Idioms, Slang, and Phrasal Verb Practice

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Now that you know a bit about Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Slang practice some of the tests on this website!


Self- Study

Phrasal Verbs

A Phrasal Verb is a complex verb made up of a verb (usually one of action or movement) and a prepositional adverb--also known as an adverbial particle (of direction or location).

There are hundreds of phrasal verbs in English, many of them with multiple meanings!



Portuguese to English Site on Phrasal Verbs:

http://www.sk.com.br/sk-twow.html

Phrasal Verb Lists and links to Practice

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm

Idioms

An idiom is a phrase where a combination of words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definition of the individual words. This makes idioms especially tricky for ESL students. There are over 8,000 idioms in the English language.

Check out a bit about Idioms:
http://www.rong-chang.com/idioms.htm

Especially these videos:
http://www.22frames.com/idiomlist.aspx

Slang

Learning to speak more fluently is about learning what slang words are used commonly. Also it's important to learn when it's appropriate to use them, and when not.



Check out some of these slang words and their meanings:

http://www.englishdaily626.com/slang.php?012

And some commonly used American slang:

http://www.manythings.org/slang/

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