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Common English mistakes
1. There are _________ people living here than there used to be. They’ve moved to other
towns.
a) few
b) less
c) fewer
d) no
2. I go to work _________ at the same time.
a) someday
b) some day
c) everyday
d) every day
3. My __________ clothes are a suit and tie.
a) every day
b) everyday
c) this day
d) one day
4. It must ____ been raining here last night.
a) have
b) to
c) of
d) for
5. These days I make _________mistakes in English.
a) lesser
b) fewer
c) less
d) a
6. Roland and _______ work for the same company.
a) me
b) myself
c) I
d) us
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ANSWERS:
1. There are _________ people living here than there used to be. They’ve moved to other
towns.
a) few - Sorry, you need a comparative here.
b) less - Sorry, this is the wrong comparative. It’s used with uncountable nouns.
c) fewer – Well done, this is correct!
2. I go to work _________ at the same time.
c) everyday - No, this isn’t correct. ‘Everyday’ is an adjective.
d) every day - Well done, this is correct
3. My __________ clothes are a suit and tie.
a) every day - Sorry, this isn’t correct. You need an adjective here.
b) everyday - Well done. This is the correct answer!
4. It must ____ been raining here last night.
a) have – Well done, this is correct
5. These days I make _________mistakes in English.
b) fewer – Well done, this is correct.
c) less – Sorry, ‘less’ is used for uncountable nouns.
6. Roland and _______ work for the same company.
a) me – Sorry, you need a subject pronoun
c) I – Well done, this is correct.
d) us – Sorry, you need a subject pronoun.
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