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A1 — Starting Out

A growing library of short, original lessons, numbered in the order we'd suggest going through them. We add to this by hand, so it stays honest rather than padded. Click any lesson title to open 8 kinds of practice exercises for it, generated fresh each time.

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Lesson 1

Am / Is / AreTry free, no sign-up

Use "am" with I, "is" with he/she/it, and "are" with you/we/they. Example: "She is my sister. We are friends."

~2 min · a real 5-question mini-lesson you can finish right now, no account needed.

Lesson 2

Making Nouns PluralAdd -s to most nouns (cat → cats). After s, x, ch or sh, add -es (box → boxes). After a consonant + y, change y to ies (baby → babies).

Add -s to most nouns (cat → cats). After s, x, ch or sh, add -es (box → boxes). After a consonant + y, change y to ies (baby → babies).

~5–10 min · read the explanation, then try a few of the 8 practice exercise types below the title — there's no formal "complete" marker, work through as many as you find useful.

Lesson 3

This / That / These / Those"This" and "these" are for things near you; "that" and "those" are for things farther away. "This is my book. Those are your shoes."

"This" and "these" are for things near you; "that" and "those" are for things farther away. "This is my book. Those are your shoes."

~5–10 min · read the explanation, then try a few of the 8 practice exercise types below the title — there's no formal "complete" marker, work through as many as you find useful.

Lesson 4