ESOL A2 – Common Mistakes Worksheet
Instructions:
1. Read each sentence carefully.
2. Rewrite the sentence correctly in the “Corrected Sentence” column.
3. After completing all sentences, check your work against the Answer Key & Grammar Tips.
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Section 1: Correct the Sentences
# Mistake Sentence Corrected Sentence
1 He go to school every day. __________________________
2 She don’t like pizza. __________________________
3 I can to swim. __________________________
4 I very like music. __________________________
5 He is doctor. __________________________
6 She have two sisters. __________________________
7 I am agree with you. __________________________
8 They is happy. __________________________
9 I didn’t went to school. __________________________
10 He can sings well. __________________________
11 I have visited London last year. __________________________
12 She likes very much chocolate. __________________________
13 I am boring. __________________________
14 He is interested on music. __________________________
15 I look forward for see you. __________________________
16 There is many people here. __________________________
17 I like play football. __________________________
18 I am agree about this. __________________________
19 She can speaks English. __________________________
20 I am agree with your opinion. __________________________
21 I am 20 years. __________________________
22 I have many homeworks. __________________________
23 He doesn’t likes pizza. __________________________
24 I am interesting in this book. __________________________
25 She wants that to buy a car. __________________________
26 I have seen him yesterday. __________________________
27 He is very tired because he works hardly. __________________________
28 I can to help you. __________________________
29 She is married with a doctor. __________________________
30 He is very good in maths. __________________________
31 I am agree with your idea. __________________________
32 She is better than me in English. __________________________
33 He is very tired because he works hardly. __________________________
34 I enjoy to play football. __________________________
35 He didn’t went to school. __________________________
36 I have visited Paris last year. __________________________
37 I have 2 brothers and a sister. __________________________
38 He is married with her. __________________________
39 She is boring. __________________________
40 I look forward to meet you. __________________________
41 I have visited London yesterday. __________________________
42 He don’t know the answer. __________________________
43 She can sings very well. __________________________
44 I am 15 years. __________________________
45 There is many students in the class. __________________________
46 She is married with a teacher. __________________________
47 I enjoy to read books. __________________________
48 I very like chocolate. __________________________
49 He is interested on music. __________________________
50 I am boring. __________________________
Section 2: Answer Key & Grammar Explanations
# Corrected Sentence Explanation
1 He goes to school every day. Third person singular: add -s in present simple.
2 She doesn’t like pizza. Use doesn’t for negatives with he/she/it.
3 I can swim. Modals are followed by base verb only.
4 I really like music. Use “really” for emphasis; “very” doesn’t work here.
5 He is a doctor. Countable singular nouns need a/an.
6 She has two sisters. Third person singular: “has” not “have.”
7 I agree with you. “Agree” is not used with “am.”
8 They are happy. Plural subject → use are.
9 I didn’t go to school. After “did/didn’t” use base verb.
10 He can sing well. Modal + base verb only.
11 I visited London last year. Use past simple with finished time.
12 She likes chocolate very much. Word order: “very much” goes after object.
13 I am bored. Feeling → “bored,” not “boring.”
14 He is interested in music. Correct preposition: in.
15 I look forward to seeing you. “Look forward to” + gerund (-ing).
16 There are many people here. Plural subject → are.
17 I like to play / playing football. “Like” can use infinitive or gerund.
18 I agree about this. “Agree” does not take “am.”
19 She can speak English. Modal + base verb only.
20 I agree with your opinion. “Agree” does not take “am.”
21 I am 20 years old. Age requires “years old.”
22 I have much / a lot of homework. “Homework” is uncountable.
23 He doesn’t like pizza. After “doesn’t,” use base verb.
24 I am interested in this book. Feeling → “interested.”
25 She wants to buy a car. “Want” + infinitive.
26 I saw him yesterday. Past simple with finished time.
27 He is very tired because he works hard. “Hard” = effort; “hardly” = almost not.
28 I can help you. Modal + base verb.
29 She is married to a doctor. Correct preposition: to.
30 He is very good at maths. Correct preposition: at.
31 I agree with your idea. “Agree” does not take “am.”
32 She is better than I in English. Formal grammar: subject pronoun after “than.”
33 He is very tired because he works hard. “Hard” = effort; “hardly” = almost not.
34 I enjoy playing football. “Enjoy” + gerund.
35 He didn’t go to school. After “did/didn’t” → base verb.
36 I visited Paris last year. Specific past time → past simple.
37 I have 2 brothers and a sister. Plural “brothers” correct.
38 He is married to her. Correct preposition: to.
39 She is bored. Feeling → “bored.”
40 I look forward to meeting you. “Look forward to” + gerund.
41 I visited London yesterday. Past simple with finished time.
42 He doesn’t know the answer. Third person singular negative.
43 She can sing very well. Modal + base verb.
44 I am 15 years old. Age expression requires “years old.”
45 There are many students in the class. Plural subject → are.
46 She is married to a teacher. Correct preposition: to.
47 I enjoy reading books. “Enjoy” + gerund.
48 I really like chocolate. Use “really” for emphasis.
49 He is interested in music. Correct preposition: in.
50 I am bored. Feeling → “bored,” not “boring.”