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Here is a complete list of the 100 interactive exercises from The Liondale English Language Series Volume 1: Grammar and vocabulary practice for intermediate and advanced students that are available under free subscription when you buy the book. If you have bought the book, email subs@eflworksheets.com and you will receive questions about references in the book. Just supply the correct answers and you will receive a free subscription to the interactive exercises. These exercises will reinforce the practice done in the book and all have additional explanatory notes to help students complete them.

Grammar: intensive look at various areas of grammar

1. Would : future or past? Deciding if "would" refers to the past or the future
2. Double passives Creating passives from verbs with two objects
3. Present tense oppositions: Simple or Continuous? Deciding if the Present Simple or Continuous tense should be used
4. Past tense oppositions: Simple, Perfect or Continuous? Deciding if the Past Simple, Perfect or Continuous tense should be used
5. Perfect tense oppositions: Simple or Continuous? Deciding if the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous tense should be used
6. Relative clauses: defining or non-defining? Deciding if relative pronouns are defining or non-defining
7. Relative clauses: omitting the pronoun Deciding if the relative pronoun can be omitted or not
8. Preposition choices Choosing the correct preposition
9. Multi-function replacements 1 Replacing words which have more than one function
10. Multi-function replacements 2 Replacing words which have more than one function
11-12. Nouns: countable or uncountable? 1-2 Deciding whether a nouns is used as a coun table or uncountable noun
13-14. Nouns: general or particular? 1-2 Deciding whether a noun is used in a general or particular sense
15-16. Two-form adverbs 1-2 Adverbs which have two forms, one with -ly and one without
17. -ing­ forms: gerund, continuous, participle or adjective? Deciding on the function of forms with -ing
18. Articles with days of the week Using article with days of the week for different time references
19- 20 Verbs with or without prepositions 1-2 Using verbs with or without prepositions

Vocabareas: exercises dealing with various areas of vocabulary built around a theme

1. Words with or without a-: adjective/adverb Creating adverbs and predicative adjectives from adjectives with the prefix a-
2. Words with or without a-: noun - adverb Creating adverbs from nouns with the prefix a-
3. Words with or without a-: verb - adjective Creating adverbs and predicative adjectives from verbs with the prefix a-
4-7. Negative prefixes 1-4 Using the correct negative prefixes with words
8-10. Suffixes 1-3 Creating words from the same root with different suffixes
11. Categories 1 Abstractions 1 Practising using words linked by a common theme
12. Categories 2 Abstractions 2 Practising using words linked by a common theme
13. Categories 3 - Food Practising using words linked by a common theme
14. Categories 4 - Objects Practising using words linked by a common theme
15. Categories 5 - Animals Practising using words linked by a common theme
16. Collocations 1 - Adjective + Noun Creating collocations of adjectives and nouns
17. Collocations 2 - Noun + Verb Creating collocations of nouns and verbs
18. Collocations 3 - Verb + Noun Creating collocations of verbs and nouns
19. Collocations 4 - Noun + Noun Creating collocations of nouns and nouns
20. Collocations 5 - Quantifier + Noun Creating collocations of quantifiers and nouns

Word focus: intensive focus on the meanings and uses of common words

1. Change
2-3. End
4-6. Fall
7. Fit
8-11. Hand
12-14. Hard
15.Hit
16-17. Hold
18-20. Life

Wordgroups: words liked by a theme

1. Special uses of cardinal numbers Using cardinal numbers in various expressions
2. Special used of ordinal numbers Using ordinal numbers in various ways
3. Colour words referring to parts of the body Using colours in literal and ficurative ways
4. Gestures and facial expressions Using words describing gestures and facial expressions
5. Memory words Using words relating to memory
6. Verbs meaning read or write Using words extending meanings of "read" and "write"
7. Body postures Using words describing various body positions and postures
8. Travel verbs Using words relating to different ways of travelling
9. Streets and roads Using words referring to varioius types of streets and roads
10. Print media Using words relating to print media
11-12. Geographical features 1-2 Using words describing geographical features
13. Shopping and buying things Using words relating to shopping and buying things
14. Computer words Using words describing aspects of computer use
15. Internet and related areas Using words relating to the Internet
16. Weather Using words describing different weather features
17. Tastes and smells Using words describing tastes or smells
18-19. Money 1-2 Using words describing money and relating to its use
20. Water words Using words relating to water and describing its action and use

Word games: various games with vowels and consonants

1. Recalcitrant consonants 1: extra r or l Take out an extra r or l
2. Recalcitrant consonants 2: missing r or l Put in a missing r or l
3. Recalcitrant consonants 3: missing s or c Put in a missing s or c
4. Recalcitrant consonants 4: missing p or b Put in a missing p or b
5. Recalcitrant consonants 5: extra and missing s Put in or take out an s
6. Vagrant vowels 1: missing a Put in a missing a
7. Vagrant vowels 2: missing e Put in a missing e
8. Vagrant vowels 3: i, o, u Change an incorrect vowel
9. Vagrant vowels 4: one vowel too many Take out an extra vowel
10. Vagrant vowels 5: one vowel too many Take out an extra vowel
11-15 One way or another 1-5 Creating compunds with words that can be reversed
16-20. Double-ups 1-5 Creating two compunds out of three words

The Latin Heart of English: English Vocabulary Practice Volume 1 is a unique series, which extends the ideas of using Latin roots to practice English vocabulary, as we have shown in our Special Focus section. The book comprises one hundred exercises along with explanatory notes on pronunciation, prefixes, the roots and their derivations, and the history of Latin and French words in English. The exercises are designed for all intermediate and advanced students to use, but they will be of special interest and benefit to students whose first language is French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or Romanian. Here are the contents of the book:

Introduction
A short history of Latin words in English
How students can benefit
Pronunciation of Latin words
Latin prefixes
Notes on Latin roots
1. agere (set in motion, drive, lead, act) 1
2. agere (set in motion, drive, lead, act) 2
3. caedere (strike, cut, kill)
4. caput (head, chief, person) 1
5. caput (head, chief, person) 2
6. cedere (go, leave, yield) 1
7. cedere (go, leave, yield) 2
8. cedere (go, leave, yield) 3
9. claudere (bar, close, lock up, conclude)
10. crescere (grow, arise, spring)
11. dare (give, offer, pay, allow, put)
12. dicere (show, say, speak, specify, mention) 1
13. dicere (show, say, speak, specify, mention) 2
14. duo (two)
15. facere (do, make, create) 1
16. facere (do, make, create) 2
17. facere (do, make, create) 3
18. facere (do, make, create) 4
19. finis (border, limit, boundary, purpose)
20. frangere (break, wreck, crush) fragor (noise, crackle)
21. genus (kind, tribe) gignere (produce, give birth) 1
22. genus (kind, tribe) gignere (produce, give birth) 2
23. genus (kind, tribe) gignere (produce, give birth) 3
24. nasci (be born) 52 25. gradi (walk) gradus (step) 1
26. gradi (walk) gradus (step) 2
27. gravis (heavy, serious)
28. jungere (join)
29. lavare, luere (wash)
30. levis (light, nimble, fleeting)
31. locus (place, position, situation)
32. ludere (play)
33. medius (middle)
34. memor (mindful)
35. minus (less) minuere (lessen)
36. modus (measure, rhythm, boundary, rule, manner)
37. munus (gift, service, office, function)
38. parare (set, put, prepare)
39. pellere (push, drive, move, thrust) 1
40. pellere (push, drive, move, thrust) 2
41. persona (mask, person)
42. placere (please, satisfy) placare (calm, soothe)
43. plicare (fold, fasten) plectere (weave) 1
44. plicare (fold, fasten) plectere (weave) 2
45. plicare (fold, fasten) plectere (weave) 3
46. porta (passage, gate) portare (carry, bring) portus (harbour) 1
47. porta (passage, gate) portare (carry, bring) portus (harbour) 2
48. potis (able, capable, possible)
49. praehendere (seize, grasp) 1
50. praehendere (seize, grasp) 2
51. premere (squeeze, press) 1
52. premere (squeeze, press) 2
53. pungere (prick, pierce, sting) 1
54. pungere (prick, pierce, sting) 2
55. regere (rule, direct, guide) 1
56. regere (rule, direct, guide) 2
57. regere (rule, direct, guide) 3
58. sacer (sacred, holy) sancire (make sacred, confirm)
59. sedere (sit) 1
60. sedere (sit) 2
61. sentire (perceive, feel) 1
62. sentire (perceive, feel) 2
63. signum (mark, sign, token, image)
64. similis (like, similar)
65. singulus (single) simplex (single, simple) simul (together)
66. solvere (loosen, dissolve)
67. specere (look) 1
68. specere (look) 2 species
69. specere (look) 3
70. specere (look) 4
71. stare (stand) 1
72. stare (stand) 2
73. stare (stand) 3
74. stare (stand) 4
75. stare (stand) 5
76. tempus (time, season)
77. tendere (stretch, aim, strive) 1
78. tendere (stretch, aim, strive) 2
79. tendere (stretch, aim, strive) 3
80. tenere (hold, keep) 1
81. tenere (hold, keep) 2
82. tenere (hold, keep) 3
83. terminus (end, limit, boundary)
84. terra (ground, earth, land)
85. trahere (draw, trail, pull) 1
86. trahere (draw, trail, pull) 2
87. trahere (draw, trail, pull) 3
88. vivere (live)
89. vocare (call, summon) vox (voice, sound, call, language) 1
90. vocare (call, summon) vox (voice, sound, call, language) 2
91. civis (resident, citizen); colere (tend, worship)
92. damnum (loss, penalty); durus (long-lasting, rough, hard)
93. fallere (do wrong, deceive, cheat); fendere (strike, push)
94. labor (toil, effort, work); liber (free)
95. mirus (wonderful, astonishing); mutare (shift, change)
96. pretium (reward, value); proprius (peculiar, personal)
97. sanus (healthy); satis (enough)
98. scire (know); spondere (pledge, promise)
99. torquere (twist, turn, wind); turba (disorder, riot) turbo (eddy)
100. vacare (be empty) vanus (empty)
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