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Rob Whyte ESL speaking and writing class lessons, activities and worksheets for English students who want to learn and improve their English communication skills.

Adjectives with ED and ING

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Making sentences with the correct adjective form is hard for ESL students. When do we use ED and when do we say ING? In this English lesson, we will review the grammar rules and practice how to use these forms properly.

Grammar Lesson

Here are the basic notes for this English speaking lesson about adjectives. Read the notes or download the pdf file here: grammar-rules-adjectives.

  • Wrong:     I was boring in Rob’s English class.
  • Right:        I was bored in Rob’s English class.

What do these sentences mean?

  • Rob is bored.
  • Rob is boring.
  • Your English speaking skills are amazing.
  • I am amazed by your English speaking skills.

Grammar Rule

  1. Person who feels: ed
  2. Thing that gives the feeling: ING
  • Me – ED
  • Thing – ING

Useful Verbs – Adjectives

  1. Amaze
  2. Annoy
  3. Bore
  4. Confuse
  5. Disappoint
  6. Embarrass
  7. Excite
  8. Frighten
  9. Interest
  10. Shock

ESL Vocabulary – Parts of Things

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This ESL vocabulary worksheet teaches English students the names of everyday things. Actually, this English lesson teaches the parts of things. For example, a leg is part of a table.

ESL Worksheet and Lesson

Students begin by matching the names smaller things with larger objects. There is a second page with pictures that provides hints.

Next, students make questions and answer to describe the location of these things. This is an extension of the textbook which teaches prepositions.

Dowload the worksheet here: ESL-objects-worksheet-lesson.

ESL Speaking – Silent B

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This worksheet helps ESL students learn words with a silent b. Some students have trouble pronouncing these words. The word ‘debt’ is one example.

ESL Worksheet

The worksheet has two parts. First, make a list of words with a silent b. Second, fill in the blanks with words that also have a silent b.

Download the worksheet here: ESL-silent-letter-worksheet.

ESL Writing Lessons – Categories

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In this ESL writing lesson, students will practice grouping words into one category. This English writing activity has two parts.

  • First, read the worksheet and add one word to each group. The new word must be part of the same category.
  • Second, complete the second page by writing the name of the category for each group of words.

Writing Skills

Every paragraph has one idea, which we describe in the topic sentence. By knowing how many small things can be grouped into one category, ESL students will be able to imagine and write good topic sentences and paragraphs that show unity.

Click here to download the ESL lesson writing worksheets.