Interesting facts about English

[Т А Кузнецова]

Interesting facts about English

 

The school year is nearly over and why not to start your final lessons of the year with some interesting facts about the English language. Actually the site I am writing about is not only about interesting facts but you’ll also find more for teachers and learners

www.englishclub.com

Here some interesting facts about English go and find more:

• The most common letter in English is "e".

• The most common vowel in English is "e", followed by "a".

• The most common consonant in English is "r", followed by "t".

• Every syllable in English must have a vowel (sound). Not all syllables have consonants.

• Only two English words in current use end in "-gry". They are "angry" and "hungry".

• The word "bookkeeper" (along with its associate "bookkeeping") is the only unhyphenated English word with three consecutive double letters. Other such words, like "sweet-toothed", require a hyphen to be readily readable.

• The word "triskaidekaphobia" means "extreme fear of the number 13". This superstition is related to "paraskevidekatriaphobia", which means "fear of Friday the 13th".

• More English words begin with the letter "s" than with any other letter.

[tam]

Interesting facts about English

 

The school year is nearly over and why not to start your final lessons of the year with some interesting facts about the English language. Actually the site I am writing about is not only about interesting facts but you’ll also find more for teachers and learners

www.englishclub.com

Here some interesting facts about English go and find more:

• The most common letter in English is "e".

• The most common vowel in English is "e", followed by "a".

• The most common consonant in English is "r", followed by "t".

• Every syllable in English must have a vowel (sound). Not all syllables have consonants.

• Only two English words in current use end in "-gry". They are "angry" and "hungry".

• The word "bookkeeper" (along with its associate "bookkeeping") is the only unhyphenated English word with three consecutive double letters. Other such words, like "sweet-toothed", require a hyphen to be readily readable.

• The word "triskaidekaphobia" means "extreme fear of the number 13". This superstition is related to "paraskevidekatriaphobia", which means "fear of Friday the 13th".

• More English words begin with the letter "s" than with any other letter.

 

"Погуляла" по сайту и нашла массу интересного и полезного. Спасибо большое.

 

 

В частности, окончание глаголов потренировать моим "путаникам" в игровой форме http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/pronunciation/matching-ed.htm

написать коротенькие диктанты http://www.englishclub.com/listening/dictation.htm

прекрасная книга предлогов с заданиями для тренировки http://www.englishclub.com/download/english-prepositions-list.htm

 

и многое другое. Еще раз спасибо!

[Uchilka]

Присоединяюсь к благодарности за интересный ресурс.

[tam]

Присоединяюсь к благодарности за интересный ресурс.

 

Ресурс поистине неисчерпаемый! Вот интересное стихотворение о спеллинге. Надо исправить ошибки.

 

 

Candidate for a

Pullet Surprise

I have a spelling checker,

It came with my PC.

It plane lee marks four my revue

Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

 

Eye ran this poem threw it,

Your sure reel glad two no.

Its vary polished in it's weigh.

My checker tolled me sew.

 

A checker is a bless sing,

It freeze yew lodes of thyme.

It helps me right awl stiles two reed,

And aides me when eye rime.

 

Each frays come posed up on my screen

Eye trussed too bee a joule.

The checker pours or every word

Too cheque sum spelling rule.

 

Bee fore a veiling checker's

Hour spelling mite decline,

And if we're lacks oar have a laps,

We wood bee maid too wine.

 

Butt now bee cause my spelling

Is checked with such grate flare,

Their are know fault's with in my cite,

Of nun eye am a wear.

 

Now spelling does knot phase me,

It does knot bring a tier.

My pay purrs awl due glad den

With wrapped word's fare as hear.

 

Too rite with care is quite a feet

Of witch won should bee proud,

And wee mussed dew the best wee can,

Sew flaw's are knot aloud.

 

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays

Such soft wear four pea seas,

And why eye brake in two averse

Buy righting want too pleas.

 

Jerrold H. Zar

 

 

[tam]

Ресурс поистине неисчерпаемый! Вот интересное стихотворение о спеллинге. Надо исправить ошибки.

 

 

Candidate for a

Pullet Surprise

I have a spelling checker,

It came with my PC.

It plane lee marks four my revue

Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

 

Eye ran this poem threw it,

Your sure reel glad two no.

Its vary polished in it's weigh.

My checker tolled me sew.

 

A checker is a bless sing,

It freeze yew lodes of thyme.

It helps me right awl stiles two reed,

And aides me when eye rime.

 

Each frays come posed up on my screen

Eye trussed too bee a joule.

The checker pours or every word

Too cheque sum spelling rule.

 

Bee fore a veiling checker's

Hour spelling mite decline,

And if we're lacks oar have a laps,

We wood bee maid too wine.

 

Butt now bee cause my spelling

Is checked with such grate flare,

Their are know fault's with in my cite,

Of nun eye am a wear.

 

Now spelling does knot phase me,

It does knot bring a tier.

My pay purrs awl due glad den

With wrapped word's fare as hear.

 

Too rite with care is quite a feet

Of witch won should bee proud,

And wee mussed dew the best wee can,

Sew flaw's are knot aloud.

 

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays

Such soft wear four pea seas,

And why eye brake in two averse

Buy righting want too pleas.

 

Jerrold H. Zar

 

 

 

Попробуйте сначала сами, а потом проверьте себя

http://www.englishclub.com/writing/spell-checker-dangers.htm

[Tatiana18alfa]

так интересно!!!

я им воспользуюсь на уроке. как раз конец года, вот и развлеку, так сказать, учеников.