Think and Speak

Exercises in oral and written expression, based on old school textbooks

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© Martin Richard Phelan, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Truly, Madly

Words ending in -ly are often adverbs, but it’s a dangerous rule to follow: see if you can do better.

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Photo by Preston Keres, USDA. Public domain.

Statements, Questions and Commands

Choose a word from our list, and then use it in any one of the three basic types of sentence — if possible.

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By John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Pen Portraits

Develop your vocabulary and exercise your imagination by conjuring up a mermaid on the shore, or a train waiting at the station.

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© Neil Kennedy, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

How Could You Tell?

Find a way to let people know what is happening without actually saying it.

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By Viktor Vasnetsov (1848–1926). Public domain.

Transports of Delight

Compose sentences about each of these modes of transport, picturing the vehicle, any goods or passengers, and how it all moves.

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© M. J. Richardson, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Proverbial Wisdom

Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.

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