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Figurative Language: Types, Examples and How to Spot It
What figurative language is, how it differs from literal language, and the main types with examples: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, irony and more. With practice.
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Short, practical guides on how vocabulary learning actually works, and how we've built Wordabulary around it.
Learn Vocabulary · · 7 min read
Exciting Adjectives: Thrilling, Gripping and More
Exciting adjectives for a thrill, a story or a big moment: thrilling, exhilarating, gripping, riveting and electrifying, plus exciting vs excited.
Learn Vocabulary · · 7 min read
Countable and Uncountable Nouns: Lettuce, Advice and More
Learn how to tell countable from uncountable nouns, why lettuce can be both, how to count advice and furniture, and when to use much, many, less and fewer.
Learn Vocabulary · · 8 min read
Silent Letters in English: Why They Exist and Examples
Why English has silent letters, the common patterns (kn, wr, mb, gh and more), tips for spelling words like plumber and island, and a practice set with answers.
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Parts of Speech: How to Tell a Noun, Verb or Adjective
Learn the eight parts of speech, quick tests that tell a noun from a verb or an adjective, and how words like shy, unique and care change job. With practice.
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Irregular Verbs: Past Tense and Past Participle Guide
Learn the three patterns behind English irregular verbs, how the past simple and past participle differ, and the tricky ones: lie, lay, hang, know, buy and do.
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Academic Vocabulary: What It Is and How to Learn It
Academic vocabulary is the general language of university reading and writing. See what it includes, how word families and phrases help, and a four-week plan.
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Ten Everyday English Idioms Explained
Ten common everyday English idioms explained with meanings from Cambridge Dictionary, example sentences, related phrases and tips for learning idioms.
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Airport and Travel English: Words and Phrases
The English you will read and hear at the airport, from booking and check-in to security, the gate and arrival, with phrases to use and tips for announcements.
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Why Word Stress Matters When You Learn Vocabulary
What word stress is, why the wrong syllable can make a word hard to understand, the common patterns and exceptions, and how to learn stress with each word.
Learn Vocabulary · · 7 min read
Does Sleep Help You Remember New Words?
What research says about sleep and memory for new vocabulary, where the evidence is thin, and how to fit a short review session around a night's rest.
Learn Vocabulary · · 7 min read
Learning English Collocations, Not Just Single Words
How to learn collocations in English: what they are, why make a decision sounds right and do a decision does not, and three ways to learn them.