Common mistakes MBO A2/B1 level

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Common mistakes MBO A2/B1 level

A or An?

You owe me ---- hundred euros.

1. a
2. an

This is ---- European car

1. a
2. an

We are staying in ---- hotel

1. a
2. an

I will be there in --- hour

1. a
2. an

He won ------ MTV award last week.

1. a
2. an

She went to the hospital for ----- X-ray.

1. a
2. an

much or many

They have had ... homework in mathematics recently.

1. much
2. many

She has ... friends.

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of
4. lots of

They have ... customers

1. much
2. many

Correct the mistake

I'm agree with him.

1. I agree to him
2. I agree with him
3. I'm agreeing with him

She have a dog and a cat.

1. She has a dog and a cat.
2. She haves a dog and a cat.
3. She's having a dog and a cat.

I'm looking forward to see you.

1. I'm look forward to see you
2. I looking forward to see you
3. I'm looking forward to seeing you

Tegenwoordige tijd (present tense)

Water is boiling/boils at 100 degrees

1. is boiling
2. boils

Look! That man tries/ is trying to break into your house

1. tries
2. is trying

A. I usually go to work by car.
B. I am usually going to work by car

1. correct
2. correct

Hurry up! Everybody waits/ is waiting for you.

1. is waiting
2. waits

My daughter ----------- at the moment.

1. does not work
2. is not working
3. do not work

I ---------- where he lives.

1. doesn't know
2. don't know
3. am not knowing

Verleden tijd in het Engels (past tense)

My cat died last week.

1. present perfect
2. past simple

I -----------a model helicopter last week.

1. have built
2. built
3. build

Look! I -------- it.

1. finished
2. finish
3. have finished

Lucy lives in London. She -------- there for four years

1. lived
2. has lived
3. lives

Where is Rebecca? She --------- to bed.

1. has gone
2. went
3. goes

Which tense is this?
I have known him all my life.

1. past simple
2. present simple
3. present perfect

It looked like ___ wasn't anything they could do.

1. there
2. their
3. they're

_1_ going to love going _2_,
I heard _3_ food is the best!

1. 1 =their, 2=there, 3 =they're
2. 1=there, 2=their, 3=they're
3. 1=they're, 2=there, 3=their
4. 1=they're, 2=their, 3=there

You made it around the track in under a minute, ____ fast!

1. your
2. you're

___ really hard to tell the difference between a jaguar and a leopard.

1. It's
2. Its

My dad's company made more profit ___ last year.

1. then
2. than

I know _1_ the mall is, _2_ just down there to the left.

1. 1=were,2=it's
2. 1=where, 2=it's
3. 1=where, 2=its
4. 1=we're, 2=its

I wouldn't do that if I ___ you.

1. where
2. were
3. we're

We _1_ lost in the middle of Timbuktu. No one knew _2_ we _3_. Next time we travel, _4_ going to bring along a map.

1. 1=were, 2=where, 3=were, 4=we're
2. 1=were, 2=we're, 3=where, 4=were
3. 1=where, 2=were, 3=where, 4=we're
4. 1=where, 2=where, 3=were, 4=were

I go to school ....... Landstede

1. in
2. on
3. at

Elements of an email

Je schrijft een formele mail naar iemand die Alice Woods heet, maar je kent haar nog niet. Hoe begin je?

1. Dear Woods
2. dear mrs woods
3. Dear Alice Woods
4. Dear Mrs Woods

Hoe eindig/ sluit je dezelfde email

1. Greetings
2. Kind regards
3. Kind regrets
4. greets