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Common mistakes - IELTS

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Find the mistake in this sentence "It is true that, Mr Phong often forget about homework for his students."

true that

mistakes

"often" because he never forget hihi

So, is this sentence correct? "It is true that, however, he always finds a way to fix it."

Correct

Incorrect

Which nouns are missing an article? "Education has profound effect on individual's career."

education

effect

individual

career

Find a way to the previous sentence "Education has profound effect on individual's career."

(a)

There are several words that are overused or informal and we should _____ _____ .

never use them

avoid using them

find another word

sit down, breathe and cry

Instead of saying "get a job" in "Graduates often find it difficult to get a job." Which expression should you use? (There're maybe more than I've listed)

(a)

Instead of saying "get married" in "Many young couple nowadays get married late." Which expression should you use? (There're maybe more than I've listed)

delay their marriage

postpone their marriage

go slow and chill with their marriage

Listed as many expression as possible to replace "nowadays" which is an overused word.

4 lines

Listed as many expression as possible to replace "moreover" which is formal but often overused.

4 lines

10.

"More and more" is an informal expression and you might want to avoid using it. Find another way around it. Choose the correct fix

more and more people => A growing number of people

more and more => There are a growing number of

more and more pressure on people => under a great deal of pressure

more and more people like smt => There is a growing preference for smt

All of the above

11.

Find the mistake in this sentence: "I do exercise everyday."

"I do exercise" since I'm really lazy and it's a fact

"exercise" because this is not the correct spelling

everyday

dumbdumb idk

12.

Which one is an adverb? (Position: before a verb)

everyday

every day

13.

Which one is an adjective (Position: before a noun)

everyday

every day

14.

Because the "every" "day" thing is too confusing, we should use another word instead, this can be both adj and adv :)

(a)

15.

"experience"

Countable noun

Uncountable noun

it depends geezz

16.

Countable meaning' of 'experience' (and of course the other one will be "uncountable")

kinh nghiệm (lack of experience when finding a job)

trải nghiệm (I have experiences as an architect)

dumdumb idk

17.

Choose the correct word type. Fill the gap:

" Several factors contribute to _______ (develop) of the disease"

the development (n.)

develop (v.)

developing

developopopo

18.

Fill the gap " Smoking contributes to _____ (die early)"

premature death (n.)

die early (v.)

early dieing

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Common mistakes - IELTS

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 16mins

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