pitfalls

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Pitfalls

Pitfalls (valkuilen)

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

Let's practice and talk about them

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.  What picture did Henry paint, the left one or the right one?
4. Go straight on for about 200 metres, than turn right.
5. She's the woman whose going to be our new manager.
6. Peter, its never too late to learn how too play the piano.
7. I don't know where there going.

less vs fewer

11. She has fewer / less coins than I do.

12. She has fewer / less money than I do.

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. 

I'm going ____ pass my next test.

1. to
2. too

There's ____ much glue on there.

1. to
2. too

David is smarter ____ Peter.

1. than
2. then

Other ____ that, you're done!

1. than
2. then

____ important that you apply a final layer of varnish.

1. Its
2. It's

Do you think ____ a sustainable house?

1. its
2. it's

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