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Pitfalls

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Pitfalls (valkuilen)

Pitfalls are some words in English that look like and are often confused.

Let's practice and talk about them

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How many mistakes can you find?
  1. The hotel wear we stayed was near the beach.
  2. This pizza is to hot too eat.
  3. Go straight on for about 200 metres, than turn right.
  4. She's the woman whose going to be our new manager.
  5. Peter, its never to late too learn how too play the piano.
  6. I don't know were there going.
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The hotel wear we stayed was near the beach.

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This pizza is to hot too eat.

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Go straight on for about 200 metres, than turn right.

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She's the woman whose going to be our new manager.

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Peter, its never to late too learn how too play the piano.

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I don't know were there going.

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English Pitfalls 
Words often used incorrectly when writing or speaking. 
For example, homophones which are words that sound the same. 
possessive vs. contractions
The possessive is used to indicate that something belongs to a person or thing. 
Contractions are a pronoun and a verb contracted to word


                       possessive 
Your website is offline. 

Its leaves were very soft. 

Whose party are we going to again?

Their dresses were very colourful. 
                            contractions
You're (you are) very good at making video.

It's (It is) an honour to meet you. 

Who's (who is) that girl over there?

They're (they are)buying groceries today. 

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I'm going ____ pass my next test.
A
to
B
too

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There's ____ much glue on there.
A
to
B
too

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David is smarter ____ Peter.
A
than
B
then

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Other ____ that, you're done!
A
than
B
then

Slide 18 - Quiz

____ important that you apply a final layer of varnish.
A
Its
B
It's

Slide 19 - Quiz

Do you think ____ a sustainable house?
A
its
B
it's

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