Would / Used To: Past Habits and States
Describe past habits and states with used to and would — with the state-verb rule and spelling trap. Free B1 worksheet with answer key.
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May / Might / Could
Express possibility and speculation with may, might, and could — including the past form (may/might/could have). Premium B1 worksheet with answer key.
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Needn’t / Don’t Have To vs Mustn’t
Master the mustn’t / don’t have to / needn’t split — prohibition vs no obligation. Premium B1 worksheet with answer key and Teacher Notes.
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Must / Have To / Should
Distinguish must, have to, and should — internal vs external obligation, and the mustn’t / don’t have to divide. Premium B1 worksheet with answer key.
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Can / Could / Be Able To
Use can, could, and be able to for ability and permission — including the could vs was able to split. Premium A2–B1 worksheet with answer key.
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Wishes and Regrets: *I Wish, If Only*
Express wishes and regrets with I wish and If only — present, past, and future-change patterns. Premium B2 worksheet with answer key.
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Nominalisation: Recognise and Decode
Recognise and decode nominalisation in academic prose — -tion, -ment, -ance, -ity, and other key suffixes. Premium C1 worksheet with answer key.
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Nominalisation: Academic Writing
Produce nominalisation strategically — focus shift, compression, and cross-sentence cohesion in academic writing. Premium C1 worksheet.
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Participle Clauses
Combine ideas with present, past, and perfect participle clauses — and avoid the dangling-participle error. Premium B2–C1 worksheet with answer key.
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Inversion: Formal and Emphatic
Use inversion with negative adverbials, so/such, and nor/neither for formal C1 writing. Premium C1 worksheet with answer key and Teacher Notes.
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Cleft Sentences: *It is / What*
Build emphatic cleft sentences with It is… and What… for contrast and focus in C1 writing. Free B2–C1 worksheet with answer key.
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Indirect Questions
Make polite indirect questions with statement word order, if/whether, and professional introductory phrases. Premium B2 worksheet with answer key.
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Linking Words: Cause and Effect
Express cause and effect with because, due to, therefore, consequently — with the because vs because of split. Premium B2 worksheet with answer key.
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Question Tags
Form question tags with the polarity rule, auxiliary matching, and intonation patterns — falling vs rising. Free B1 worksheet with answer key.
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Linking Words: Addition and Contrast
Connect ideas with addition and contrast linkers — however, although, despite, moreover, nevertheless. Free B1–B2 worksheet with answer key.
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Comparatives and Superlatives
Form comparatives and superlatives with -er/-est, more/the most, and irregulars (good/better/best). Free A2 worksheet with answer key.
