Grammar
Books and CD-ROMs
Some of the best materials are in books and
CDs. We have some in the Language Support Centre at
Holgate 137 (check opening
hours). Some good ones are:
Websites for more academic grammar
Websites for more general grammar
- Victoria University,
Canada Go to this page and then click "Grammar
Index". Good on a lot of the basics of English grammar;
very clear.
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BBC Grammar Challenge This service helps learners get
comfortable with tricky grammar structures. You may find
Ask about English useful too.
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The British Council website
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Oxford University Press grammar online Go to this
page and then choose a book – e.g. Headway. Then
choose a level – e.g. Intermediate. Each unit has
grammar exercises on the website. There are some nice
practice activities. Explore – there’s a lot here for you to
use.
- englishenglish.com
You will get a whole list of activities to do, and you can start
with a diagnostic grammar test.
- a4esl.org You can choose easy,
medium or difficult quizzes for the menu on the left. There are
lots of interactive exercises on tenses, prepositions and even
bilingual translation quizzes.
- English
Club There are some good definitions of English
grammatical terms and a range of interactive quizzes you can
try.
- eflnet.com
There are plenty of activities on prepositions, tenses and many
other useful grammar points.
Written by Charlie Martineau