English grammar
All 9 parts of speech explained with examples in context, plus follow-up practice quizzes.
Free English learning resources for ESL students
Vocabulary lists with audio and translation, grammar guides, spelling tests, real-world reading, and tools to build your own quizzes and flashcards. No sign-up. Online since 1997.
-
8:43
A Short History of Video Games — English Reading Practice (B1) | Read & Listen
-
8:32
How Anime Went Global — English Reading Practice (B1) | Read & Listen
-
7:02
A Baseball Game — Slow English Reading Practice for Beginners (A2) · Lesson 21
-
15:39
English Conversation: Customer Service — Phone Calls, Complaints & Returns (15 Real Dialogues · B1)
-
8:47
9 Advanced English Words for Arguments and Discussions (with Simple Meanings)
-
19:25
Learn Gerund and Infinitive in English 🖼️ 48 Verbs: -ing or to + Verb (A2)
-
8:39
The Story of Coffee — English Reading Practice (B1) | Read & Listen
-
8:43
9 Advanced English Words to Describe People (with Simple Meanings)
-
9:15
9 Advanced English Words for Work (with Simple Meanings)
-
16:12
English for Getting Around — Directions, Subway, Bus, Rideshare (15 Real Dialogues · B1)
💡 How practice works here — adaptive quizzes, audio & translation
- Quizzes adapt: answer right and the item is gone; miss it and it comes back until you master every one — on all vocabulary, grammar, and confused-word pages.
- Audio and translation everywhere: every list has a 🔊 speaker and a 🌐 translator, and in ESL Reader you can tap any word to hear, translate, or define it.
Vocabulary lists
100+ themed lists with audio, translation, flashcards, and quizzes. Browse by level, topic, or part of speech.
- Every list by level — A1 to C1, auto-organized
- Dolch words by grade · Fry Sight Words
- By school grade — 1st through 7th
- Everyday topics — colors, food, jobs, weather, animals…
- 100 must-know words · Spelling Bee
- Idioms, phrasal verbs, proverbs, business English
Spelling practice
Word and sentence spelling tests at every level. Use any vocabulary list, or build your own.
- WordSpell — custom quiz builder
- Spelling Bee lists (3 levels)
- Most misspelled words
- Irregular verb forms + trainer
- By school grade for beginners
Video lessons
Short English video lessons from our YouTube channel, on a range of topics. Watch, then practice here.
- English Grammar in Pictures — verbs, tenses, prepositions, nouns & telling time (19 lessons)
- Vocabulary with Pictures (20 lessons) · advanced words (B2–C1)
- Read along, A1–A2 — everyday topics & easy stories (33 lessons)
- Read along, B1 — famous lives & real-topic articles (19 lessons)
- Slow English Listening — 🎧 long plays: a whole series in one video
- Everyday dialogs — 14 real-life places, small talk, the doctor & the café
- Homophones & confusing words
- All 15 video playlists
Reading materials
Stories, dialogs, news, and classic books — all open in ESL Reader so you can tap any word to hear, translate, or look it up.
- 🖼️ Picture Stories with Audio A1–A2 — every scene drawn, every sentence read slowly
- Basics A1–A2 — daily routine, food, travel
- News Lite · emails · dialogs · how-to guides
- Common phrases in context (24)
- Short stories · stories for young readers A1 · mini biographies
- Short articles A2–B2: video games, hip-hop, emoji, sleep…
- Exam reading practice B2–C1: IELTS & TOEFL-style questions
- Classic books: Alice, Dracula, Frankenstein, War of the Worlds, Jekyll & Hyde
Learning games
Six free browser games for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling — each with 🌱 beginner, 🌿 intermediate, and 🌳 advanced levels, best scores saved on your device.
- Mini Crossword — one daily puzzle, keep the 🔥 streak
- Word Match memory pairs · Word Rescue hangman
- Grammar Rush 60-second sprint · Word Sort
- Word Fall — arcade typing practice
🖼️ Picture Stories with Audio
Illustrated stories, real conversations and articles in easy English — every scene drawn, every line spoken. Read along with the pictures, tap a line to hear it, and learn the key words with picture cards.
🖼️ Picture Dictionary
1733 English words in 31 topics, each with a picture and audio — everyday nouns, action words, irregular and phrasal verbs. Tap to hear, then play the picture & listening quizzes.
Common errors
Stop mixing up words that sound or look alike. Each pair has a quick rule and a practice quiz.
- Accept vs Except
- Affect vs Effect
- There / Their / They’re
- To / Too / Two · than vs then
- +49 more pairs — bear/bare, cite/site/sight, knew/new…
Pronunciation practice
Minimal pairs — words that differ by a single sound. Listen to real audio and train your ear to hear the difference.
- Ship vs Sheep · full vs fool
- Light vs Right — the famous L/R challenge
- Think vs Sink · three vs tree
- Berry vs Very · chair vs share
- All 9 sound contrasts — 75 pairs with audio
For teachers
Turn any page into classroom material: printable worksheets with answer keys, foldable flashcards, and custom quizzes you share with a link or QR code.
- Print worksheets from 190+ vocabulary & grammar pages
- Flashcard creator · custom quiz builders
- Level test for placing students
- Example PDFs · best ESL teaching sites
Create your own quiz
Paste your own word or sentence list and turn it into an adaptive self-study quiz or printable flashcards — free, no sign-up. Wrong answers keep coming back until you’ve mastered them, and you can share a link that expires in 15, 30, or 90 days.
- 🔗 Matching Match each word to its definition — or to a translation in your own language.
- ✍️ Spelling Listen and type what you hear — trains spelling and listening at the same time.
- 🧩 Sentence unscramble Drag the scrambled words into the correct order to build word-order sense.
- 🃏 Flashcards Turn any list into printable, double-sided flashcards for offline study.
ESL links & resources
Hand-picked websites and tools from around the web.