Vocabulary
Grammar - Past
Grammar - Future
Phrase of the Day
Miscellaneous
100
If you are in opposition to someone or something or you don't agree with it you are ________ it.
For example: Sam thinks factories pollute the river. He's _________ building a new factory in his town.
against
If you are in opposition to someone or something or you don't agree with it you are against it.
For example: Sam thinks factories pollute the river. He's against building a new factory in his town.
100
What is the simple past tense of the verb "fix"?
fixed
100
In spoken & informal English, what is the typical pronunciation of "going to" in this sentence?:
She's going to go to the movies next weekend.
She's gonna go to the movies next weekend.
100
Think about the words/phrases your classmates taught you in the "Word/Phrase of the Day Assignment."
What word or phrase is informal slang that means not feeling well?
For example: I feel ________ so I don't think I can go to your party tomorrow night. I'm sorry.
under the weather
I feel under the weather so I don't think I can go to your party tomorrow night. I'm sorry.
100
What date do Spring 2026 classes start?
January 12th
200
What an appropriate vocabulary word to complete the sentence below?
I quit my last job because they didn't pay me a decent _________.
wage/income/salary
I quit my last job because they didn't pay me a decent wage/income/salary.
200
What is the simple past tense of the verb "find"?
found
200
Complete the sentence with future will/will not and the verb in parenthesis (choose if affirmative or negative is more appropriate):
Tommy didn't study for the test. He _________(do) very well.
won't do (or will not do)
Tommy didn't study for the test. He won't do very well.
200
Think about the words/phrases your classmates taught you in the "Word/Phrase of the Day Assignment."
What 2 phrases can we use to indicate that we think something is easy to do or understand.
For example: What do you mean you don't know how to make coffee? _________________.
It's not rocket science. / It's a piece of cake
What do you mean you don't know how to make coffee? It's not rocket science./It's a piece of cake.
200
What official document describes the system of government of the United States and the rights of the people who live in the United States?
The Constitution
300
The verbs __________ and _________ both mean to succeed at something, especially after working hard.
For example: Next year, I hope to finally _________ all of my fitness goals.
achieve and accomplish
The verbs achieve and accomplish both mean to succeed at something, especially after working hard.
For example: Next year, I hope to finally achieve/accomplish all of my fitness goals.
300
Make a sentence in the simple past with the verb in parenthesis:
Nancy and Tom ______________(put) new siding on their house last year
Nancy and Tom put new siding on their house last year.
300
In English we use be + going to + verb to talk and write about future plans or intentions.
In English we use will to talk and write about: 1) __________________ and 2) ______________
1) future predictions
2) future actions decided in the moment (now)
300
Think about the words/phrases your classmates taught you in the "Word/Phrase of the Day Assignment."
What word or phrase means to wait, slow down, or be patient?
For example: Child: Mommy, can we go to the pool now? Pleeeeeease? I want to go now. Now now now.
Mom: __________! You didn't finish your lunch yet.
Hold your horses!
Child: Mommy, can we go to the pool now? Pleeeeeease? I want to go now. Now now now.
Mom: Hold your horses! You didn't finish your lunch yet.
300
Is the following question grammatically correct or not? If it is correct, say "correct." If it is incorrect, say "incorrect" and change the question to make it grammatically correct.
What time he ate dinner yesterday?
What time he ate dinner yesterday?=incorrect
What time did he eat dinner yesterday? = correct
400
To __________ someone is to give someone the confidence or courage they need to do something or to persuade someone to do something.
For example: If you are confused about the class material, I ____________ you to get help from the tutoring center. The tutors are really nice and they help you a lot.
encourage
To encourage someone is to give someone the confidence or courage they need to do something or to persuade someone to do something.
If you are confused about the class material, I encourage you to get help from the tutoring center. The tutors are really nice and they help you a lot.
400
What did you do yesterday?
Talk about 2 different things you did yesterday. Use complete sentences and correct verb tense.
Possible answers:
I went/came to class.
I woke up (early/late).
I worked.
I went to work.
I went grocery shopping.
400
Ask your teacher a question about her future plans using the action below:
Are you going to get paid next week?
400
Think about the words/phrases your classmates taught you in the "Word/Phrase of the Day Assignment."
What word or phrase is slang to mean that you are agree or are willing to do something, often in response to an activity that someone else suggested.
For example:
Person A: Who wants to go fishing with me this weekend?
Person B: __________.
I'm down
Person A: Who wants to go fishing with me this weekend?
Person B: I'm down.
400
_________ ___________ are actions you can take before you read something new to help you better understand what you are about to read.
Pre-reading strategies are actions you can take before you read something new to help you better understand what you are about to read.
500
This expression means to cause someone to worry.
For example: The fact that I recently lost my job ____________________ because I don't know when I will get paid next.
to weigh on my mind
The fact that I recently lost my job weighs on my mind because I don't know when I will get paid next.
500
What did you do last week?
Talk about 3 different things you did last week. Use complete sentences and correct verb tense. Use a different verb for each thing (for example, if you make a sentence with the past tense of "go", your other sentences need to use different verbs)
Possible answers:
I called my family.
I went grocery shopping.
I worked.
I watched TV/a movie.
I ate out at a restaurant.
500
Make a question using future be + going to + verb to ask about John's plans for Tuesday evening.
What is John going to do on Tuesday evening?
500
Think about the words/phrases your classmates taught you in the "Word/Phrase of the Day Assignment."
What word or phrase means from the knowledge you have in your memory (a guess using the information you remember or know from memory)
For example: I can't remember the exact number of students in class on Monday - _____________ there were about 10.
off the top of my head
I can't remember the exact number of students in class on Monday - off the top of my head there were about 10.
500
Look at the Venn Diagram about students' food preferences. How many students love both sweet and spicy food, but not salty food?
4
600
I can't ____________ my roommate any more! He keeps chewing with his mouth open. It's disgusting.
(meaning=tolerate)
put up with
I can't put up with my roommate any more! He keeps chewing with his mouth open. It's disgusting.
600
Complete the sentence with the appropriate past tense forms of the verbs in parenthesis:
She _________(break) a plate while she ________(do) the dishes.
She broke a plate while she was doing the dishes.
600
Alexis is a Capricorn. Make one affirmative prediction about her future and one negative prediction about her future using the appropriate verb tense.
Possible answers:
You/Alexis will win the lottery.
You/Alexis will take a vacation.
You/Alexis will meet a famous person.
You/Alexis won't get a new pet.
You/Alexis won't win the lottery.
You/Alexis won't travel to Japan next year.
600
Think about the words/phrases your classmates taught you in the "Word/Phrase of the Day Assignment."
What word or phrase means to stop working on or finish something
For example: Students in EMLS 715/716 are often tired at night. They regularly ask their teacher to _____________ early.
call it a day
Students in EMLS 715/716 are often tired at night. They regularly ask their teacher to call it a day early.
600
One strategy for understanding new vocabulary words without using a dictionary or translator is to pay attention to the _________ the word is used in. When you do this, you use the words and sentences before and after the word to help you understand the word.
context