Common Mistakes

Write the numbers 0 – 9 as words.
(zero – nine)

• I ate three eggs for breakfast.

• 21,500 live in Higher Campbell Town.
• Higher Campbell Town has a population of 21,550.

• There is a problem in line 6 of the code.

Numbers as adjectives.

When talking about something in the negative followed by something else in the negative you should use neither… nor…

Agreeing with positive and negative sentences.

When you agree with a positive say yes. When you agree with a negative say no.

• ‘You haven’t had your lunch.’
  ‘No.’
  (I agree with your negative sentence – I have not had my lunch.)
• ‘Liverpool are the greatest team in the world.’
  ‘Yes, I agree.’
  (I agree with your positive sentence.)

Try these adjective tests & exercises.

We use other with plural or uncountable nouns.

• I have some other books at home.
  (Books is plural.)
• I have my handbag. My other luggage is in the hotel.
  (Luggage is uncountable.)

• I have another blue shirt in my wardrobe.
  (Shirt is singular.)
• Another piece of cake please.

Now do the exercise.

Practice is the noun form.
(with -c is the noun)
Practise is the verb form.
(with -s is the verb)

• You need more practice.
  (with -c is the noun)
• You should practise more.
  (with -s is the verb)
• It takes a lot of practice to be good at anything.
• You must keep practising to be good at anything.


More examples:

• advice & advise
• device & devise
• licence & license
• prophecy & prophesy

More help with confused words.

Economic is connected with economics and the economy of a country.
Economical means not being wasteful.

• A new economic crisis began three years ago.
• My car has a very economical engine.

Help with mispronounced words.