Vocabulary and spelling
Dictionaries
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English – good for ESL/EAL writers and beginners
- Online Etymology Dictionary – learn about the origin of words to help you understand definitions
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) – the gold standard in dictionaries
- Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries – OED for ESL/EAL writers and beginners
Thesauruses
Collocations, idioms, and phrasal verbs
- Idioms, Athabasca University
- Phrasal verbs, Athabasca University
- Phrasal verb alternatives – useful for concise writing
- Spelling and collocations module, NAIT
Learning about words
- Parts of speech, Athabasca University
- Word forms, Athabasca University
- Irregular plurals, Athabasca University
- Easily confused words, Grammar Monster
- Guide to Grammar and Writing
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