Just For Fun

The links that I have included on this page are here for your enjoyment.   However, some of the sites, such as the linguistics, grammar, and dictionary pages, can be very useful--especially for those among us who love words.  Have fun!

 

Fun and Games (This page contains more word and language activities than you can imagine. Try some of them--they're fun!)

 

A Web of On-Line Grammars (This page maintains links with on-line grammars of as many languages as can be found on the Web. It includes all types of grammars: reference grammars, learning grammars, and historical grammars)

 

A Web of On-Line Dictionaries (This page contains links to more than 400 dictionaries of over 130 different languages)

 

Clip art Collection (Here you will find many, many examples of moving clip art)

 

WWW Crossword Puzzle (Sick of studying?  Try this one for a little diversion)

 

World Wide Words (This site has many short articles concerning words, an online pronunciation guide, and a collection of some obscure, sesquipedalian or just plain weird words)

 

Phrase Finder This site operates like an online thesaurus--except that it deals with phrases)

 

Research It! (Here is an amazing, all-encompassing research tool.  You can use its dictionary, thesaurus, translator, language identifier, acronym definer, library tools, links to US and world maps, US and Canadian telephone directory, currency converter, shipping and mailing tools, and stock market quotes)

 

Find It! (This is a site that allows you to search the Web easily and efficiently)

 

Lots of Quizzes (This site is a  collection of interactive quizzes in Geography, Grammar, History, Idioms, Slang, Words, People, Reading Comprehension, Science, Vocabulary, World Culture, and Writing.  Although it is primarily written for ESL (English as a second language)  students, everyone can benefit from these quizzes)

 

More Quizzes (This site contains more ESL quizzes)

 

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