Vocabulary Page 1

Level 100 = beginner/advanced beginner
Level 200 = intermediate
Level 300 = upper intermediate
Level 400 = advanced

Level 100 and up	ABC Teach (Sandy Kemsley) - Free printable activity sheets and project helpers for younger learners. Also online games such as crossword puzzles and more. Work on vocabulary, spelling, reading and more. For students or teachers http://www.abcteach.com/sitemap.htm
Level 100 and up	Better English (Pearson Brown) - Most of the vocabulary activities are related to business. You can try Vocabulary Exercises, Business English Hangman, Multi-word Verbs, and Business English Crosswords (use the "Peek" button to help you!). http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html Click here if you need to download Shockwave® or Flash®.
Level 100 and up	English-Zone.Com - This is a *very* large site with English practice in all skill areas. The idioms section is organized by topic and the vocabulary section is organized by language level. This site is very well organized with *lots* of materials. http://www.english-zone.com/index.html
Level 100 and up	ESL Bears Matching Exercises (Douglas Kellar) - Match the pictures with the vocabulary items. Categories include School, Domestic Animals, Fruit, Money, Colors, Body, House and more! This is a very useful resource for practicing basic English vocabulary! http://www.eslbears.homestead.com/matching.html
Level 100 and up	ESL Vocabulary Quizzes (Englishclub.com) - Choose from categories such as animals, food and drink, jobs, categories, etc. There is also an intermediate and advanced level at http://quizzes.englishclub.com/vocabulary.htm
Level 100 and up	GoEnglish.com Idiom Dictionary - When you get to this Web site, scroll down to see a list of words. Click on them to see English idioms that use them. Then click on the idiom and you often will get a longer explanation and sometimes pictures to help you understand the meaning of the idiom. For example, see the picture and explanation for the idiom, "When pigs fly!" http://www.goenglish.com/Index.asp
Level 100 and up	Interactive ESL Practice (Portland Community College) - A variety of quizzes and exercises for beginning and intermediate level students. The vocabulary activities are divided according to theme, for example, Occupations, Colors, Clothes, Human Body, etc. Lots of practice with basic vocabulary! http://www.geocities.com/pccprep/qz.htm
Level 100 and up	Interesting Things for ESL Students (Charles Kelly and Larry Kelly) - You'll find many, many games/quizzes/puzzles here--all designed for ESL students. Improve your vocabulary, learn about U.S. Culture and have a good time while you are studying! Some of my favorites are Common Proverbs (short sayings), Common American Slang, Hangman Games (by category), Anagram Quizzes, Proverbs, and Scrambled Word Puzzles (by category) http://www.manythings.org/
Level 100 and up	The Internet Picture Dictionary - Picture dictionaries are great for learning new vocabulary. This picture dictionary has words organized by topic or alphabetically (A-Z). There are also activities to help you remember new vocabulary: flashcards, fill-in-the-blank, word scrambles, stinky spelling and more! http://www.pdictionary.com/
Level 100 and up	Learn English (Jacob Richman) is a free, on-line, educational resource helping ESL and EFL students to learn English words. The flash site incorporates 40 topics, along with over 1,500 English words and phrases. When you click on a word or phrase you can hear it spoken. The high quality audio was created in a sound studio. http://www.learn-english.co.il/ Click here if you need to download Shockwave® or Flash®.
Level 100 and up	Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun - Play Word Search, Crosswords, Hangman Quizzes, and Match Game with very useful vocabulary in many different subject areas. There are text, audio and visual clues. This is a very attractive and interactive site! http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ Click here if you need to download Shockwave® or Flash®.
Level 100 and up	LITTLE EXPLORERS Picture Dictionary (EnchantedLearning.com) - This is a great picture dictionary + more! At the top of the page, click on a letter of the alphabet and you will see a page of pictures which begin with that letter. Many of the pictures are links so you can learn more about that word. You can learn a lot of English and also a lot of useful information with this great dictionary! Want to do some research using the Picture Dictionary? Find the link, "Click here for classroom activities that use Little Explorers." You will find questions that you can answer by using the Picture Dictionary. After you search, click here to check your answers. Have fun! http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
Level 100 and up	Self-Study Quizzes - (Internet TESL Journal) There are 100's of quizzes here! They are arranged by subject or alphabetically. All levels of difficulty. Very quick and easy to use with instant checking of answers. Some of my favorite categories include: Vocabulary Quizzes, Idiom, Phrasal Verb, and Slang Quizzes, and Proverbs Matching. http://iteslj.org/quizzes/
Level 100 and up	Slang (PEAK English) - You can see the "Slang of the Day" - with definition, example, explanation *and* you can hear the slang spoken in a real context. There is also a "Slang Dictionary" (very complete). You can Email your questions about slang to the "experts." Finally, you can join a mailing list and get a slang cartoon sent to your EMail each day. Slang is an important part of English and you won't learn it from your textbooks, so this is a very useful site! http://www.peakenglish.com/slang/dailySlang.jsp
Level 100 and up	Study Zone (English Language Center, University of Victoria) For Level 100 students: Martin Holmes provides about 100 pictures and asks the learner to choose the correct name for the picture from a list of words. Useful categories such as furniture, clothes, school and office, home appliances. Also, try the Mystery Puzzle--another creative way to learn new vocabulary. http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/index.htm Have fun!
Do you want more?	See Vocabulary Resources for English Language Learners (John McVicker - Ohio University) - You will find links for "Vocabulary Resources, Vocabulary Study, Word lists of Technical Vocabulary, Activities and Quizzes, and Dictionaries." http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/vocabulary.html
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