Type 1
- Incorrect: We had a lot of funs
Correct: We had a lot of fun - Incorrect: I drinked a cup of tea
Correct: I drank a cup of tea - Incorrect: She maked a cake
Correct: She made a cake - Incorrect: He bringed me a gift
Correct: He brought me a gift - Incorrect: I eat too much sugars
Correct: I eat too much sugar - Incorrect: I saw a deers in the forest
Correct: I saw a deer in the forest - Incorrect: He playes the guitar
Correct: He plays the guitar - Incorrect: We need to buy a new furnitures
Correct: We need to buy new furniture - Incorrect: I need to buy a box of tissues
Correct: I need to buy a box of tissue - Incorrect: He throwed the ball
Correct: He threw the ball - Incorrect: I saw a sheeps in the field
Correct: I saw sheep in the field - Incorrect: I saw two mouses in the kitchen
Correct: I saw two mice in the kitchen - Incorrect: She need to do her homeworks
Correct: She needs to do her homework - Incorrect: I need to go to the dentist for my tooths
Correct: I need to go to the dentist for my teeth - Incorrect: She cutted the cake
Correct: She cut the cake - Incorrect: We need to buy a new furnitures
Correct: We need to buy new furniture - Incorrect: I need to buy a box of tissues
Correct: I need to buy a box of tissue - Incorrect: I saw a foxes in the woods
Correct: I saw foxes in the woods - Incorrect: He eat too much sugars
Correct: He eats too much sugar - Incorrect: He bringed me a gift
Correct: He brought me a gift - Incorrect: I saw a deers in the forest
Correct: I saw a deer in the forest - Incorrect: She maked a cake
Correct: She made a cake - Incorrect: I drinked a cup of tea
Correct: I drank a cup of tea - Incorrect: He throwed the ball
Correct: He threw the ball - Incorrect: We had a lot of funs
Correct: We had a lot of fun
Type 2
- Affect/Effect: Affect is a verb meaning to influence or cause a change. Effect is a noun meaning a result or consequence.
- Allude/Elude: Allude means to refer to something indirectly. Elude means to avoid or escape.
- Complement/Compliment: Complement means to complete or enhance something. Compliment means to praise.
- Council/Counsel: Council is a group of people gathered for a purpose. Counsel means to advise.
- Farther/Further: Farther refers to physical distance. Further refers to figurative or abstract distance.
- Principle/Principal: Principle means a fundamental truth, rule, or law. Principal means the head of a school or the most important person in a company.
- Stationary/Stationery: Stationary means not moving. Stationery is writing paper or envelopes.
- Than/Then: Than is used in comparisons. Then is used to describe time or a sequence of events.
- Their/There/They’re: Their is a possessive pronoun. There is a location. They’re is a contraction of “they are”.
- To/Too/Two: To is a preposition. Too is an adverb meaning also. Two is a number.
- Who’s/Whose: Who’s is a contraction of “who is”. Whose is a possessive pronoun.
- Your/You’re: Your is a possessive pronoun. You’re is a contraction of “you are”.
- Accept/Except: Accept means to receive. Except means to exclude.
- Advice/Advise: Advice is a noun. Advise is a verb.
- Allowed/Aloud: Allowed means permitted. Aloud means spoken out loud.
- Altar/Alter: Altar is a religious symbol. Alter means to change.
- Beside/Besides: Beside means next to. Besides means in addition to.
- Breath/Breathe: Breath is a noun. Breathe is a verb.
- Capital/Capitol: Capital is a city or a sum of money. Capitol is a building where a government meets.
- Emigrate/Immigrate: Emigrate means to leave a country. Immigrate means to enter a country.
- Its/It’s: Its is a possessive pronoun. It’s is a contraction of “it is”.
- Lead/Led: Lead is the present tense form of the verb. Led is the past tense form of the verb.
- Passed/Past: Passed means went by. Past means a time before the present.
- Relax/Relaxed: Relax means to make less tense. Relaxed means to be in a less tense state.
- Than/Then: Than is used in comparisons. Then is used to describe time or a sequence of events.
Type 3
- Wrong: His advice was invaluable for me. Right: His advice was invaluable to me.
- Wrong: She found a job in the construction industry. Right: She found a job in construction.
- Wrong: The police officers had a difficult task. Right: The police had a difficult task.
- Wrong: She works as a scientist. Right: She works as a Scientist.
- Wrong: She bought two pieces of furniture. Right: She bought two pieces of furniture.
- Wrong: He took the bus to the city. Right: He took the Bus to the city.
- Wrong: He gave me a advice. Right: He gave me advice.
- Wrong: They went to the beach. Right: They went to the Beach.
- Wrong: She lives in a apartment. Right: She lives in an apartment.
- Wrong: She gave me a present. Right: She gave me a Present.
- Wrong: The couple had a beautiful house. Right: The couple had a Beautiful House.
- Wrong: He was an expert in mathematics. Right: He was an Expert in Mathematics.
- Wrong: He bought a book of history. Right: He bought a Book of History.
- Wrong: He liked the painting of the wall. Right: He liked the Painting on the wall.
- Wrong: She took the train home. Right: She took the Train home.
- Wrong: He was a great actor. Right: He was a Great Actor.
- Wrong: She bought a new computer. Right: She bought a New Computer.
- Wrong: He is a professor in mathematics. Right: He is a Professor of Mathematics.
- Wrong: She had a lot of jewelry. Right: She had a lot of Jewelry.
- Wrong: He took the bus to the airport. Right: He took the Bus to the Airport.
- Wrong: She wrote a essay. Right: She wrote an essay.
- Wrong: She was an expert in technology. Right: She was an Expert in Technology.
- Wrong: She lives in a house in the city. Right: She lives in a House in the City.
- Wrong: He was a specialist in biology. Right: He was a Specialist in Biology.
- Wrong: They went to a restaurant. Right: They went to a Restaurant.
Type 4
- Wrong: She give him a present
Right: She gave him a present - Wrong: She eat pizza
Right: She ate pizza - Wrong: We goed to the store
Right: We went to the store - Wrong: I runned to the store
Right: I ran to the store - Wrong: The cat drinks milk
Right: The cat drank milk - Wrong: He swimm in the lake
Right: He swam in the lake - Wrong: They brang me some food
Right: They brought me some food - Wrong: I buyed a new shirt
Right: I bought a new shirt - Wrong: She taked a nap
Right: She took a nap - Wrong: They maked a sandwich
Right: They made a sandwich - Wrong: He catch a fish
Right: He caught a fish - Wrong: I thinked about it
Right: I thought about it - Wrong: We drawed a picture
Right: We drew a picture - Wrong: She bring a cake
Right: She brought a cake - Wrong: They sing a song
Right: They sang a song - Wrong: He told a joke
Right: He tolded a joke - Wrong: I buy some food
Right: I bought some food - Wrong: She cut the cake
Right: She cutted the cake - Wrong: We sell our house
Right: We sold our house - Wrong: He drink some water
Right: He drank some water - Wrong: I write a letter
Right: I wrote a letter - Wrong: She find a new job
Right: She found a new job - Wrong: They see the movie
Right: They saw the movie - Wrong: He give me a gift
Right: He gave me a gift - Wrong: I take a nap
Right: I took a nap
Type 5
- Incorrect: The word “ship” can refer to both a boat and a package.
Correct: The word “ship” can refer to both a vessel and a parcel. - Incorrect: I went to the doctors.
Correct: I went to the doctor’s. - Incorrect: She had to go to the hairdresser to get her hair done.
Correct: She had to go to the hairdresser’s to get her hair done. - Incorrect: I went to the dentist this morning.
Correct: I went to the dentist’s this morning. - Incorrect: The police are investigating the crime.
Correct: The police are investigating the crime scene. - Incorrect: She bought the book from the bookshops.
Correct: She bought the book from the bookstore. - Incorrect: The children went to the shoemaker to get their shoes.
Correct: The children went to the cobbler to get their shoes mended. - Incorrect: I had to get the car fixed at the garages.
Correct: I had to get the car fixed at the garage. - Incorrect: I bought a new dress at the fashions.
Correct: I bought a new dress at the fashion store. - Incorrect: The bank is the place to save money.
Correct: The bank is the place to deposit money. - Incorrect: I went to the bakers to buy some bread.
Correct: I went to the bakery to buy some bread. - Incorrect: I went to the jewellers to buy a necklace.
Correct: I went to the jeweler’s to buy a necklace. - Incorrect: The priest will be giving the sermon at the churchs.
Correct: The priest will be giving the sermon at the church. - Incorrect: The postman delivered the mail to the postoffices.
Correct: The postman delivered the mail to the post office. - Incorrect: I went to the butchers to buy some meat.
Correct: I went to the butcher’s to buy some meat. - Incorrect: I went to the mason to get some bricks for my house.
Correct: I went to the mason’s to get some bricks for my house. - Incorrect: The baker made the cakes at the bakery.
Correct: The baker made the cakes at the bakeshop. - Incorrect: The plumber fixed the pipes at the plumbers.
Correct: The plumber fixed the pipes at the plumbing store. - Incorrect: I went to the librarys to get some books.
Correct: I went to the library to get some books. - Incorrect: I went to the grocerys to buy some fruit.
Correct: I went to the grocery store to buy some fruit. - Incorrect: I went to the shoemakers to get a new pair of shoes.
Correct: I went to the shoe store to get a new pair of shoes. - Incorrect: The painter painted the walls at the painters.
Correct: The painter painted the walls at the paint shop. - Incorrect: I went to the florists to get some flowers.
Correct: I went to the florist’s to get some flowers. - Incorrect: I went to the stationers to buy some pens.
Correct: I went to the stationery store to buy some pens. - Incorrect: I went to the tailor to get my suit fitted.
Correct: I went to the tailor’s to get my suit fitted.