improve your English skills? Our selection of quizzes and articles on various aspects of the English language can help you reach your learning goals. ## Choose a topic [Vocabulary](#vocabulary) [Grammar and syntax](#grammar-syntax) [Verbs](#verbs) [Spelling](#spelling) [Tips and tricks for learning a language](#tips-tricks) ## English vocabulary … getting started Build your English vocabulary! Quizzes on vocabulary### Vocabulary building - [Antonyms: What’s the opposite of…?](/en/quiz/antonyms-whats-the-opposite-of-eng) - [Body idioms: Listen to your body!](/en/quiz/body-idioms-listen-to-your-body-eng) - [Expressions straight from the shoulder](/en/quiz/expressions-straight-from-the-shoulder-eng) - [Expressions with the word “hat”: Put your thinking cap on!](/en/quiz/expressions-put-your-thinking-cap-on-eng) - [Food clichés: Delicious expressions](/en/quiz/delicious-expressions-eng) - [Heady expressions](/en/quiz/heady-expressions-eng) - [Heartfelt expressions](/en/quiz/heartfelt-expressions-eng) - [Nosy expressions](/en/quiz/nosy-expressions-eng) - [Money talks](/en/quiz/money-talks-eng) - [Similes: As easy as pie!](/en/quiz/similes-as-easy-as-pie-eng) ### Other resources on English vocabulary See [English vocabulary … diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper#vocabulary) and [English vocabulary … reaching further](improve-your-english-skills-reaching-further#vocabulary). Articles on vocabulary### Vocabulary building - [Vocabulary building: “spring”](/en/writing-tips-plus/spring) - [Vocabulary building: “summer”](/en/writing-tips-plus/summer) - [Vocabulary building: “fall, autumn”](/en/writing-tips-plus/fall-autumn) - [Vocabulary building: “o’clock”](/en/writing-tips-plus/oclock) - [Vocabulary building: time of day](/en/writing-tips-plus/time-of-day) ### Other resources on English vocabulary See [English vocabulary … diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper#vocabulary) and [English vocabulary … reaching further](improve-your-english-skills-reaching-further#vocabulary). [ top arrow icon - Top of page ](#wb-cont) ## English grammar and syntax … getting started Explore different aspects of English grammar and syntax such as parts of speech, prepositions, agreement and sentence structure. Quizzes on grammar and syntax### Parts of speech - [A question of sound, not sight: “A” or “an”](/en/quiz/jeu-quiz-sound-not-sight2-eng) - [Review exercise: Adverbs and adjectives](/en/hypergrammar-2/review-adverbs-and-adjectives) - [Choose the correct adverb!](/en/quiz/choose-the-correct-adverb-eng) - [Qualifying or classifying adjective?](/en/quiz/qualifying-or-classifying-adjective-eng) - [Countable and uncountable nouns: Can you count them?](/en/quiz/can-you-count-them-eng) - [Pronoun case with comparisons: Are you as tall as “I” or “me”?](/en/quiz/are-you-as-tall-as-I-or-me-eng) - [Pronoun case: Is it “we” or “us”?](/en/quiz/pronoun-case-we-or-us-eng) ### Prepositions - [Pesky prepositions: On, onto, on to](/en/quiz/jeu-quiz-pesky-prepositions-on-onto-eng) ### Agreement - [Subject-verb agreement: Basic](/en/quiz/jeu-quiz-sva-basic-eng) - [Subject-verb agreement: Make sure they agree!](/en/quiz/sva-make-sure-they-agree-eng) ### Other resources on English grammar and syntax See [English grammar and syntax … diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper#grammar-syntax) and [English grammar and syntax … reaching further](improve-your-english-skills-reaching-further#grammar-syntax). Articles on grammar and syntax### Parts of speech - [The parts of speech: An introduction](/en/hypergrammar-2/the-parts-of-speech) - [Indefinite articles: “a” and “an”](/en/writing-tips-plus/a-an) - [Adjectives](/en/hypergrammar-2/what-is-an-adjective) - [Adjective comparison: positive, comparative and superlative](/en/writing-tips-plus/adjective-comparison) - [Adverbs](/en/writing-tips-plus/adverbs) - [Adverb comparison: positive, comparative and superlative](/en/writing-tips-plus/adverb-comparison) - [Nouns](/en/writing-tips-plus/noun) - [Coordinating conjunctions](/en/writing-tips-plus/coordinating-conjunctions) - [Pronouns](/en/hypergrammar-2/what-is-a-pronoun) - [Personal pronouns](/en/writing-tips-plus/personal-pronouns) - [Demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives](/en/writing-tips-plus/demonstrative-pronouns-demonstrative-adjectives) ### Prepositions - [Prepositions: An overview](/en/writing-tips-plus/prepositions) - [Preposition: “via”](/en/writing-tips-plus/via-preposition) - [Prepositional phrases: “inside of,” “outside of” and “off of”](/en/writing-tips-plus/inside-of-outside-of-off-of) - [Prepositional phrases: “on foot” and “by foot”](/en/writing-tips-plus/on-foot-by-foot-foot) - [Prepositional phrases: “in the circumstances” and “under the circumstances”](/en/writing-tips-plus/in-the-circumstances-under-the-circumstances) ### Sentence structure - [The structure of a sentence](/en/hypergrammar-2/the-structure-of-a-sentence) - [The purpose of a sentence](/en/hypergrammar-2/the-purpose-of-a-sentence) - [Simple sentences](/en/writing-tips-plus/simple-sentence) - [Direct objects](/en/writing-tips-plus/direct-object-) - [The predicate](/en/writing-tips-plus/predicate-) - [Subject predicate order](/en/writing-tips-plus/subject-predicate-order-) ### Other resources on English grammar and syntax See [English grammar and syntax … diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper#grammar-syntax) and [English grammar and syntax … reaching further](improve-your-english-skills-reaching-further#grammar-syntax). [ top arrow icon - Top of page ](#wb-cont) ## English verbs … getting started Learn about English verbs, and tenses and moods. Quizzes on verbs### Tenses and moods - [Conjugation: We will remember them](/en/quiz/we-will-remember-them-eng) - [Conjugating verbs to music](/en/quiz/conjugating-verbs-to-music-eng) ### Other resources on English verbs See [English verbs … diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper#verbs) and [English verbs … reaching further](improve-your-english-skills-reaching-further#verbs). Articles on verbs### Verbs: General - [Verbs: An overview](/en/hypergrammar-2/what-is-a-verb) - [Using verbs: An introduction](/en/hypergrammar-2/using-verbs) - [Main verbs](/en/writing-tips-plus/verbs-main-verb) - [Action verbs](/en/writing-tips-plus/action-verbs) ### Tenses and moods - [Using verb tenses](/en/hypergrammar-2/using-verb-tenses) - [Forming and using verb tenses](/en/hypergrammar-2/forming-and-using-verb-tenses) - [Using verb moods](/en/hypergrammar-2/using-verb-moods) ### Other resources on English verbs See [English verbs … diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper#verbs) and [English verbs … reaching further](improve-your-english-skills-reaching-further#verbs). [ top arrow icon - Top of page ](#wb-cont) ## English spelling … getting started Learn about some of the common spelling challenges in English such as homonyms, Canadian spelling and tricky endings. Quizzes on spelling### Homonyms - [Homonyms: Is it “every one” or “everyone”?](/en/quiz/homonyms-is-it-every-one-or-everyone-eng) - [Homonyms: Sight, site, cite](/en/quiz/homonyms-sight-site-cite-eng) - [Homonyms: Their, there, they’re](/en/quiz/homonyms-their-theyre-there-eng) - [Homonyms: Two, too, to](/en/quiz/homonyms-two-too-to-eng) - [One word or two: Better together or apart?](/en/quiz/one-word-or-two-better-together-or-apart-eng) - [One word or two: It depends!](/en/quiz/one-word-or-two-it-depends-eng) ### Tricky endings - [Suffixes after “y”: Keep the “y” or switch to “i”?](/en/quiz/suffixes-y-or-switch-to-i-eng) - [The final “e”: Keep it or drop it?](/en/quiz/the-final-e-keep-it-or-drop-it-eng) - [The final consonant before a vowel: When to double it](/en/quiz/final-consonant-when-to-double-it-eng) ### Other resources on English spelling See [English spelling … diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper#spelling). Articles on spelling### Homonyms - [Homonyms, homophones and homographs](/en/writing-tips-plus/homographs-homonyms-homophones) - [Homonyms: “its” and “it’s”](/en/writing-tips-plus/its-its) - [Homonyms: “lead” and “led”](/en/writing-tips-plus/lead-led) - [Homonyms: “there,” “their” and “they’re”](/en/writing-tips-plus/there-their-theyre) - [Homonyms: “two,” “too” and “to”](/en/writing-tips-plus/two-too-to) - [Homonyms: “who’s” and “whose”](/en/writing-tips-plus/whos-whose) - [Homonyms: “your,” “you’re” and “yours”](/en/writing-tips-plus/your-youre-yours) ### Canadian spelling - [Canadian spelling: “analyze” and “analyse”](/en/writing-tips-plus/analyze-analyse) - [Canadian spelling: “check” and “cheque”](/en/writing-tips-plus/check-cheque) - [Canadian spelling: “colour,” “colourful” and “coloration”](/en/writing-tips-plus/colour-colourful-coloration) - [Canadian spelling: “fibre” and “fiber”](/en/writing-tips-plus/fibre-fiber-) - [Spelling: international variations](/en/writing-tips-plus/spelling-international-variations) ### Tricky endings - [Spelling: final consonants doubled before a suffix](/en/writing-tips-plus/spelling-final-consonants-doubled-before-a-suffix) ### Other resources on English spelling See [English spelling … diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper#spelling). [ top arrow icon - Top of page ](#wb-cont) ## Tips and tricks for learning a language … getting started The Our Languages blog features a variety of posts written by people who are learning or teaching a second language. Browse through the posts to find simple tips and creative ideas to make learning a language fun and motivating. ### Blog posts on learning a language - [5 reasons why reading aloud isn’t just for children](/en/blogue-blog/lire-haute-voix-reading-aloud-eng) - [Five ways to achieve total immersion in a language without leaving your house](/en/blogue-blog/immersion-a-la-maison-immersion-in-your-house-eng) - [Improving the way you learn a language](/en/blogue-blog/apprendre-une-langue-language-learning-eng) - [Language learning made (almost) effortless](/en/blogue-blog/apprendre-langue-sans-effort-language-learning-effortless-eng) - [Learning to write: It’s child’s play!](/en/blogue-blog/apprentissage-jeu-denfant-learning-childs-play-eng) - [Literacy connections through food storytelling](/en/blogue-blog/cuisine-et-langues-food-and-literacy-eng) - [My view on the main challenge in learning a new language](/en/blogue-blog/difficulte-nouvelles-langue-challenge-new-language-eng) - [Unconventional ways to learn a language if you’re stuck at home and on a budget](/en/blogue-blog/apprendre-une-langue-learn-language-eng) - [Using social media to improve your language skills](/en/blogue-blog/medias-sociaux-competences-linguistiques-social-media-language-skills-eng) [ top arrow icon - Top of page ](#wb-cont) ## Additional information - [Improve your English skills: Diving deeper](improve-your-english-skills-diving-deeper) - [Improve your English skills: Reaching further](improve-your-english-skills-reaching-further) - [Improve your French skills](/en/improve-your-english-or-french-skills#improve-french-skills) ## From: - [Translation Bureau](https://www.canada.ca/en/translation-bureau.html)