Do I use A or AN?  – When to use which one. Do I use A or AN? How can I remember which one to use? This can indeed be very annoying, even for a native English speaker but there is a … Read More

MASTER YOUR BUSINESS ENGLISH TELEPHONE SKILLS – Part 2 As mentioned in Part 1, Mastering Business English Telephone skills are vital, as we live in a competitive, fast-moving world and I cannot stress enough, the importance of having excellent English Telephone … Read More

MASTER YOUR BUSINESS ENGLISH TELEPHONE SKILLS Part 2 Mastering Business English Telephone skills are vital, as we live in a competitive, fast-moving world and I cannot stress enough, the importance of having excellent English Telephone Skills in your business. Remaining … Read More

Positive Contractions and Short Forms – Simple Chart A Contraction is basically a short form of a word or words and the missing letter is then replaced with an apostrophe. These can be a verb, a modal verb or an auxiliary … Read More

Plural of Irregular Nouns How to form the plural words Generally, the majority of English nouns form their plural by adding an -s (pencils, pens, books, papers) or by adding -es (boxes, foxes, classes, glasses) The plural of irregular nouns … Read More

Transform Auxiliary Verbs with “NOT” into its short form simple and easy In spoken English, we often use the short term of auxiliary verbs, especially in casual conversations. The short form is basically the conjugated or contracted version. A short … Read More

Easy Rules for forming COMPARATIVES – SUPERLATIVES Adjectives We use Comparatives and Superlatives forms of adjectives, when we make comparisons. Adjectives can compare two things or more than two things. Comparatives When you want to describe a noun (animals, people, … Read More

Homographs, Heteronyms, Homonyms and Homophones A description of what they are and the most commonly used one HOMOGRAPHS: A word spelled the same A word with a different meaning A word that sounds the same Word 1st Example/Meaning 2nd Example/Meaning … Read More

THERE or THEIR or THEY’RE These are three English words that are very often misused, and it can be quite confusing to understand when to use which one. However, it is really important to be able to distinguish the differences … Read More

A simple explanation of whether to use Advice or Advise. When to use Advice or Advice can be quite tricky, as both words are spelt in a similar way but do not sound the same. ADVICE The word advice is … Read More

Simple Past Spelling Rules – Regular Verbs Spelling Rule to be applied Infinitive Simple Past Infinitive = add ed Infinitive ending with E, add D visit call start love arrive visited called started loved arrived Vowel + Y = add … Read More

Every day or Everyday? Every day Every day is something that actually happens quite commonly. As the word reads, it happens every day and you keep doing it each day. I drink water every day I walk my dog every … Read More