Common Mistakes
Correct this sentence:
We see us next week!
See you next week! (or We will see each other next week!)
The full official name of the city of Frankfurt, Germany is Frankfurt am ______. What river, the longest tributary of the Rhine, fills in the blank?
Main
Americans call it a "cookie." What do the British call it?
A biscuit
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb:
I _______ (call) you tomorrow.
will call
Approximately many days does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?
365
Correct this sentence:
We moved here before 5 years.
We moved here 5 years ago.
Hamburg
Americans call it an "elevator." What do the British call it?
A lift
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb:
I _______ (eat) all the biscuits yesterday.
ate
Name the biggest selling book series of all time.
Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling
Correct this sentence:
Did you become the money I sent you?
Did you receive the money I sent you?
If you’re at a location in France, Germany, or several other European countries, which fast food place lets you order a beer with your Quarter Pounder?
McDonald's
Americans call it a "sweater." What is the British word?
jumper
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb:
He _________ (call) the police right now.
is calling
Name the longest river in the world
The Nile
Complete this sentence:
This remembers me of my previous job.
This reminds me of my previous job.
Because Mercedes-Benz is headquartered there, what city in southwestern Germany is often known to locals as "Benztown?"
Stuttgart
Americans call them "sneakers." What do the British call them?
trainers
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb:
I ________ (visit) Greece three times.
have visited
What’s the national animal of Australia?
Kangaroo
Correct this sentence:
I work since 2 years for this company.
I’ve been working for this company for 2 years.
Neuschwanstein Castle, a 19th-century palace built in Schwangau, Germany, commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, and heavily inspired by the operas of what 19th-century German composer?
Richard Wagner
Americans call it a "diaper." What do the British call it?
A nappy
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb:
She ___________ (not write) the final chapter of her new book yet.
hasn't written
Until 1923, what was the Turkish city of Istanbul called?
Constantinople