COMMON ERRORS

Grammar and Vocabulary

Each of the sentences below contains an error. These errors are those that students often
make. Identify the error and make the corrections. The answers are provided in the answer
section.

The herd of horses are running in the field over there.

Sarah is the best of the two girls.

I do not have some money in the bank.

The Panson discman is superior than the Samhen discman.

Its common to make such mistakes.

If I was the Prime Minister, I would declare every Monday a holiday!

Jillian laid in bed the whole morning because of the headache.

The boy, as well as his brother, are late again.

Although he was sick, but he still came for practice.

10 I live near to the post office.

11 The prisoners were hung one at a time.
12 I and Nick got married in May.
13 We have ordered for a new dining table for the new house.
14 There are less people at the exhibition today.
15 They gave me a basket of juicy apples. It was delicious.
16 The principle of the school gave a motivating speech.
17 We wondered around the park until the sun set.
18 I am confidant of winning the elections.
19 I gave him some advise about the matter.
20 We can feel the affects of the haze although we are so far away.
21 Please pass up your books once youre done.
22 Erica sat besides Amalin in the cinema.
23 She walked in the room cool and calm.
24 Razlan and me are coming for dinner.

Spelling
These words are commonly misspelt. Identify the mistake in each word and provide the
correct spelling. The answers are given in the answer section.
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suprise
seperate
sovenir
rememberance
necesary
maintainence
incidently
grammer
goverment
kindergarden
fourty
promt
diarhea
graf
oxigen

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explaination
exchangable
enviroment
embaress
disiplin
desparate
continous
commitee
attendence
accomodation
calender
diafram
bas
pronounciation
acomplish