AH2 PITFALLS CHAPTER 6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

PITFALLS

Lesson goal:

I can correct common pitfalls in English.

Grammar 12  p. 141/149

Pitfalls

Pitfalls = woorden die op elkaar lijken / klinken, maar een andere betekenis hebben.

Find the mistakes:

We where on our way too the classroom, when the bell rang.

Than they asked me: ‘Where we’re you today?’

Graham said too me: ‘I’ve had way too much too eat, much more then you.’

Back than, my parents were to cool for school.

 

Pitfalls Grammar 12 p. 141/149

- Your / You're:               Your bike. You're great!

- Their / They're             Their book. They're wonderful.

-Whose/ Who's              Whose book is that? Who's there?

- Where/ We're/were      Where were you?

- to / too                          I go to the shop. I go too.

- then / than                    Then we went to the shop. Greater than...

- less / fewer:                  I spent less time on my phone.

                                       I've read fewer books than my brother.

English Pitfalls (homophones)

                  there

this a place

I work over there. 

                   their

possessive 

That's their new house.

                they're

they are

Where are they? 

Oh, they're late.  

Pitfalls

its / it's 

its:    bezit, iets is van een ding

                  The dog has a bone in its mouth.

it's: - afkorting voor "it is" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "i")

                   It's not a bone, it's a toy.

Who, whose & who's

Who = Wie
Whose = van wie of wiens en geeft dus bezit aan
Who’s = een samentrekking van:     who + is     OF     who + has
                                                                             wie is                  wie heeft

... if you want to practise whose - who's

to - too - two

to	too	two
ergens naartoe We are going to Amsterdam.	te veel You paid too much.	2 I have two sisters.
voor een ww. We are going to stay.	ook He is a good singer too.

Exercise 58(a), page 139 

then - than

Then = toen of daarna. Je gebruikt het bij "tijd".

Than = dan. Je gebruikt het bij vergelijkingen.

then-than

groter dAn.........bigger thAn

toen ging ik weg. Then I left.

than vs then

9. Her shirt is much bigger then / than I am.

10. Then / than I jumped out of the plane.

Less/ fewer = minder

Fewer: voor dingen die je kunt tellen 

Less: voor dingen die je NIET kunt tellen

I bought fewer magazines than last year. 

My mother spent less money on groceries last week.

less vs fewer

11. She has fewer / less coins than I do.

12. She has fewer / less money than I do.

PITFALLS: Choose the correct answer
The party wasn't supposed to have ... .... 3 adults .

1. Less than
2. fewer than
3. less then
4. fewer then

Fill in the correct word.

_______ Brenda and Alex.

1. Where
2. Were
3. We're

Fill in the correct word.

______ Wendy, right?

1. You're
2. Your

Pitfalls
Choose the correct answer.
They left ............... coats at home.

1. there
2. they're
3. their

Fill in the correct pitfalls.
I stayed at home. I was ______ sick ______ go _____ school.

1. too - to - to
2. too - too - too

Pitfalls
Choose the correct answer.
I like Chemistry better ..........Biology.

1. than
2. then

Pitfalls
Choose the correct answer.
He said he would be there .........

1. to
2. too