COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH

What you gave me is a great _______.

• Advice NOUN. a
Recommendation to do
something.

•Advise VERB. To recommend

something.
Kindly ______ this form to continue your
application.

•Fill – Up VERB. To pour

something in order to
increase volume.

•Fill – In VERB. Supply specific

information or data on
specific area.

•Fill - Out VERB. Accomplish a

document requiring
information.
The test was so difficult that I got so many
__________.

•Errors NOUN. Committed in

violation of rule/norm
set.

•Mistakes NOUN. Committed

through bad judgment or
negligence.
Our _______ is scheduled with boat rides,
jet ski, SCUBA diving and island hopping.

•Trip NOUN. A travel from

one place to the other
with end point in mind.

•Tour NOUN. A guided travel

from one place to
another.
Who is our Birthday _________ today?

•Celebrant NOUN. The one who

officiates a Mass in the
Church.

•Celebrator VERB. The one

celebrating an Occasion.
Her ________ to doing charity works is very
much praise worthy.

•Dedication NOUN. Done without

due obligation.

•Commitment VERB. Done for person

is bind by obligation or
duty.
All INCIDENTS are ACCIDENTS and all
ACCIDENTS are INCIDENTS.

•True ACCIDENTS are

unforeseen events.

INCIDENTS are things

that transpired regardless

•False if positive or not.

Good quality products can also come
_________.

•Cheap ADJ. Lowered in cost.

Mostly coupled with
negative connotations on
quality.

•Economical ADJ. Low Cost

compared to other
products of same
variant.
I feel great __________ on her loss.

•Empathy NOUN. Ability to

understand one’s
feelings.

•Sympathy NOUN. A feeling of

sorrow for someone
else’s suffering.
I take that as a _________.

•Complement VERB. To complete.

•Compliment VERB. To praise

someone / say positive
things to a person.
 More commonly confused terms:

• Affect – Verb
Effect – Noun. Result
• Assure - to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely
true
Ensure - to guarantee or make sure of something
• Lay – put or place
Lie – to recline
 Cont.

• Stationary – not moving

Stationery – letter writing material
• Already - by this time
all ready - fully prepared
• Canvas - heavy cloth
canvass - to take a survey; a survey
• Answer the quiz assignment. Goodluck!