🌟 Oops! 20 English Mistakes and How to Fix Them

For Grade 6 ESL Students — With Easy Examples!

Have you ever said “Your nice” instead of “You’re nice”? Or written “I could of” instead of “I could have”? Don’t worry — we all make mistakes when learning English. The good news? You can fix them!

Here are 20 common English mistakes that many students make — even native speakers! Read the examples and learn how to correct them. You’ll sound smarter and feel more confident in no time.

📝 Grammar Mistakes

1. Your vs. You’re

• ❌ Your my best friend.
• ✅ You’re my best friend. (You’re = You are)

2. Its vs. It’s

• ❌ Its hot today.
• ✅ It’s hot today. (It’s = It is)

3. Their / There / They’re

• ❌ There dog is cute.
• ✅ Their dog is cute.
• ✅ They’re playing soccer.
• ✅ The ball is over there.

4. Then vs. Than

• ❌ She is faster then me.
• ✅ She is faster than me.
• ✅ We ate lunch, then we went outside.

5. Me vs. I

• ❌ Me went to the store.
• ✅ I went to the store.
• ❌ She gave the book to I.
• ✅ She gave the book to me.

6. Who vs. Whom

• ✅ Who is calling?
• ✅ Whom did you call?

7. He go / He goes

• ❌ He go to school every day.
• ✅ He goes to school every day.

8. Double Negatives

• ❌ I don’t want no homework.
• ✅ I don’t want any homework.

9. Past Tense Verbs

• ❌ I seen that movie.
• ✅ I saw that movie.

10. Missing Articles (a, an, the)

• ❌ She is teacher.
• ✅ She is a teacher.
• ❌ I ate apple.
• ✅ I ate an apple.

🧠 Word Mistakes

11. Affect vs. Effect

• ✅ Lack of sleep can affect your mood.
• ✅ The loud noise had a bad effect on the baby.

12. Lose vs. Loose

• ❌ My shoes are lose.
• ✅ My shoes are loose.
• ❌ Don’t loose your keys.
• ✅ Don’t lose your keys.

13. Advice vs. Advise

• ✅ My teacher gave me good advice.
• ✅ I advise you to study more.

14. Fewer vs. Less

• ✅ I have fewer pencils than you.
• ✅ I drank less water today.

15. Much vs. Many

• ❌ I don’t have much friends.
• ✅ I don’t have many friends.

🗣️ Speaking Mistakes

16. Saying Words Wrong

• ❌ Febuary
• ✅ February (Say: Feb-roo-air-ee)
• ❌ Wensday
• ✅ Wednesday (Say: Wenz-day)

17. Could of vs. Could have

• ❌ I could of won the game.
• ✅ I could have won the game.

✏️ Writing Mistakes

18. Run-on Sentences

• ❌ We went to the park we played all day.
• ✅ We went to the park. We played all day.

19. Comma Splices

• ❌ It was raining, we stayed inside.
• ✅ It was raining. We stayed inside.
• ✅ It was raining, so we stayed inside.

20. Too Many Exclamation Marks

• ❌ I’m so excited!!!
• ✅ I’m so excited!

📚 Glossary

❓Comprehension Questions

Literal Questions

1. What is the correct way to say: “Its hot today”?

• A) Its hot today
• B) It hot today
• C) It’s hot today
• D) Its’ hot today

2. Which sentence uses “than” correctly?

• A) She is taller then me
• B) She is taller than me
• C) Then she is taller
• D) She taller than me

3. What is the correct word to describe something you can’t count?

• A) Fewer
• B) Less
• C) Many
• D) Few

Vocabulary Questions

4. What does the word advise mean?

• A) A good idea
• B) A mistake
• C) To give a suggestion
• D) To say something loudly

5. Which sentence shows the meaning of “affect” correctly?

• A) The effect of the movie was boring
• B) I affect the movie with popcorn
• C) Loud music can affect your sleep
• D) I saw the affect yesterday

Inferential Questions

6. If someone says “I could of gone,” what do they really mean?

• A) They didn’t go
• B) They could have gone
• C) They are going now
• D) They will go later

7. Why is “I don’t want no homework” wrong?

• A) It is too long
• B) It uses two negatives
• C) It has a missing subject
• D) It’s a past tense

8. Which mistake is about how you say a word?

• A) It’s vs. Its
• B) February vs. Febuary
• C) Too many commas
• D) Double negatives

9. What’s wrong with this sentence: “She is teacher”?

• A) Wrong verb
• B) Missing punctuation
• C) Missing article
• D) Too many words

10. If you write “He go to school,” what grammar rule are you breaking?

• A) Tense
• B) Subject-verb agreement
• C) Pronouns
• D) Prepositions

✅ Answer Key

1. C
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. B

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