easily confused words

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

Aim & programme

Lesson aim: 

I can recognize words and understand what they mean and how and when they are used. 

lesson up : easily confused words

Do ex. 4,5,6,

check answers

homework

Easily confused words

In het Engels lijken sommige woorden erg op elkaar, maar je gebruikt ze verschillend. Leer deze woorden te onderscheiden en voorkom zo veelvoorkomende taalfoutjes.

Easily confused words

quiet betekent:

1. stop
2. stil
3. tamelijk
4. redelijk

to quit betekent:

1. stil
2. redelijk
3. tamelijk
4. stoppen

quite betekent

1. stoppen
2. stil
3. wijd
4. redelijk

Easily confused words

examples: 

he is quite energetic. He does a lot for other people

Please be quiet the film is starting right now

You have to quit smoking, it is really bad for your health

its - it's
I think ... difficult to rollerskate.

1. its
2. it's

the dog went into its/it's crate.

1. its
2. it's

Easily confused words

Your/you're never going to believe what happened.

1. your
2. you're

Is that your/you're mother?

1. your
2. you're

Can I borrow your/you're pen, please?

1. your
2. you're

Easily confused words

than - then
It was ... that I realised that he was taller ... me.

1. than / than
2. then / than
3. than / then
4. then / then

Is the Eiffel Tower taller (than / then) the Domtoren?

1. than
2. then

Than/Then we went to school.

1. Than
2. Then

Easily confused words

They ................. in the living room before, but ............ are they now?

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

..................... going to France this year.

1. Where
2. Were
3. We're

Where or were, which sentence is correct?

1. Where is your beer?
2. Were is your beer?
3. They were not having fun.
4. They where not having fun.

Easily confused words

two / too / to:
I'd like ... buy these cookies and I'll have those cupcakes ... .

1. to / two
2. two / to
3. two / too
4. to / too

I will go ..... the shop and buy ...... new books

1. to/too
2. too/too
3. to/two
4. two/to

I love going ..... the cinema with my friends ..... !

1. to two
2. too to
3. two too
4. to too

There're ..... ways .... say 'there are'.

1. two / too
2. too / to
3. to / too
4. two / to

..... of my friends have moved ..... the UK and now I am thinking of moving there .....

1. Two / too / too
2. Two / to / too
3. Too / to / too
4. Two / two / to

Easily confused words

It's way _____ hot ___ exercise!

1. to - to
2. two - to
3. too -two
4. too -to

A couple more

Nu alles door elkaar:

Nog een paar vragen daarna Do ex: 4,5,6,7 pg 160

It’s (1)___________ likely that you ate (2)_______ much.

1. quit
2. quiet
3. quite

It’s (1)___________ likely that you ate (2)_______ much.

1. two
2. too
3. to

(1) ____________ going to the same place (2)_________ going, aren’t you?

1. Your
2. You're

They asked (1)______ daughter to go (2)_______their grandmother.

1. they're
2. their
3. there

They asked (1)______ daughter to go (2)_______their grandmother.

1. to
2. two
3. too

6do ex. 4,5,6,

pg 160 lesosn 5 unit 6