2022-08-05 Mine v. Quarry
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Yusuf about the difference between “mine” and “quarry.” Question: Hi VOA learning team, Would you please help…
2022-07-29 Heritage v. Inheritance
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Noura about the difference between “heritage” and “inheritance.” Question: Hi VOA learning team, Would you please help…
2022-07-22 Famous v. Popular
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Mohammadreza from Iran about the difference between “famous” and “popular.” Question: Dear VOA teachers, Would you please…
2022-07-15 Is it a.m. or p.m.?
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Max in China about the difference between a.m. and p.m. Question: Dear VOA teachers, This is Max…
2022-07-08 Linking Verbs vs. Helping Verbs
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Tahir about the difference between linking verbs and helping verbs. Question: Hello, What is the difference between…
2022-07-01 To Me vs. For Me
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Maria, a teacher from Brazil, about the difference between “to me” and “for me.” Question: Hello, If…
2022-06-24 Other vs. Another
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Mahad, a reader of our website, about the difference between “other” and “another.” Question: Hello, I would…
2022-06-17 What vs. Which
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Zehra, a reader of our website, about the difference between using the question words “what” and “which.”…
2022-06-10 Mission vs. Assignment
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Aiping about the difference between mission and assignment in one of our stories. Question: Dear teacher, I…
2022-06-03 Using Hyphens with Compound Nouns
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will continue to answer a question from Yousra, from Egypt, about using hyphens when making compound nouns. Question: Hello, my name is…
2022-05-27 Using Hyphens
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Yousra, from Egypt, about how to use hyphens when making a compound adjective. Question: Hello, my name…
2022-05-20 Beg to Differ and Other Expressions of Disagreement
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Yevgen, from Ukraine, about the use of “I beg to differ” and disagreement expressions in American English.…
2022-05-13 Never Mind and It Doesn’t Matter
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Jesús, from Spain, about the difference between “never mind” and “it doesn’t matter.” Question: Hello, My name…
2022-05-06 Learning New Words: Parts of Speech and Suffixes, Part 2
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will continue to answer Erol’s question about learning new words by using suffixes to create adjectives and adverbs. Question: Hello, My name…
2022-04-29 Learning New Words: Parts of Speech, Suffixes
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Erol from Turkey. Question: Hello, My name is Erol. What is the best way of learning words?…