Most common mistakes

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

This lesson

...writing rules

...the most commonly made mistakes  

Goal

• You can recognize the most common writing mistakes and avoid them  in the future. 

Mind your punctuation!

Wat is het verschil tussen deze 2 zinnen?

Begin je zin met een hoofdletter, eindig met een punt. Schrijf leesbaar.

Common writing mistakes

In the following slides, find the mistake(s) and rewrite

the whole sentence correctly.

In the evening we're gonna chill in us rooms with chips and cookies.

They don't have told me what were going to do.

i’am going to study hard all year and pass all my exams.

I like math and spanish because I’m kinda good at them and cuz’ their interesting.

I handed in my homework to late.

Can you borrow me your pen?

My biggest nerve racking experiences is
when i was eleven years old.

A bad habit of me is that I wait until
the last minute to do my homework.

I dont want to make my homework at the last minute.

I was a little bit scared cause i have never been home alone for more then a day.

Most common mistakes

Articles 

Simple Past Tense

Plural forms

Capitalization

Same sound, different spelling (Homophones)

A vs AN
Do you live in __ house?
No, actually, I live in __ apartment.

A or An?
_____ online meeting

1. A
2. An

A or An?
_____ funny joke

1. A
2. An

A or An?
_____ expensive purse

1. A
2. An

A or An?
_____ answer

1. A
2. An

Use the past simple tense:
They ______(do) their homework yesterday.

Use the past simple tense:
He already _______(eat) all the cake.

Use the past simple tense:
It _______(be) cold last night.

Use the past simple tense:
I _______(come) to England in 1993.

Use the past simple tense:
I________(buy) some books this morning.

Write the plural form:
copy

Write the plural form:
sheep

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

on sunday, i will see the movie star wars and eat at taco bell.

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

terry and louis went to central park last july.

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

she has a friend from london, england.

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

did you know that abraham lincoln was the sixteenth president?

Same sound

Different spelling

meat vs meet

right vs write

know / no

There vs their vs they're

your vs you're 

I _____an entire pizza and now I’m really full and tired.

1. eight
2. ate

We wanted to buy a chocolate cake ______ Cheryl’s birthday

1. for
2. four

Same sound, different spelling

right/write: There is no right way to write a great novel.

sea/see: At my beach house, I love to wake up and see the sea. 

son/sun: My son is 13 years old. He likes to spend time outside in the sun. 

steal/steel: Someone who decides to steal a car has committed a crime, but auto parts are made of steel. 

tail/tale: My cat was crazily chasing his tail while I read a fairy tale to my children. 

weather/whether: I don't know whether to bring a jacket or not. The weather looks unpredictable today.

Same sound, different spelling

for/four: I purchased four new pairs of shoes for my upcoming vacation.

heal/heel: If the heel breaks on your shoe, you might fall. However, your injuries will heal over time. 

hear/here: I wanted to sit here so I could hear the singer performing without any distractions. 

hour/our: We have one hour before our appointment with the real estate agent. 

poor/pour: I pour drinks at a bar every night. I am poor because I have too many bills and not enough money.

It takes about an _______ to drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles

1. Hour
2. Our

Reggie ________how to speak French.

1. knows
2. nose

I should turn ______ when I get to 10th Street, _______?

1. write
2. right

to

too

we have __ much homework!

Let's go __London.

Do you like football __?

You don't have __ worry.

He gave it __ me.

He works __ earn money.

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

1. to
2. too

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

1. to
2. too

I am trying to learn myself how to play the guitar.