English Writing Skills

Increase your vocabulary and improve your writing by learning how suffixes change the forms of the words in English.

See an example of learning a new word and saving it in your long-term memory.

Practice your skills with run-on sentences with this practice video. With lots of practice actives and quizzes, you have the chance to check your ability.

Download this PDF file to learn more about run-on sentences. This resource is good to save in case you need to review in the future.

Learn to plan your writing by considering audience, purpose, format, and content.

Revising and proofreading are two parts of the editing process. They’re both essential if you want to evaluate and improve your own writing. In this video, you’ll investigate the difference between the two and consider how you can use them both as part of your editing process. By using revising and proofreading, you will become a better editor, which will improve your writing tremendously.

In this sample, you can see how to improve an email by making it look better.

Bulleted and numbered lists are an excellent technique for strong visual writing.

· They make information easier to find, which improves organization.

· They add white space, making your writing easier to read.

Bulleted lists can improve your writing. In this video, you’ll learn how to use bulleted lists effectively and correctly. Follow along with the quiz questions at the end of the video to check your understanding of how to use bulleted lists in your writing.

Watch a video with corrections to a long email. These changes make the email much more concise and much easier to read and understand. 

A PDF list of formal and informal vocabulary

You have three punctuation marks to end a sentence in English: the period, question mark, and exclamation mark. In this video, you will see how to use each punctuation mark correctly when ending sentences. You will review three key rules:

· Periods ends statements.

· Question marks end direct questions.

· Exclamation marks show emotion.

The strategies in the video will help you use each punctuation mark effectively. Follow along with the questions to practice choosing the best punctuation mark to end sentences. Building your punctuation will help you develop stronger writing skills.

The comma is one of the most common English punctuation marks, and it is crucial to organize effective sentences. This video shows you the main uses of the comma:

· Separate items in a list

· Separate numbers and words in dates and places

· Separate introductory phrases

· Connect two ideas

With the strategies in this video, you will build your ability to use the comma in English, which will develop your punctuation and writing skills.

The apostrophe is one of the most common punctuation marks in English. It creates contractions, like in the words “don’t”, “she’s”, and “can’t”. It also shows possession, like in the phrases “Tom’s hat”, “the man’s house”, or Mary’s cat”.

In this video, you’ll learn to use the apostrophe correctly to show possession and to make contractions. This will help you perfect your English punctuation skills.

Colons are one of the least common punctuation marks in English, but they have a few important uses to learn if you would like to improve your writing.

In this video, you’ll learn to use colons correctly in English. This include the main use of introducing lists and other items. You’ll also see the smaller uses of colons and have a chance to practice your skills with a quiz.

Learn to use colons correctly and you will improve your English punctuation and writing.

Semicolons are one of the most difficult punctuation marks to use in English. In this video, you’ll learn how you can avoid semicolon mistakes and the few times you need them in your writing.

This video shows ten sample sentences. Five are changed from active to passive, and five are changed from passive to active. Watch the video to see more examples of how to use the passive and active voice in your writing.