Ch6_ grammar I

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

PITFALLS

Lesson goal:

I can correct common pitfalls in English.

Grammar I 

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 I

- 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.  

They did they're/ their homework last week.

1. they're
2. their

They're/ their on holiday.

1. their
2. they're

Is that they're/their/there family?

1. they're
2. their
3. there

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

wie is

wiens

who's

whose

5. Whose/who's helmet is this?

1. Whose
2. Who's

The player who / whose wins the finals gets 10,000 pounds.

1. who
2. whose

Who/Whose coat is that?

1. Who
2. Whose

who's or whose?
... that over there?

1. who's
2. whose

who's or whose?
... jacket is that?

1. who's
2. whose

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.

4. I really want __ help you out.

3. You have the same sweater __!

2. I like ice cream __ much.

1. I was talking __ Maya yesterday. 

Too

To

To

Too

They are just to/too quick for us.

1. to
2. too

English grammar is far to/too difficult for me.

1. to
2. too

I haven't been                  the cinema for a while.

She's worried about the Corona Pandemic 

I'm going                 pass my next test.

Our next test is in               weeks

There's               much glue on there.

too

two

to

too

two

to

too

two

two

to

two

too

too

to

to

I would like ..... see that movie.

1. to,
2. too

choose the correct sentence
to/ too

1. I took the bus to school today.
2. I took the bus too school today.

choose the correct sentence
to/ too

1. Do you like football to?
2. Do you like football too?

I think there's to/too much blood in horror movies.

1. to
2. too

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.

So, 10 PM tonight? I'll see you then/than!

1. then
2. than

toen

dan

then

than

And __ I asked for the milk .

She is bigger __ him.

Than

Then

David is smarter                Peter..

She bumped her head                and then she started to cry

She said something and then                walked away            

He has lived more                eighty years. 

He thinks you are better                 us.

than

then

than

then

than

than

then

than

then

then

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

1. than
2. then

I think the book is better than/then the film

1. than
2. then

Than of then?
First, I'll visit my friends and then I will meet my brother.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

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

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

1. than
2. then