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 »
Spelling can be tough! Do you find yourself like Ketchup, struggling with memorising how to spell certain words? Let Honey show you and Ketchup some VERY useful spelling hacks for Primary 1 and 2! Watch the latest episode of “Ketchup on English – Spelling Hacks with Honey” now! Like what you are watching? Please subscribe …
Hi, everyone! I’m Ms Geraldine, a teacher and curriculum writer at Lil’ but Mighty. As someone who grew up with a love for creative writing, I hope to make it less intimidating for my students through fun free-writing exercises. In my first blog post, I shared a writing exercise that allows you to rewrite the …
Hello everyone! I’m Mr Ng Guo Liang, an English Language Curriculum Specialist and Teacher at Lil’ but Mighty. In this blog post, I’m going to address something English language teachers quite certainly hate dealing with: sentence fragments. I want you to imagine holding a shard of glass or a broken fragment of glass. If you …
What do you mean ‘U’ is not always used with ‘an’? You mean there are times when vowels may not have a vowel sound?! If you’re as confused as Ketchup is, watch on as Ms Nuri explains why ‘U’ is not always used with ‘an’!! Catch them in the latest episode of Ketchup on English …
Ketchup on Vowels… ‘U’ Does Not Always Go With ‘An’ Read More »
