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

The plural of: a photo

A

photos

B

photo's

C

D

The plural of: a woman

The plural of: a country

The plural of: a child

Common mistakes in spelling

miscellaneous

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

A

your

B

you're

C

D

your vs. you're

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

A

It's

B

Its

C

D

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

A

They're

B

Their

C

There

D

They

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

A

They're / there

B

They're / their

C

Their / there

D

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'.

A

two / too

B

too / to

C

to / too

D

two / to

What is this?

A

a witch

B

a which

C

a wich

D

a witsh

Double or not? Pick the wrong one out.

A

off

B

beautifull

C

glass

D

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)

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