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Lesson 10 – Common IELTS Mistakes

1) Subject-Verb Agreement

❌ He go to school every day.

✅ He goes to school every day.


2) Confusing Words

❌ Their going to the party.

✅ They’re going to the party.


3) Incorrect Prepositions

❌ We discuss about the issue.

✅ We discuss the issue.


4) Article Errors

❌ I visited museum yesterday.

✅ I visited the museum yesterday.


5) Verb Tense Errors

❌ I am finishing my homework yesterday.

✅ I finished my homework yesterday.


6) Word Order Mistakes

❌ She only likes sometimes chocolate.

✅ She only sometimes likes chocolate.


7) Plural & Countable/Uncountable Nouns

❌ There are much students in the class.

✅ There are many students in the class.


8) Common Collocation Errors

❌ Make a homework

✅ Do the homework


9) Sentence Fragments

❌ Because I was late.

✅ I was late because I missed the bus.


10) Misuse of Linking Words

❌ I like apples, and also, oranges.

✅ I like apples; moreover, I like oranges