COMMON WRITING MISTAKES I (top 10)

Common writing mistakes
On the following slides, find the (one) mistake and rewrite
the word(s) correctly.
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Common writing mistakes
On the following slides, find the (one) mistake and rewrite
the word(s) correctly.

Slide 1 - Slide

My name is John and im 13 years old.

Slide 2 - Open question

"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

i never want to see this...
I want to see this!


My name is John and im 13 years old.


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



Slide 3 - Slide

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

Slide 4 - Open question

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.

Slide 5 - Slide

My favourite subject is music
because its fun.

Slide 6 - Open question

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.



Slide 7 - Slide

Your so nice to me!

Slide 8 - Open question

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!



Slide 9 - Slide

They are going to there work.

Slide 10 - Open question

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.



Slide 11 - Slide

I always hand in my homework to late.

Slide 12 - Open question

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.

Slide 13 - Slide

That's the guy whose really
good at magic.

Slide 14 - Open question

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.

Slide 15 - Slide

Were are you going?

Slide 16 - Open question

where ≠ were ≠ we're

where = waar

were = was/waren
Where were you?

we're = we are



Were are you going?


Where are you going?

Slide 17 - Slide

I like playing piano allot.

Slide 18 - Open question


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.



Slide 19 - Slide

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

Slide 20 - Open question

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

Slide 21 - Open question

I wanna improve my
spelling and grammar.

Slide 22 - Open question

gonna = going to
kinda = kind of
wanna = want to

Slide 23 - Slide

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

Slide 24 - Open question

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.

Slide 25 - Slide

OK, thanks.  That's it for now...
Not too hard, is it?  Pay attention to those top 10 common
mistakes when you write! !

Slide 26 - Slide