Common mistakes in English

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Common mistakes in English

The quiz to rule them all 

Common mistakes in spelling

plural vs. possessive

To apostrophe or not to apostrophe?

Plural: no apostrophe

Possessive:

The plural of: a photo

1. photos
2. photo's

The plural of: a woman

The plural of: a country

The plural of: a hero vs. a piano

The plural of: a child

Correct the mistakes in the following sentence:
Mr. Nolans secretary would not accept the students late assignments.

Common mistakes in spelling

miscellaneous

Hey, that's not ..... book!

1. your
2. you're

What are you talking about? ..... the book from the shelf.

1. It's
2. Its

A book from that shelf? ..... only for the teachers!

1. They're
2. Their
3. There
4. They

Oh, ..... in ..... garden

1. They're / there
2. They're / their
3. Their / there
4. There / they're

wear

we're

were

where

past simple of to be

infinitive -to

question word: place

present simple: we are

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

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

What is this?

1. a witch
2. a which
3. a wich
4. a witsh

Double or not? Pick the wrong one out.

1. off
2. beautifull
3. glass
4. already

Some other mistakes: 

• *eachother
• *Britten / Brittain
• *whit
• *ourself
• *vieuws
• *Englisch
• safe vs. save vs. life vs. live
• *peoples
• spoken language: gonna, wanna, u 
• *trough
• an other vs. another
• *verry
  
• * I'am

Common mistakes in grammar

Correct the mistake: I writed this letter because ...

Correct the mistake:
They didn’t had a choice.

Correct the mistake: The people has to know that ...

Correct the mistake: I never will lose my friends. (= ik wil mijn vrienden nooit verliezen)

Some final remarks...