ESL Skills Review

Writing and Grammar

100

a person, place, thing, or idea

What is a noun?

200

period, exclamation point, and question mark (. ! ?)

What is punctuation?

300

a word that describes an action or a state of being

What is a verb?

400

the, a, an

What is an article?

500

THESE LETTERS ARE NOT LOWER CASE, THEY ARE CALLED ______

What are capital letters? (uppercase letters)

Word Work

100

This adverb of frequency means 100% of the time.

What is always?

200

a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

What are vowels?

300

The type of punctuation that we use between items in a list (example:  I'm going to buy apples, bananas, and oranges.)

What is a comma?

400

The type of punctuation we use at the end of an exclamatory sentence.

What is an exclamation mark!!!

500

All of the letters of the alphabet except a,e,i,o, u

What are consonant letters?

Transportation

100

This is the number you call in an emergency.

What is 911?

200

These are the 2 things a police officer will ask you for at a traffic stop.

What are license and registration?

300

This is the money you have to pay if you get a traffic ticket.

What is a fine?

400

This is a device used to protect children riding in a car.

What is a car seat?

500

This is the person who repairs your car.

What is a mechanic?

Vocabulary

100

To improve or get better in speaking, a student should ___. This means they say their speech again and again.

What is practice?

200

A drive, usually to work, that a person does regularly.

What is a commute?

300

This is a chemical in coffee, tea, chocolate, and some medications that can cause a boost of energy.

What is caffeine?

400

This person works in offices and hospitals.  They usually greet the customers and give them paperwork to fill out.

What is a receptionist?

500

When two people are talking to one another, what is that called? I can listen to a ____. Many of our ESL listening exercises are ____.

What is a dialogue or conversation?

Summer Break Fun

100

When is the first day of school next semester

When is August 14th?

200

What U.S. holiday do we celebrate in July?

What is the 4th of July (Independence Day)

300

What U.S. holiday do we celebrate on the last Monday of May every year? (This is the unofficial start of summer)

What is Memorial Day?

400

What U.S. holiday do we celebrate the first Monday in September every year? (this is the unofficial end of summer)

What is Labor Day?

500

One way you can practice English this summer.

What is Burlington English, Canvas, talking to friends/family/people at work in English, reading in English, watching movies in English