COMMON WRITING MISTAKES I (top 10)

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• Leerjaar 2

Common writing mistakes

On the following slides, find the (one) mistake and rewrite

the word(s) correctly.

My name is John and im 13 years old.

My favourite subject is French because u don’t have to do much.

"I" (ik) is always written with a capital letter !!!

i  >  NO !!!  >  I

i'am  >  NO !!!  >  I'm

i'm  >  NO !!!  >  I'm

im  >  NO !!!  >  I'm

i never want to see this...

I want to see this!

My name is John and im 13 years old.

My name is John and I'm 13 years old.

Never write "u"... always write "you"

My favourite subject is French because

u don’t have to do much.

My favourite subject is French because
you don’t have to do much.

My favourite subject is music
because its fun.

it's ≠ its

it's = it is

its = zijn/haar

The dog is

wagging its tail.

My favourite subject is music because its fun.

My favourite subject is music because it's fun.

Your so nice to me!

your ≠ you're

your = jouw/u/jullie

This is your bag.

you're = you are

Your so nice to me!

You're so nice to me!

They are going to there work.

there ≠ their ≠ they're

there = daar

I'll see you there.

their = hun

they're = they are

They are going to there work.

They are going to their work.

They're going to their work.

I always hand in my homework to late.

to ≠ too ≠ two

to = naar

I'm going to Spain.

too = ook/te

This is too much!

I want some help too.

two = 2

I always hand in my

homework to late.

I always hand in my

homework too late.

That's the guy whose really
good at magic.

whose ≠ who's

whose = wiens

That is the woman whose husband died.

who's = who is

That's the guy whose really
good at magic.

That's the guy who's really
good at magic.

Were are you going?

where ≠ were ≠ we're

where = waar

were = was/waren

Where were you?

we're = we are

Were are you going?

Where are you going?

I like playing piano allot.

a lot!

alot  >  NO !!!  >  a lot

allot  >  NO !!!  >  a lot

allotta  >  NO !!!  >  a lot of

I like playing piano allot.

I like playing piano a lot.

I'm gonna study hard all year
and pass all my exams.

I kinda like school because I see
most of my friends there.

I wanna improve my
spelling and grammar.

gonna = going to

kinda = kind of

wanna = want to

We see my grandparents a lot,
witch I really like.

witch ≠ which

witch = heks

which = welk/welke

(not wich!)

We see my grandparents a lot,

witch I really like.

We see my grandparents a lot,
which I really like.

OK, thanks.  That's it for now...

Not too hard, is it?  Pay attention to those top 10 common

mistakes when you write! !