Common mistakes in English

Common mistakes in English
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Common mistakes in English

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Sometimes it's the little things that matter most

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What is : called in English?
A
comma
B
apostrophe
C
hyphen
D
colon

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Common mistakes in spelling
plural vs. possessive

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The plural of: photo
A
photos
B
photo's

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The plural of storey
A
storeys
B
stories

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The plural of: woman

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The plural of hero
A
hero's
B
heroes
C
heros

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The plural of: country

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The plural of piano
A
piano's
B
pianoes
C
pianos

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How do you write: the sound of the keys of the pianos of the children?
A
The children's piano's string's sound.
B
The childrens' pianos' strings' sound.
C
The childrens pianos strings sound.
D
The children's pianos' strings' sound.

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Common mistakes in spelling
Miscellaneous

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Hey, that's not ..... book!
A
your
B
you're

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What are you talking about? ..... the book from the shelf.
A
It's
B
Its

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Oh, ..... in ..... garden
A
They're / there
B
They're / their
C
Their / there
D
There / they're

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wear
we're
were
where
past simple of to be
infinitive -to
question word: place
present simple: we are

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There are ..... ways ..... say 'there are'.
A
two / too
B
too / to
C
to / too
D
two / to

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What is this?
A
a witch
B
a which
C
a wich
D
a witsh

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Pick the wrong one.
A
off
B
beautifull
C
glass
D
already

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Some other mistakes: 

  • *eachother
  • *Britten / Brittain
  • *whit
  • *ourself
  • *vieuws
  • *Englisch
  • safe vs. save vs. life vs. live
  • *peoples
  • spoken language: gonna, wanna, u 
  • *trough
  • an other vs. another
  • *verry
  • * I'am

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Common mistakes in grammar
Tense forms

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Correct the mistake: I heared this before!

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Correct the mistake:
They didn’t had a choice.

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Common mistakes in grammar
Adjective versus adverb

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I am not ... today. Hope it's not covid.
A
good
B
well

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It is ... important!
A
vital
B
vitally

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This is a ... well-written book, you should read it for your English exam.
A
wonderful
B
wonderfully

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Test on the way...
Check the 'Adjectives and adverbs', 'Common spelling mistakes', 'Punctuation: using apostrophes' and 'Which nouns have irregular plural forms?' in your portfolio.

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