ESL Student Online Practice
The following websites provide practice for students learning English as
a Second Language, or teachers looking for new materials. Areas of
study include grammar, writing, pronunciation, reading, and
listening. Lessons by Level will take you to a list of exercises
according to course level. These websites may become unreachable at
certain times.
Click on Your Level
Reference
- Bartleby.com:
Dictionary, thesaurus, English usage guide (grammar and style), and
collection of famous works
- Google Images:
The only "picture dictionary" you'll ever need
Games
Vocabulary
- FreeRice:
Learn and practice vocabulary and donate rice to the UN World Food Program
- Idiom
Connection: Dictionary of idioms with quizzes
Multiple Skills
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English-Guide.org: A guide to grammar, listening, and vocabulary
exercises around the Internet
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David
Appleyard's English Toolbox: Grammar, spelling, and confused words
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Learn English Central: (British Council) Vocabulary, reading,
listening, and grammar with audio
- Manythings:
Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, listening, idioms, slang, and
tongue twisters
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Study Zone at the University of Victoria: Grammar, reading, and
vocabulary organized by levels
- Using English
for Academic Purposes: Guides and exercises to improve academic reading,
writing, listening, speaking, and vocabulary
- Eclectic
English: Vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes-
- English at Home:
Reading, idioms, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes
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EnglishClub.com: Vocabulary, grammar, idioms, pronunciation, listening,
and reading
- Englishpage.com:
Vocabulary, grammar, listening, and reading exercises with tutorials
- ESL Gold:
Speaking, reading, and grammar exercises
- Free English
Study: Listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary
exercises
- Isabel's ESL Site:
Vocabulary, writing, and grammar with explanations and exercises
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John's ESL Community: Vocabulary, reading, writing, listening, and
grammar
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Learning English Online: Grammar and vocabulary explanations and
practice
Grammar & Writing
Reading & Audiobooks
- Adult Learning
Activities: Reading with audio followed by vocabulary exercises on a
variety of daily life skills
- English Express:
Articles, stories with audio, and word games
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LiteracyWorks: CNN stories with activities for vocabulary and
comprehension
- The Moonlit Road:
Ghost stories from across America (some with audio)
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News VOA: Read and listen to real news articles - includes games and a
word bank
- NY
Times Learning Network: Read news stories and do activities
- Poetry Out Loud:
Poetry with audio
- Project
Gutenberg: Huge library of free online novels, short stories, reference
books, textbooks, and audiobooks
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RepeatAfterUs.com: Listen and read along to poetry, texts, rhymes,
fiction, nonfiction, stories, quotes, and dramas
- Sound Portraits:
Audio documentaries/stories with transcripts
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Study Zone at the University of Victoria: Grammar, reading, and
vocabulary organized by levels; explanations and exercises
- 100 Free ESL
Stories: Vocabulary, comprehension questions, and dictation exercises -
includes audio
Listening & Speaking
Video Comprehension
Pronunciation