How to Improve English Speaking Skills?
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There are millions of people who live in different parts of the world. They have their own ways of life and speak other languages. Each language has its own alphabet, vocabulary, grammatical structure, and phonetic sounds. Those who can speak their mother tongues fluently have to learn some basic rules of non-native/foreign languages. During World War II, the English language was taught to soldiers who belonged to different countries. They were taught the basics of English Grammar, and they could speak it fluently.
Learn the following Basics of English Grammar:
Singular Nouns and Plural Nouns
Singular Nouns:
Examples:
a boy, a girl, an apple, a note, a car, a book, etc.
Singular Nouns and Pronouns:
he, she, it, John, Sara, a child, a woman, a man, etc.
Second Person Singular and Plural:
You
Third-Person Plural Noun and Pronouns:
They,
children, boys, girls, trees, apples etc.
First Person Singular:
I
First-Person Plural:
We
SINGULAR VERB:
goes, writes, plays, has, speaks, learns, comes, teaches, runs, etc.
Use ~es when the verb ends with o, s, ss, ch, sh,
goes, catches, guesses etc.
PLURAL VERB:
go, write, play, have, speak, learn, come, teach, run, etc.
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Rule No 1
When discussing your routine matters, use SINGULAR VERB with SINGULAR NOUNS.
Examples:
- He reads novels.
- He writes the newspaper daily.
- She plays tennis.
- A child has many toys.
- A boy needs special attention.
- Air pollution has drastic effects on health.
Use of 'does not' in negative sentences with a SINGULAR NOUNS.
Examples:
- He does not read novels.
- She does not read the newspaper daily.
- A boy wants to keep his toys private.
When discussing your routine matters, use PLURAL VERB with PLURAL NOUNS.
Examples:
- They read novels.
- They write the newspaper daily.
- Children play tennis.
- Children have many toys.
- Boys need special attention.
- Air pollutants have drastic effects on health.
Use of 'do not' in negative sentences with PLURAL NOUNS.
Examples:
- They do not read novels.
- They do not read the newspaper daily.
- Boys do not want to share their toys.
Additional Note:
Use of Plural Verb with I, & We
Examples:
- I read good novels.
- We don't waste our time.
- Do we not hurt them?
- What do we need?
Some more Exercises:
Sentence completion with Phrasal Verbs
Mark the worksheet of Singular & Plural Verb
Use of 'do not' and 'does not' with bubble worksheet
Self-Assessment Test Present Tense.
Self-Assessment Test of Present Continuous & Simple Tense
Rule No 2
Use only PLURAL VERB with 'do, does, did, will, & shall' with all SUBJECTS.
Examples:
- He does not read novels. (Present Tense)
- We do not like to play chess. (Present Tense)
- He did not go there yesterday. (Past Tense)
- She will play a tennis match tomorrow. (Future Tense)
- We shall take the exam next year. (Future Tense)
- Air pollution has drastic effects on health. (Present Tense)
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