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Suffixes in English - Hậu tố trong Tiếng Anh

Special uses of English | Views: 335 | Posted: 29 January 2010 -- 2 comment(s) star star
A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word or to alter the grammatical function of the original word. In this article we will give you 37 common suffixes that are used in daily life. Hope you will enjoy it!...more
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Eye on idioms - Part one

Special uses of English | Views: 329 | Posted: 01 December 2009 -- 5 comment(s) star star
An idiom is a group of words with a meaning that is different from the meaning of all individual words. Today, we want to introduce some special idioms to you. As usual, we also have a small practice test for you to enjoy!...more
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Prefixes in English

Special uses of English | Views: 539 | Posted: 07 November 2009 -- 3 comment(s) star star star
A prefix is attached to the beginning of a word to add its meaning to the meaning of the base word. It is very simple but sometimes complicated. In this article we give you a prefix list as well as an exercise for you to practice on the fly!...more
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British versus American English - The growing list

Special uses of English | Views: 732 | Posted: 26 September 2009 -- 6 comment(s) star star star star
The differences between BrE and AmE do make English a beauty and also make it one of the hardest languages to master. This series of articles will give you a better approach to this special part of English through games and exercises....more
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Synonymic groups in English

Special uses of English | Views: 1499 | Posted: 08 May 2009 -- 9 comment(s) star star star star star
There are about 8000 synonymic groups in English. A synonymic group is a group of all synonyms. In a synonymic group we can see "synonymic dominant", mostly general, neutral word, usually belonging to the basic stock of words...more