Legal or illegal? Beach English Prefixes.
In English, the prefix, or letters before a word, can give a clue to its meaning. For example, RE before a word [...]
Feeling Blue? Beach English Color Idioms.
In English, we have many idioms, or expressions, using colors. For example, if I am feeling blue, how am I a feeling? I’m [...]
Walked, Called, Wanted. Beach English Pronunciation.
Regular verbs in the past tense end in the letters ‘ed’, but unfortunately for English learners, this ‘ed’ ending is pronounced different ways [...]
Going to work or to going to work out? Beach English Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs are very common in American English. Phrasal verbs are verbs followed by prepositions. For example, let’s pick out ‘pick out’, a phrasal [...]
I thought I taught ‘ought’. Beach English Irregular Verbs
Some past irregular verbs have patterns. For example, what is the past of bring? What is the pas of think? What is the [...]
Making Exercise or Doing Exercise? Beach English Verbs.
The verbs ‘Make’ and ‘Do’ can have similar meanings in English. In what situations do we use them? In some languages, ‘Make’ and [...]
17 Ways to say ‘Good’ in English. Beach English Adjectives.
The words ‘good’ or ‘nice’ in English are boring! Now that your English is improving, try replacing ‘good’ with stronger, more expressive adjectives. [...]
Hole in the Whole. Beach English Homophones.
Homophones are words with the same pronunciation, but different meanings. There are many homophones in English. For example: Dear-Deer, Poor-Pour, Do-Due, Here-Hear, Read-Red, [...]
‘Sit in a chair’ or ‘Sit on a chair’? Beach English Prepositions.
There are over 1 million words in the English language. But do you know how many prepositions there are? There are less than [...]