Vocabulary-Building Resources

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Audio Resources/Listening Practice

1. Life-Skills-Related Topics (with vocabulary, audio and a quiz for upper-beginning students and higher)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/
2. Word Explorer (explains words in a brief format; for advanced-level students)
   http://dictionary.reference.com/features/podcasts.html?r=10

Alphabet

1. Alphabet Printables (worksheets, flash cards and more)
   http://www.first-school.ws/theme/alphabetp1.htm
2. Alphabet Fun and Games
   http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/index.html
3. Different Alphabet Activities
   http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/cafe.html
4. Writing Guide (watch a cute spider with a pencil draw the letters; practice writing the letters by moving the cursor)
   http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/guide_and_archives.html
5. Type Letters into an Egg Shape
   http://www.meddybemps.com/easter/decoletters.html
6. The Alphabet Game (a printable game sheet)
   http://www.lingolex.com/alfgamin.html

Collocations

1. Combinations with Take, Have and Break
   http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_1.htm
2. Combinations with Catch, Pay and Keep
   http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_2.htm
3. Combinations with Save, Find and Go
   http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_3.htm
4. Combinations with Come, Get and Feel
   http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_4.htm
5. Combinations with Miss, Get, Do and Make
   http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_5.htm
6. Collocation Practice Questions
   http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy37mjp.htm
7. Matching and Collocation Worksheets (printable PDF exercises for beginners; answers are on the second page)
   http://www.esl-galaxy.com/collocation.html

Dictionaries

1. The Internet Picture Dictionary
   http://www.pdictionary.com
2. Links to Specialty Dictionaries by Topics
   http://www.yourdictionary.com/specialty.html
3. Acronyms and Abbreviations
   http://www.acronymfinder.com/
4. A Dictionary and Thesaurus with Pronunciation (includes translation dictionary)
   http://www.yourdictionary.com
5. Soople (an easy-expert search; includes a definition search)
   http://www.soople.com
6. Merriam-Webster Online
   http://www.m-w.com
7. Encarta Dictionary (with audio)
   http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx
8. The Free Dictionary (with audio)
   http://www.thefreedictionary.com
9. One Look Reverse Dictionary (describe a concept and receive a list of words and phrases)
   http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
10. Click the Search Browser on Cultural Literacy to Search for Idioms, Expressions and Proverbs
    http://www.bartleby.com
11. Word of the Day (a quiz with pronunciation and links to an advanced word quiz with an analogy of the day challenge)
    http://www.factmonster.com/cgi-bin/schoolword
12. Shahi Visual Dictionary (great images from Flickr, Google and Yahoo!; no audio)
    http://blachan.com/shahi/
13. Glossary (includes pictures, audio of the word's pronunciation, definitions of each word and sample sentences; Harcourt)
    http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/esl/

Idioms

1. The Idiom Connection (idioms, definitions and practice exercises)
   http://www.idiomconnection.com
2. A Good List of Idioms in Context (Click an idiom for an explanation.)
   http://www.goenglish.com/Idioms.asp
3. Lists of Idioms (alphabetical and random lists)
   http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/
4. Paint by Idioms (an interactive way to learn idioms)
   http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html
5. Sports Idioms and Sample Dialog
   http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa111697.htm
6. Idiomatic Expressions for American Sports (in printable PDF format)
7. A List of Links for Sites with Idioms
   http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Idioms_and_Slang/
8. Open English World: The Weekly Idiom (a list of idioms, definitions and examples; with audio)
   http://www.openenglishworld.com/
9. Idioms and Expressions (a site with historical information)
   http://www.idiomsite.com
10. Animal Idioms
    http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_idioms/id-a.htm
11. English Language Idioms Derived from Baseball (a Wikipedia article)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language_idioms_derived_from_baseball
12. A List of Sports Idioms (a Wikipedia article)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_idioms
13. Idioms and Proverbs (meanings, examples and pictures)
    http://oels.byu.edu/student/idioms/idiomsmain.html

Prefixes, Root Words and Suffixes

1. Vocabulary Workshop (roots, prefixes and suffixes; information and exercises)
   http://www.southampton.liu.edu/academic/pau/course/webesl.htm
2. Greek and Latin Roots Skills (interactive activities)
   http://www.quia.com/jg/223.html
3. A List of Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes
   http://www.betterendings.org/homeschool/Words/Root%20Words.htm
4. Common Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words (three printable lists)
   http://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx1.htm
5. Word Roots Quick Reference
   http://www.espindle.org/roots.html#up
6. Root Games and Activities
   http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/rootwords.html

Rules

1. Word Files for Word-Philes: Clarifying the Confusions of Words
   http://www.wordfiles.info/clarify-words-a-an.html

Vocabulary

1. English Vocabulary (exercises by life-skills topics)
   http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/index.html
2. Learn English (a free site with 40 topics and more than 1,500 English words and phrases; with audio)
   http://www.learn-english.co.il
3. Links to Various Vocabulary Lists
   http://eleaston.com/vocabulary.html
4. Links to Vocabulary Quizzes
   http://eleaston.com/vocabulary-qz.html
5. Vocabulary Lists by Levels
   http://www.eslgold.com/vocabulary.html
6. Vocabulary Quiz on Topics, Including Staying Healthy, and Business and Money
   http://www.vocabulary.co.il/games2/vocquiz/vocquiz.swf
7. Vocabulary (a list of word search puzzles)
   http://www.1-language.com/wordsearch/index.htm
8. Create Word Search Puzzles to Reinforce Vocabulary
   http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
9. Common Usage Problems: Easily Confused Words
   http://www.liberty.k12.mo.us/hs/WB/wh_cup.htm
10. Vocabulary Workshop: The 1,000 Most Common Words in English
    http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl1000_list1.htm

Vocabulary for Foundations/Low Beginning

1. A List of Links to Flash Cards on Different Topics (some links are for members only)
   http://abcteach.com/directory/basics/flashcards/
2. Flashcards (on emotions; with graphics and vocabulary)
   http://abcteach.com/directory/basics/flashcards/emotions/
3. Vocabulary (easy; with pictures)
   http://iteslj.org/v/ei/
4. Free Worksheets (on the alphabet, vowels, colors and numbers)
   http://www.beginningreading.com/Free%20Workshe.htm
5. Numbers (worksheets, flash cards and more)
   http://www.first-school.ws/theme/numbers_preschool_printables.htm
6. Seasons
   http://www.first-school.ws/theme/cpseasons.htm
7. Days of the Week
   http://www.first-school.ws/theme/printables/days-week.htm
8. Beginner Worksheets (click "Beginner" on left side of page)
   http://www.eslcity.com/english/index.php
9. English Vocabulary Quizzes (easy; a list of links to many exercises)
   http://a4esl.org/a/v.html

Vocabulary: Medicine-Related

1. Links to Medicine-Related English Vocabulary
   http://eleaston.com/medicine.html

Vocabulary Quizzes

1. English Vocabulary Quizzes (easy to medium; a list of links to many exercises)
   http://a4esl.org/a/v3.html
2. English Vocabulary Quizzes (difficult; a list of links to many exercises)
   http://a4esl.org/a/v5.html
3. Basic 2000 Words: Quiz 1
   http://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-2000-01.html
4. Basic 2000 Words: Odd Man Out 1 (a vocabulary quiz)
   http://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-2000-01odd.html
5. Basic 2000 Words: Definition Match 1 (a vocabulary quiz)
   http://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-2000-01def.html
6. Basic 2000 Words: Synonym Match 1 (a vocabulary quiz)
   http://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-2000-01syn.html
7. Basic 2000 Words: Fill-in Quiz 1 (a vocabulary quiz)
   http://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/fb-2000-01.html

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