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Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus - An online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore using an interactive map. [bnc] British National Corpus. Learn English - Vocabulary. Word Spy. About WordNet -WordNet - About WordNet.

WordNet Search - 3.1. The meanings and origins of sayings and phrases. Phrase Thesaurus - ideas generator for writers. Vocabulary: English vocabulary activities and links for ESL/EFL students. Table of Contents Cloze Exercises Collocations Definitions Word Formation Usage Interactive Crossword Puzzles Vocabulary Games (Interactive) Picture Quizzes Drag and Drop Games Jigword Games Concentration Games Scrambled Word Games Vocabulary Games (Paper) Word Lists Vocabulary Links Word List Links False Cognate Links Cloze Exercises Choose the appropriate word from the drop-down box in order to complete sentences using the most common words from the Academic Word List.

Vocabulary: English vocabulary activities and links for ESL/EFL students

Test your knowledge of homonyms by choosing the appropriate word from the drop-down box. Collocations The games listed below require the Macromedia Flash Player. Flash drag-and-drop exercises (Use your "Back" button to return to this page.) Flash multiple-choice exercises (Use your "Back" button to return to this page.) Academic Collocations 1Matching exercises Top of Page Cloze (gap fill) exercises Choose the appropriate word from the drop-down box in order to complete the sentences. Top of Page Drag-and-Drop exercises Definitions. Cliche Finder. Have you been searching for just the right cliché to use?

Cliche Finder

Are you searching for a cliché using the word "cat" or "day" but haven't been able to come up with one? Just enter any words in the form below, and this search engine will return any clichés which use that phrase... Over 3,300 clichés indexed! Idioms: English idiomatic expressions for ESL/EFL students. Table of Contents Idiom Games: Practice idiomatic expressions in English with these Flash games.

Idioms: English idiomatic expressions for ESL/EFL students

These games require the Macromedia Flash Player. Simply drag the word to the correct blank and release it. Your score will be calculated automatically when you finish the last sentence. Animal Idioms 1 Ten sentences using animal idioms. Animal Idioms 2 Ten more sentences using animal idioms. Animal Idioms 3 Another ten sentences using animal idioms. Body Idioms Ten sentences with idioms relating to parts of the body. Business Idioms 1 Ten sentences using common business idioms. Top of Page Phrasal Verbs (Two-Word Verbs) (Flash) Drag the missing word onto the blank in this Flash game.

Phrasal Verbs 1 The preposition/adverb (particle) has been removed in this group.Phrasal Verbs 1A Same as Phrasal Verbs 1, but the verb has been removed.Phrasal Verbs 2 preposition/adverb (particle) removedPhrasal Verbs 2A verb removedPhrasal Verbs 3 preposition/adverb (particle) removedPhrasal Verbs 3A verb removed. American Phrases and Sayings.