In English, syllable stress is hugely important for communication. The word "stress" here means saying part of a word louder…
A house or a home? That is the question. How do we know when to use one or the other?…
Have you ever noticed the number of times that a native English speaker uses the word "ever"? Ever is an adverb that we Americans…
In the English language, spelling and pronunciation have a funny relationship. How we write a word and how we say it often…
Modal verbs are helping verbs. We use them with main verbs to help us express ability, possibility, necessity and permission.…
Imagine that you are in a crowded place in an English-speaking country. You want to politely ask someone to move but are…
In some languages, you can look at a written word and know almost immediately how to say it. You can…
In English, we have a saying that goes, "Use it or lose it." It means that if you do not…
Today we will answer a question about two misunderstood modal verbs. Modal verbs are helping verbs. They help us express…
If you can write or speak even just a little English, you have surely used prepositions -- words like "to,"…
Here at VOA, I am a teacher. But outside of work, I am a language learner, too. Having studied three…
Prepositions can be tricky in any language, including English. And English has a lot of them. But, do not worry!…
Many VOA Learning English stories and programs use the words "sentence" and "statement." But what exactly does each word mean?…
Have you ever wanted to talk about similarities between people or things but were unsure what words to use? Today's…
The English word "foot" has more than one meaning. In the United States, one meaning is a unit of measurement…