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frequently made mistakes & misspelled words
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frequently made mistakes & misspelled words
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Subject-Verb Agreement 

Slide 1 - Slide

My hometown is famous for ____
old buildings.
A
it's
B
its
C
it
D
it is

Slide 2 - Quiz

Drinking alcohol can damage teenager's brains and destroy _____ future.
A
their
B
there
C
they're
D
them

Slide 3 - Quiz

______ is absolutely nothing wrong with that cat.
A
Their
B
There
C
They're

Slide 4 - Quiz

You should never look directly at ____
sun.
A
a
B
no article
C
the
D
an

Slide 5 - Quiz

The speed of this car was 160 miles
____ hour.
A
in
B
an
C
a
D
by

Slide 6 - Quiz

The site offers interesting vocabulary ____________.
A
quizes
B
quizzes
C
quiz

Slide 7 - Quiz

Are you ______________ to the party tonight?


A
coming
B
comming
C
comeing

Slide 8 - Quiz

I lived in Paris ______________ 2012.


A
untill
B
until
C
since
D
sense

Slide 9 - Quiz

Be careful when you walk ______________ the road.


A
across
B
accross

Slide 10 - Quiz

Do you know ______________ answer is correct?


A
wich
B
which
C
weach
D
wetch

Slide 11 - Quiz

Commonly misspelt words

Slide 12 - Slide

She works as an ______ manager at a small consulting firm.
A
assistent
B
assistant

Slide 13 - Quiz

There are comparatively few spelling __________ between British and American English.
A
differances
B
differencies
C
differences

Slide 14 - Quiz

Kim's new boyfriend is ______________ handsome.


A
realy
B
really

Slide 15 - Quiz

The stars appear ________because they are so far away.
A
stationery
B
stationary

Slide 16 - Quiz

The new project has aroused considerable __________ .
A
controversy
B
controvercy
C
controvertion

Slide 17 - Quiz

She is as _____ as the weather. She may change her mind again.
A
changable
B
changible
C
changeable

Slide 18 - Quiz

These words are spelled correctly: .
A
questionaire, personel
B
questionnaire, personnel
C
questionaire, personnel

Slide 19 - Quiz

They've been married for ______________ years.


A
forty
B
fourty

Slide 20 - Quiz

The meeting is ______________ in ten minutes.


A
beginning
B
begining

Slide 21 - Quiz

It's cold in winter, but in spring the ______________ is beautiful.


A
wether
B
weather
C
whether

Slide 22 - Quiz

When did you ______________ the letter?


A
receive
B
recieve

Slide 23 - Quiz

ei / ie
The “i" before "e", except after "c"
-ie- words: shield/tie/ relieve/ piece/ friend/ believe/ field/ die
-ei- words: ceiling/ receipt/ perceive/ receive/ conceit
some words do not follow the rule: seize/ vein/ reins// weight/ height/ weird/ foreign/ leisure

Slide 24 - Slide

After a few minutes, the rainbow ______________ .


A
disappeared
B
dissapeared

Slide 25 - Quiz

_____________nutrition is a major problem in many countries of the world.
A
Inadequate
B
Unadequate

Slide 26 - Quiz

Replace the adjectives with their opposites by adding appropriate prefixes. .
1. patient, attentive, and predictable.
2. common, fair, sociable
3. convenient, famous, sufficient

Slide 27 - Open question

Her remark about his family was impolite and ________

A
misrespectful
B
irrespectful
C
disrespectful

Slide 28 - Quiz

The start button is activated and _________ by pushing this lever up and down.
A
deactivated
B
desactivated
C
disactivated
D
diactivated

Slide 29 - Quiz

Subject-Verb Agreement 

Slide 30 - Slide

Slide 31 - Slide

This singer, along with a few others, ______ the harmonica on stage.
A
plays
B
play

Slide 32 - Quiz

The jury ____ not convinced.
A
were
B
was
C
would
D
might

Slide 33 - Quiz

Collective Nouns (group, jury, crowd, team, etc.) may be singular or plural, depending on meaning.

Slide 34 - Slide

To cry ____ never the solution to any problems.
A
are
B
is
C
should
D
were

Slide 35 - Quiz

A number of soldiers ____ injured during the war.
A
is
B
might
C
was
D
were

Slide 36 - Quiz

The number of volunteers ___________ each year.
A
grows
B
grow

Slide 37 - Quiz

a/ the number of 
It takes a singular verb when referring to a single quantity:
The number of students registered in the class is 20.
take plural verbs when they are used as indefinite quantifiers:
 A number of students were late.

Slide 38 - Slide

Either she or her friends ____ responsible for this accident.
A
are
B
is
C
was
D
might

Slide 39 - Quiz

With compound subjects joined by or/nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it.

Slide 40 - Slide

Everything ____ fine when it’s done correctly.
A
work
B
worked
C
works
D
will work

Slide 41 - Quiz

Slide 42 - Slide

Hanna is the only one of those people who _____ to read comic books.
A
like
B
likes

Slide 43 - Quiz

Hanna is one of those people who _____ to read comic books.
A
like
B
likes

Slide 44 - Quiz