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November 27, 2018

Object pronouns

November 27, 2018/ Jessica Elliot

Object pronouns

Learn how to use object pronouns

November 04, 2017

How to use the word 'hardly'

November 04, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot

How to use the word 'hardly'

Learn how to use this adverb

June 23, 2017

Using articles with points of the compass

June 23, 2017/ Jessica Elliot

Using articles with points of the compass

Do you get confused with when to use a/an and the with points of the compass (north, south, east and west)? Read through this blog post for some clarification....

May 13, 2017

Verb + prepositions

May 13, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot

Verb + prepositions

Learn about which prepositions go with which verbs in this blog post.

November 05, 2016

Uncountable nouns

November 05, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot

Uncountable nouns

Nouns that do not use 'a' or 'an'

June 17, 2016

Prepositions (in and on) used with information

June 17, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot

Prepositions (in and on) used with information

Find out how to use the prepositions IN and ON when talking about information.

June 10, 2016

This or these?

June 10, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot

How to use 'this' and 'these'.

February 27, 2016

Verbs plus the preposition 'for'

February 27, 2016/ Jessica Elliot

Verbs plus the preposition 'for'

Do you which verbs are followed by the preposition 'for'?

January 29, 2016

Past simple irregular verbs

January 29, 2016/ Jessica Elliot

Past simple irregular verbs

Practise irregular verbs in the past tense

January 15, 2016

Verbs plus the preposition 'in'

January 15, 2016/ Jessica Elliot

Verbs plus the preposition 'in'

Do you know which verbs are followed by the preposition 'in'?

August 20, 2015

Understanding the present simple

August 20, 2015/ Jessica Elliot

Understanding the present simple

Learn how to use the present simple

July 28, 2015

Using the word 'though' when speaking

July 28, 2015/ Jessica Elliot

Using the word 'though' when speaking

Do you know how to use the word 'though'?

May 26, 2015

Do you know how to use the word 'enough'

May 26, 2015/ Jessica Elliot

Do you know how to use the word 'enough'

Do you know how to use the word 'enough'?

Sky Blue English

Sky Blue English is the website of freelance English teacher Jessica Elliot. She teaches English as a foreign language to non-native speakers. The classes are one-to-one and based in London or through Skype.