easily confused words

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

Easily confused words

Er zijn in het Engels veel woorden die erg op elkaar lijken, maar iets totaal anders betekenen. Je kunt bijvoorbeeld teksten beter begrijpen als je het verschil tussen deze woorden kent.

Why do we do this?

Lesson aim: 

I can recognize words and understand what they mean and how and when they are used. 

Easily confused words

Do you know them? Yes, ... my friends.

1. they're
2. their
3. there

Can I borrow ... car tomorrow?

1. they're
2. their
3. there

You can put all those boxes over ...

1. they're
2. their
3. there

Easily confused words

quiet betekent:

1. stop
2. stil
3. tamelijk
4. redelijk

to quit betekent:

1. stil
2. redelijk
3. tamelijk
4. stoppen

quite betekent

1. stoppen
2. stil
3. wijd
4. redelijk

Please be ... , the movie is starting.

1. quit
2. quite
3. quiet

You need to ... smoking, it's bad for your health.

1. quit
2. quite
3. quiet

I think that actor is ... handsome.

1. quit
2. quite
3. quiet

Easily confused words

its - it's
I think ... difficult to rollerskate.

1. its
2. it's

the dog went into its/it's crate.

1. its
2. it's

Easily confused words

Your/you're never going to believe what happened.

1. your
2. you're

Is that your/you're mother?

1. your
2. you're

Can I borrow your/you're pen, please?

1. your
2. you're

Easily confused words

than - then
It was ... that I realised that he was taller ... me.

1. than / than
2. then / than
3. than / then
4. then / then

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

1. than
2. then

Than/Then we went to school.

1. Than
2. Then

Easily confused words

They ................. in the living room before, but ............ are they now?

1. were, where
2. we're/ were
3. where, were
4. were, we're

..................... going to France this year.

1. Where
2. Were
3. We're

Where or were, which sentence is correct? 2 possibilities..

1. Where is your beer?
2. Were is your beer?
3. They were not having fun.
4. They where not having fun.

Easily confused words

two / too / to:
I'd like ... buy these cookies and I'll have those cupcakes ... .

1. to / two
2. two / to
3. two / too
4. to / too

I will go ..... the shop and buy ...... new books

1. to/too
2. too/too
3. to/two
4. two/to

I love going ..... the cinema with my friends ..... !

1. to two
2. too to
3. two too
4. to too

There're ..... ways .... say 'there are'.

1. two / too
2. too / to
3. to / too
4. two / to

..... of my friends have moved ..... the UK and now I am thinking of moving there .....

1. Two / too / too
2. Two / to / too
3. Too / to / too
4. Two / two / to

It's way _____ hot ___ exercise!

1. to - to
2. two - to
3. too -two
4. too -to

A couple more

Nu alles door elkaar:

It’s (1)___________ likely that you ate (2)_______ much.

1. quit
2. quiet
3. quite

It’s (1)___________ likely that you ate (2)_______ much.

1. two
2. too
3. to

(1) ____________ going to the same place (2)_________ going, aren’t you?

1. Your
2. You're

(1) ____________ going to the same place (2)_________ going, aren’t you?

1. Were
2. We're

They asked (1)______ daughter to go (2)_______their grandmother.

1. they're
2. their
3. there

They asked (1)______ daughter to go (2)_______their grandmother.

1. to
2. two
3. too