Learning links
These web sites offer a range of stimulating articles and activities relating to words and language.
English Language Reference
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An excellent language site full of articles on the origins of words; tips on writing, grammar, and style; words and quotes of the day; quizzes and much more from Oxford University Press. Find out more about how Oxford Dictionaries Online complements the Oxford English Dictionary Online.
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From Rink Works, a free entertainment site.
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Michael Quinion, a freelance writer, regularly updates this web site, which is a collection of articles on words and their use in current English and in history.
Word games
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Calling itself the "toughest word game on the web," in this game you're presented with randomly selected word origin or word definition puzzles to solve.
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Puzzle-solving tools from Oxford University Press
For crosswords and more, a resource provided by Oxford Dictionaries Online.
Sites for teachers
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Online library of free English teaching resources.
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British Library Learning Resources
Explore the "Dictionaries and Meaning" section - leaf through the history of English dictionaries, from the 1500s to the present day, and examine how words change their meaning over time.
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Multimedia resources and games for Key Stage 3 level.
The OED
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Discover all sorts of facts about the OED—from the amount of ink used to print the 20-volume second edition to the longest entry in the Dictionary.
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Find out what J.R.R. Tolkien did for a living before he wrote the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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