Most common writing mistakes

This week we'll be looking into...
...the most commonly made mistakes. 
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This week we'll be looking into...
...the most commonly made mistakes. 

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Objective
You are aware of the most common writing mistakes and are able to avoid them in the future. 

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Slide 3 - Diapositive

1) Dear Sir or Madam,
If you do not know the name of the person you are writing to, use this. It is always advisable to try to find out a name.

2) Dear Mr Jenkins,
If you know the name, use the title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and the surname only. If you are writing to a woman and do not know if she uses Mrs or Miss, you can use Ms, which is for married

1) Yours faithfully
If you do not know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

2) Yours sincerely
If you know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

3. With kind regards
Commonly used. 

Slide 4 - Diapositive

First paragraph?

Slide 5 - Carte mentale

Second/Third paragraph

Slide 6 - Carte mentale

Last paragraph

Slide 7 - Carte mentale

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

Slide 9 - Question ouverte

A vs AN
  • Use "a" before words that start with a consonant sound. For example, "a cat" or "a house."
  • Use "an" before words that start with a vowel sound. For example, "an apple" or "an umbrella."

It's about the sound at the beginning of the word, not just the letter. 

Slide 10 - Diapositive

A or An?
_____ bed
A
A
B
An

Slide 11 - Quiz

A or An?
_____ online meeting
A
A
B
An

Slide 12 - Quiz

A or An?
_____ funny joke
A
A
B
An

Slide 13 - Quiz

A or An?
_____ expensive purse

A
A
B
An

Slide 14 - Quiz

A or An?
_____ answer

A
A
B
An

Slide 15 - Quiz

Past simple forms

We ______ the computer last night.

A
used
B
use
C
useed
D
uset

Slide 16 - Quiz

He ____ a shower.
A
haved
B
had
C
hat
D
het

Slide 17 - Quiz

Slide 18 - Diapositive

Slide 19 - Diapositive

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

Slide 20 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 21 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 22 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 23 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 24 - Question ouverte

Plural forms

Slide 25 - Diapositive

Plural forms
1 have got one dog
he has got two _______

Slide 26 - Question ouverte

This box has to go to the kitchen and those _______ over there to the bathroom.

Slide 27 - Question ouverte

Slide 28 - Diapositive

Write the plural form:
park

Slide 29 - Question ouverte

Write the plural form:
copy

Slide 30 - Question ouverte

Write the plural form:
sheep

Slide 31 - Question ouverte

Write the plural form:
friend

Slide 32 - Question ouverte

Slide 33 - Diapositive

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

every december, i can hardly wait for santa claus.

Slide 34 - Question ouverte

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

friday is the best day because we order pizza from domino’s or a sandwich from subway.

Slide 35 - Question ouverte

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

spring is my favorite season, though I do love the fall because we celebrate thanksgiving.

Slide 36 - Question ouverte

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

the big ben of london is a clock.

Slide 37 - Question ouverte

Which words in the following sentences need a capital letter?

kelsey and taylor went to yellowstone national park last july.

Slide 38 - Question ouverte

Same sound
Different spelling
 Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and, often, different spellings. Despite their identical pronunciation, homophones can be spelled differently.

Slide 39 - Diapositive

Spot the mistake and write the sentence the correct way

Your going to love this cake.

Slide 40 - Question ouverte

Spot the mistake and write the sentence the correct way

Please submit you're report by the end of the day.

Slide 41 - Question ouverte

Spot the mistake and write the sentence the correct way

The dog wagged it's tail happily.

Slide 42 - Question ouverte

Spot the mistakes and write the sentence the correct way

I have to cars, but I want to sell one too buy a motorcycle.

Slide 43 - Question ouverte

Spot the mistakes and write the sentence the correct way

We went to the beach last summer, were we built sandcastles.

Slide 44 - Question ouverte