English Made Easy

Watch this video about a naughty little girl who would never listen to anyone. You will see what she does and what happens to her as an outcome! This video will help you to improve your English.  You can watch it to improve your spelling, pronunciation, expression, intonation, comprehension, etc. Imagine getting so much out of a funny poem!

  Spell Well- Take This Test You will agree that it is important to be able to spell words correctly. Here are fifteen common words that you will come across at your workplace. Some of them can be very challenging so I challenge you to take the test and see how many of these fifteen words you can get right. Watch the video to take the test: You might want to keep a notebook and a pen close by in case you need to write the word . I always write a word if I'm unsure of how to spell it. That somehow helps me to get the spelling right. I will show you a sentence and you will have to fill in the blank with the right word. You will have four options with four different spellings to choose from, so make your choice carefully.  The best way to remember how to spell a word correctly is to break it up and connect it with something else:  ●      Business    (busi….ness)             ...

  An Easy Prepositions Test For You Watch this video on YouTube and learn how to use these commonly confused prepositions before you take the test that follows.  Fill in the blanks with in or into: 1. He threw the paper _____the bin. 2. He jumped _____the river and swam across it. 3. He found his pen ______the pen stand. 4. She was ____bed when he got home. answers: ( into, into, in, in) Fill in the blanks with on or at: 1. I am sitting _____ a chair. 2. I am sitting ____ a table.  answers; (on, at) Fill in the blanks with at, or  in 1. He was born ____ a hospital _____ Delhi. 2. She was born ______ Allahabad. 3. She was born _____the year 2010. answers: (at, in, in, in) Fill in the blanks with beside or besides 1. I would like some coffee ____ the muffins. 2. She sat _____ him and read her book. 3. He walked _______his parents all the way. 4. The mango tree grew ______the teak tree in the forest.  answers: (besides, beside, beside, beside) Fill in the blanks wi...

  Leisure  How do you spend your free time? How much free time do you have? Are you one of those many people who have no time to stop and admire nature? Here’s an interesting poem written by W H Davies, in which he criticizes all those who have no time to admire the beauty of nature. According to him, your life is not worthwhile if you are always rushing about from one place to another, always worried about the things you need to do, and taking care of various responsibilities. The poem Leisure, by W. H. Davies, has seven rhyming couplets. It is a short poem and one that is easy to understand. Questions 1. Which animals are known to stare a lot? 2. Which animals hide their nuts in grass? 3. ‘Full of care’ means        a) full of joy          b) full of worry Answers 1.  1.   Sheep and cows stare a lot. 2.    Squirrels hide their nuts in grass. 3.    Full of ...

  Here are the questions and answers for easy access QUESTIONS Would it be right to say that the king was conceited? Which word in the passage means ‘a covered passage with arches on one or both sides?’ Why did the king want to conquer God? Find a word in the passage which means the opposite of ‘real’. What was brightly colored and had a thousand eyes? Why did the king order for some thick blankets? Why did the king’s soldiers laugh? ANSWERS The king was conceited and thought only about himself.  An arcade is a covered passage with arches on one or both sides. The king wanted the priests to place statues of him on the altars of the churches. However, the priests refused to do that, saying that God was greater than the king. Hence the king decided to conquer God.  The opposite of ‘real’ is ‘artificial.’ The king’s ship was brightly coloured and had a thousand eyes.  The king ordered for some thick blankets to keep the mosquitoes away.  The king’s soldiers laughed...

  A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that cannot be taken literally. It is an exaggerated way of describing something. And not just a modest or acceptable exaggeration of something, but an extreme exaggeration.  For example ‘ My neighbour is taller than a skyscraper’ .. Such a statement would be highly exaggerated as no man can possibly be taller than a skyscraper, and not even as tall as one. A hyperbole is a common literary device and is used in storytelling to make everything more interesting. It is a simple technique but can create a profound impact on the listener or the reader.  Here's another example ‘If I do not meet my brother tomorrow, I will die.’ And another one... ‘I am so angry with you that I will explode.’ Or ‘ The teacher was so wild that he could have killed someone.’ You might have heard this one …  ‘I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse’ Or this one  ‘I’m dying of hunger’  Or  ‘My bag weighs a ton’. I think many of us have used hy...

  What's the past tense of burst? And cost? Do you think you know the answer? Have you been using the right word in your speech and writing? Well, the past tense of cost is cost and the past tense of burst is burst…..the words costed and bursted do not exist…   I have a small, interesting verse for you before I end  It will help you to remember the present, past and future tenses of the verbs 'cost' and 'burst'.   He burst it now, he burst it yesterday He will burst it tomorrow And before I end, may I humbly say, How much it cost me now? It cost much   more than yesterday And will cost more tomorrow.. So if you made sense of this little rhyme, You sure have made my day! Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/bdHPF-U3h-c