COMMON ERRORS IN WRITING

1. a) We had a picnic（野餐：名词）on the beach.

b) We picnick（野餐：动词）on the beach happily.
2. Mei Ling can play piano very well.
Modal 如 can, could, might 后面用 root words （原字）

3. a) He eats with a pair of chopsticks. ( with 用 )

b) My brother plays with his toys. ( with 和、跟 )
4. a) Ali jumps over 跳过 the drain carefully.
b) The thief climbs over 爬过 the fence clumsily.
c) The lion jumps through 跳通过 the ring.
5. She is leaning against 靠着 the wall.
6. a) He enjoys / likes singing very much.
Enjoy/ like 后面 + ing

b) After bathing / Before going home

after / before 后面 + ing

7. The boy climbs up 爬上 / down 爬下 the tree.

8. The clock is on / is hanging on the wall.
9. a) The cows are grazing in the field.
b) The cows are eating grass on / at the field.
10. A pair of spectacles / jeans / trousers / scissors / chopsticks
11. The kids fly the kites in the sky happily. (不是 play the kites )
12. He goes to work by bus / car / train / on foot.
13. She is looking at the stars.

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14. He cycles to school every morning.
不是 cycle go to school/ cycle bicycle

15. Abu crosses / walks across the road carefully.

16. play badminton / chess ( games/ sports 不可以有 the)

17. The house is on fire / caught fire. 着火

18. The cat is chasing after the mouse. 追逐

19. They are waiting for the bus patiently.
20. She is afraid of cockroaches.
21. ride a motorcycle / bicycle / bike
drive a car / sail a boat / flies an aeroplane
22. A pair of shoes is / The shoes are
A swarm of bees is / The bees are
23. its 它的 it’s= it is 是
24. Siti’s / friends’ / children’s / geese’s

25. The dog is barking at the stranger.

26. take / eat / have dinner 吃晚餐
27. in the morning / afternoon / evening
at night / noon / midday / midnight
28. than …. er / more (比较 2 个) 用 between
the …. est / most (3 个或以上) 用 among
as ……… as (一样)
29. is made of (被…..制成) is made in (在哪里制作)

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30. The young of an elephant is called a calf. 被称为
31. rain (名词) The children play in the rain.
rains (动词) When it rains, ………..
rainy (形容词) On a rainy day, ……….
32. She wears a hat on her head.
33. My brother learns how to ride a bicycle.
34. The firemen put out 扑灭 the fire bravely.
My sister puts on 穿上 her sweater at once.
He puts up 挂 the poster carefully.
35. Long long time ago, ……. (ago 以前/ 之前)
Later, she went home. (later 过后)
36. The cat escaped through the window. 逃走
37. watch television（not see） / listen to music (not hear)
38. in the sky / on the ground / floor

39. He takes noodles as his breakfast. / for his breakfast.

40. The naughty boy throws a stone at the cat.
41. Cows feed on grass. 以………为食
42. She is good at cooking. / He is weak in Mathematics.
43. The man fell off the ladder./ fell down from the ladder.
44. play on the swing / slide / see-saw
45. for sale 要被卖 on sale 行进促销
46. The woman yells at / shouts at …… 喊叫
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47. She is looking for the keys. 寻找
48. Cows provide us meat and milk. 提供
49. Fruits contain a lot of vitamins. / Fruits are rich in vitamins.
50. fishing by the river
51. He lives in Taman Kerayong.
He lives at 56, Jalan Perodua.
He lives in Malaysia.
He lives at Kerayong. / He is from 来自 Kerayong.
52. on Wednesday/ National Day / birthday
in 2012 / winter / spring
on 11 September 2012
at 3 p.m.

54. talks on the phone

55. attend school 上学 attend party / meeting 出席
56. on the chair in the rocking / arm chair
57. board a bus / train / plane 乘搭
58. get on the bus 上巴士 get off the bus 下巴士
59. landing at 降落 getting off 起飞
60. gives birth to 生产
61. does / complete / finish homework 做 / 完成功课
62. She cuts the mango into pieces. 切成小块状
63. He swims in the lake / river / sea.
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64. perform the dance / trick 呈献舞蹈
65. The duck swims on the lake.
66. with / through the telescope
67. on the farm / paddy field
68. during his free time / lunch time
69. belongs to 属于
70. She ties a ribbon on her hair.
71. She writes on the board neatly.
72. The bird is on a branch. / in a tree.
73. A monkey is a mammal. / A crocodile is a reptile. (not mammal / reptile animal)
74. cloth 布 clothes 衣服
75. every / on Sunday 每个星期日 on Sundays 很多个星期日
76. There is a plate on the table. / There are a few plates on the table.
77. grow (植物) The cactus grows in the desert.
live (动物) The monkey lives in the jungle.
78. The cat is black. (不是 black in colour )
79. One of the babies cries ….. / The babies cry…..

80. She arranges the books on the shelf.

She arranges the books in the shelves.
81. The ship sails in the water / sails across the sea.
82. My friend and I (not I and my friend)

83. is selected as 被选为 is flooded 被淹没 is scolded 被责骂

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