Common mistakes in English

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Common mistakes in English

The quiz to rule them all 

Plural vs. possessive

What is the plural of 'a photo'?

1. photos
2. photo's

Which is correct?

1. My sister's boyfriend
2. My sisters boyfriends
3. My sisters' boyfriend

Which is correct? (there are 2 kids)

1. The kid's parents
2. The kids parents
3. The kids' parents

Which is the correct plural?

1. pianoes
2. pianos
3. piano's

Which is the correct plural?

1. heroes
2. heros
3. hero's

Which is the correct plural?

1. country's
2. countrys
3. countries

To apostrophe or not to apostrophe?

Plural: no apostrophe

Possessive:

Irregular plurals

What is the plural of 'a woman'?

What is the plural of 'a child'?

What is the plural of 'a mouse'?

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

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

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 email.

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

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

Some final remarks...

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