3.1 Frequently made mistakes

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Common mistakes

Veelgemaakte fouten

come from / sit in

where / were / we're / wear

There / Their / They're

Its / It's

Advise / Advice

Breath / Breathe & health / healthy 

Than / Then

Whose / Who's

Off / Of / From

Hear / Here

Accept / Except / Expect

Witch / Which

Baby's / Babies

To / Two / Too

A other / Another

Over / About

Life / Live

Come from / Sit in

I come from the Netherlands.

I sit in class 4M.

I live in the Netherlands / I am from the Netherlands

I am in class 4M

Where / Were / We're / Wear

Where = waar [Do you know where my hat is?]

Were = waren [We were at school yesterday.]

We're = wij zijn [We're not happy today.]

Wear = dragen [I always wear green pants.]

There / Their / They're

There = daar [Who is that boy over there?]

Their = hun [This is their car, not yours.]

They're = zij zijn [They're my best friends.]

Its / It's

Its = van het [See this cat? Its tail is very long.]

It's = het is [See this cat? It's very old.]

Advise / Advice

Advise = adviseren [I advise you to go home on time today.]

Advice = advies [Let me give you some advice.]

Breath / Breathe & Health / Healthy

Breath = adem [You take my breath away.]

Breathe = ademen [Don't forget to breathe slowly.]

Health = gezondheid [You worry too much about your health.]

Healthy = gezond [My grandmother is very healhty.]

Than / Then

than = dan (vergelijking) [My dog is nicer than yours.]

then = dan (opvolging) [First we go home, then we eat ice cream.]

Whose / Who's

Who's = wie is [Who's that girl over there?]

Whose = van wie/wiens [That's the girl whose brother is in my class.]

Off / Of / From

Off = uit / vanaf [Turn the light off and jump off the building.]

Of = van (bezit) [What's the name of this dog?]

From = van (iets krijgen) [I got this letter from my friend.]

Hear / Here

Hear = horen [Do you hear that noise?]

Here = hier [Where are you? I'm here.]

Accept / Except / Expect

Accept = accepteren [Do you accept my proposal?]

Except = behalve [I like all my teachers except my Maths teacher.]

Expect = verwachten [I expect that it will rain later today.]

Witch / Which

Witch = heks [Burn the witch!]

Which = welke [Which song do you like more?]

Baby's / Babies

Baby's = Baby is / Van de baby [The baby's upset because of the other baby's crying]

Babies = baby's [My wife and I have two babies.]

To / Two / Too

To = te (bij werkwoorden) / naar  [I am going to Amsterdam to work there.]

Too = ook / te (veel, weinig, enz.) [I think we have to do too much. I think so too.]

Two = twee [There are two babies here.]

a other / another

another = een andere [Would you like another drink?]

A other / An other bestaat niet

Over / About

Over = over / boven (fysiek) [The plane flew over the ocean.]

About = over [I want to talk to you about something.]

Life / Live

Life = leven (zsnw) [I've had a very long life.]

Live = leven / wonen [We live in Breda.]