COMMON WRITING MISTAKES

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Common writing mistakes

On the following slides, find the (one) mistake and rewrite

the word(s) correctly.

Correct what's wrong in the sentence:

My name is John and im 13 years old.

"I" (ik) is always written with a capital letter !!!

i  >  NO  >  I

i'am  >  NO >  I'm

i'm  >  NO  >  I'm

im  >  NO  >  I'm

My name is John and im 13 years old.

My name is John and I'm 13 years old.

My favourite subject is French because u don’t have to do much.

Never write "u"... always write "you"

My favourite subject is French because

u don’t have to do much.

My favourite subject is French because
you don’t have to do much.

My favourite subject is music
because its fun.

it's ≠ its

it's = it is

its = zijn/haar

The dog is

wagging its tail.

My favourite subject is music because its fun.

My favourite subject is music because it's fun.

Your so nice to me!

your ≠ you're

your = jouw/u/jullie

This is your bag.

you're = you are

Your so nice to me!

You're so nice to me!

They are going to there work.

there ≠ their ≠ they're

there = daar

I'll see you there.

their = hun

they're = they are

They are going to there work.

They are going to their work.

They're going to their work.

I always hand in my homework to late.

to ≠ too ≠ two

to = naar

I'm going to Spain.

too = ook/te

This is too much!

I want some help too.

two = 2

I always hand in my

homework to late.

I always hand in my

homework too late.

I am on my way ___ the station.

1. to
2. too

He is really trying ___ hard

1. to
2. too

That's the guy whose really
good at magic.

whose ≠ who's

whose = wiens

That is the woman whose husband died.

who's = who is

That's the guy whose really
good at magic.

That's the guy who's really
good at magic.

Were are you going?

where ≠ were ≠ we're

where = waar

were = was/waren

Where were you?

we're = we are

Were are you going?

Where are you going?

I like playing piano allot.

a lot!

alot  >  NO  >  a lot

allot  >  NO  >  a lot

allotta  >  NO  >  a lot of

I like playing piano allot.

I like playing piano a lot.

I'm gonna study hard all year
and pass all my exams.

I kinda like school because I see
most of my friends there.

I wanna improve my
spelling and grammar.

gonna = going to

kinda = kind of

wanna = want to

We see my grandparents a lot,
witch I really like.

witch ≠ which

witch = heks

which = welk/welke

(not wich!)

We see my grandparents a lot,

witch I really like.

We see my grandparents a lot,
which I really like.

Task for today

Open the following link: https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/summer-reading-debate/

Read the article and write a persuasive essay about it containing 3 arguments

Open the following link:

https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/voting-age-debate/

Read the article and write a persuasive essay about it containing 3 arguments.

Make sure to follow the correct structure.

Write it in a separate word document.

Use the writing vocabulary in the studiewijzer.

Aim for 200-250 words.

Task for today

Paragraph 1	Introduction
Paragraph 2	Argument 1
Paragraph 3	Argument 2
Paragraph 4	Argument 3
Paragraph 5	Conclusion

Aim for 150-200 words

https://scattergoriesonline.net/g/BI7AHMNKTQ