Common writing mistakes

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Today

Final preparation before creative writing test!

Creative writing test

Thursday 29 April

Exam.net

At home: test week setting (camera & in Teams)

Dictionary is allowed (hard copy)

Story is based on (1) different types of writing prompts OR (2) pictures that are given

Your mark will be based on:

1. Does your story make sense?
2. Grammar & vocabulary
3. Spelling
4. Paragraphs
5. Capitals & punctuation 

What do you need to write a coherent story?

Quiz time

Grammar & Vocabulary

GR:
I've just bought ___ new computer

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. nothing

GR:
I'm not sure what __ doing: I think it's chopping wood.

1. their
2. they're
3. they are
4. there

GR:
I've thrown a lot of ___ over the years.

1. party's
2. partys
3. parties
4. partie's

GR:
Turn off the radio! It's ___ loud!

1. to
2. too

GR:
I don't like this pie, and my friend thinks so ___

1. to
2. too

GR:
Next year I'm going __ Indonesia during the summer

1. to
2. too

GR:
It's too crowded: there are too many ___ here

1. persons
2. people

You can find ___ rice in the fields in Vietnam.

1. much
2. many

GR:
That girl sings __

1. beautiful
2. beautifully
3. beautifull

VOC:
to describe a place with a lot of people, you use the word:

1. busy
2. crowded

Synonyms for 'nice'
(when you talk about someone's character)

Vocabulary you can use to describe a place / location

Quiz time

Spelling

Which word is spelled correctly?

1. happend
2. happened

Which word is spelled correctly?

1. neccessary
2. necessary

Which word is spelled correctly?

1. untill
2. until

Which word is spelled correctly?

1. surprise
2. suprise

Which word is spelled correctly?

1. Beautiful
2. Beatiful
3. Beautifull
4. Beatifull

Which word is spelled correctly?

1. Finally
2. Finaly

Quiz time

Paragraphs

How do you show that you're starting a new paragraph?

Quiz time

Capitals & punctuation

When do you use capitals in English?

Can you name the following punctuation mark:
??

1. question mark
2. exclamation mark
3. ellipsis mark

Can you name the following punctuation mark:
.

1. point
2. dot
3. full stop

Can you name the following punctuation mark:
;

1. colon
2. semi-colon
3. semi-comma

Which of the following is correct?

1. My pin number has two 5's.
2. My pin number has two 5s.

1. 5's
2. 5s

Which of the following is correct?

A. Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out the window.
B. Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out the window.

1. A
2. B

Which of the following sentences is correct?

1. Harvey is a good driver, moreover, he is a very friendly one.
2. Harvey is a good driver. Moreover he is a very friendly one
3. Harvey is a good driver. Moreover, he is a very friendly one.

Final tips & tricks

1. Keep track of time
2. Try to think of an outline of your story before you start writing --> characters, plot, ending
3. Do a spell check!
4. Reread your story carefully