Explore the following websites for information about grammar including parts of speech, spelling, capitalization, sentence structure and ways to improve your writing.  Click on a title for a short, easy to understand explanation of the concept and there are also examples to help you further understand the concepts.

http://www.grammarly.com/handbook/

http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.asp

 

If you would like to have fun studying with flashcards, then Study Stack is the website for you.  There are so many different stacks and levels to choose from in order to have fun learning.  Try these with the family for a night of fun and learning.

http://www.studystack.com/

http://www.studystack.com/Reading

http://www.studystack.com/EnglishVerbs

http://www.studystack.com/EnglishVocab

http://www.studystack.com/StadlierOxfordVocab

http://www.studystack.com/writing

 

Soft Schools offer a lot of language arts games covering many different subjects including analogies, literary terms and examples, vocabulary and grammar. 

http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/

 

Greek and Latin roots are very helpful in learning new vocabulary.  Learning these roots will help you to decode words and use context clues to understand the meaning of text.  Knowledge of these word parts will help increase your reading, speaking and listening vocabulary.  These games are easy to play and provide immediate feedback as to whether or not you are correct.

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/root.cgi?A1=s&A2=2&A3=1

https://sites.google.com/site/msclineswebsite/greek-latin-roots-prefixes-suffixes

http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/root_words/greek_root_words_memory_game/

 

Reading comprehension, understanding what you are reading, is important and the following sites will provide practice with reading comprehension.  Read short passages and answer the questions.  Know immediately if you are processing the information correctly.

http://www.englishmaven.org/

http://englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading-Comprehension.htm

http://resources.marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm