Germanic โข Latin alphabet โข SVO (flexible) โข Stress-timed Writing System
Latin alphabet, 26 letters. Deep orthography (spelling โ sound). Schwa /ษ/ everywhere.
No diacritics natively Lots of digraphs: th, sh, ch, gh
Word Order
Mostly SVO; auxiliaries carry tense/aspect: I have been reading.
Sound Tips
Tiny Read-Alouds (TTS)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
English loves exceptions; rules just host the party.
Tip: Pick a voice you like, tweak rate & pitch; then hit Play. Surprise: some voices sing the schwa.
Article Oracle (a/an)
Heuristic by sound: vowels /a e i o u/ โ an (but a unicorn, a university, a euro; an hour, an honest).
Morphology Lab
Pick an operation; the lab applies common spelling rules. Irregulars + uncountables handled by small lists.
Note: Heuristics cover common cases; English will gleefully break them. Irregulars are partly listed.
Lightning Quiz (5 Q)
We ask: plural, past, 3sg, -ing, or article. Pick the correct form.
Single HTML file. Open locally in a modern browser. Have fun breaking English gently.