Hello, everyone! I’m Miss Genevieve, an English Teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. Today, I’m going to show you 3 ways to write a better story climax. Let’s get started, shall we? In every story, your main character will encounter a problem or a setback that prevents them from reaching their goal. This part of your …
According to the dictionary, an article is a kind of determiner. In English, ‘a’ and ‘an’ are called the indefinite article, and ‘the’ is called the definite article. But which one are you supposed to use? Well, watch the latest episode of “Ketchup on English” as both Ketchup and Ms Nuri explain what exactly articles …
Greetings everyone! I’m Ms Geraldine, a teacher and curriculum writer at Lil’ but Mighty, and today, we’re going to be taking a look at Narrative Comprehension Questions! Have you ever been curious about the different types of comprehension questions found in secondary school? Whether you are just starting out in secondary school or approaching your …
Advice or advise? Do I use -ice or -ise? What’s the difference? Is it just a case of American and British spelling differences? Or is it something else? In this video, we’ll be looking at the correct usage of the words ‘advice’ and ‘advise’. Ready to find out? Let’s go! Let’s first take a look …
Greetings from the Lil’ but Mighty headquarters! I am Ms Quek, and today, we’ll be looking at a compiled list of Prelim 2022 Oral Topics! I am sure that those of you in Primary Six are in the midst of oral preparation now. Hence, I am excited to share a list of compiled oral topics …
There are a myriad of punctuations out there, so what exactly is a “speech mark”? Let Ketchup and Ms Nuri show you what they are in the latest episode of “Ketchup on English”, and how you’re supposed to use them! Watch “Ketchup on Punctuation… Speech Marks” now! Like what you are watching? Please subscribe to …
Hello everyone! I’m Mr Ng Guo Liang, an English Language Curriculum Specialist and Teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. In a previous post of mine I wrote about a common sentence structure error students often make: sentence fragments, in this post I will address yet another common sentence structure error students often make. When you read …
Hello again everyone! I’m Ms Geraldine, a teacher and curriculum writer at Lil’ but Mighty. If you’ve already read my previous blog posts of the Write for Fun series, it is probably obvious I am passionate about creative writing. The Write for Fun series hopes to make writing less intimidating for students through fun free-writing …
Welcome back! I am Mr Joel, an English teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. This video is an extension of the blog post I shared previously about how we can select the best picture to use, based on our experiences and the vocabulary that we have, and on previous stories we may have come across before. …
3 Tips on Using the Picture in Your Composition! Read More »
Hey everyone! I’m Ms Azmeera, a teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. Join me today and see if you can recognize – or is it recognise (Hmm…) – the difference between British English (BrE) and American English (AmE)! In today’s post, I will be focusing on the spelling differences between these two variations of the language. …
Colour or Color – Which One is Right?! British English vs. American English Read More »
How do you get your child to use emotions and expressive phrases for the characters in a story? Lots of children find it challenging to use descriptive phrases to help their characters express their feelings. In the case of anger for instance, many children either use mundane words like “angry” or “furious” repeatedly or they …
Primary English Tips | Creative Writing: Using Emotions & Expressive Phrases Read More »
Hi everyone! My name is Ms Geraldine and I am an English Teacher and Curriculum Specialist at Lil’ but Mighty. Having grown up reading lots of books and writing many of my own (sometimes very silly) stories, I hope to spread that same passion to my students. Let’s now take a look at how we …
Write Better Stories With “What If?!” – Write For Fun: Part 3! Read More »
