A LEVEL-GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY
Read the internet posting below. There is only ONE INCORRECT OR WRONG
WORD (grammar mistake or meaning mistake) in every line. First, CIRCLE that
incorrect or wrong word (1 point) and next, WRITE the correct word (version) in the
numbered space provided (1 point) as in the example – e.g.
e.g.
Let me introduce myself to you. I’m Joe and I live in an apartments in New
e.g. apartment
1)
York. I’m a chef and I work at some nice restaurant. It is a very famous
1) __________
2)
restaurant because it’s in the left of the Empire State Building!
2) __________
3)
big family – only my wife and my son. I love them so much!
4)
I don’t got a
There is four rooms in our apartment – a bedroom, a living room,
3) __________
4) __________
5)
a kitchen and a bathroom. There’s a small bed in the bedroom so the bedroom is
5) __________
6)
too small. We haven’t got any television in the house because we hardly ever
6) __________
7)
has time to watch TV in the evening.
7) __________
8)
I can’t get up late because the restaurant opens at 3 p.m. so I always sleep
8) __________
9)
well and get to work at 1 p.m. First, I cook any different dishes every day
9) __________
10)
because our menu changes every day. Our customer like the menu and the
10) _________
11)
service so they always give our waiters a good bill.
11) _________
12)
After then, I give a short break and I usually have a bar of chocolate and a mug
12) _________
13)
of coffee. At the weekend, we have lot of customers so I usually work late in
13) _________
14)
those days, but I’m never too tired.
14) _________
15)
When I don’t work (on Wednesdays), I often go shop with my wife and my
15) _________
16)
son. It’s a favourite family activities for us. There is a big supermarket opposite
16) _________
17)
our apartment and we can always finding fresh food at that supermarket. There
17) _________
18)
is also an very nice café next to the supermarket and we have our lunch there.
18) _________
19)
My son loves fruit juices so he usually drinks a carton of it. We often get home
19) _________
20)
in about nine o’clock.
20) _________
ANSWER KEY:
1 POINT
1 POINT
e.g.
1)
Let me introduce myself to you. I’m Joe and I live in an apartments in New York. e.g. apartment
I’m a chef and I work at some nice restaurant. It is a very famous restaurant
1) a
2)
because it’s in the left of the Empire State Building!
2) on
3)
I don’t (got) a big family–only my wife and my son. I love them so…
3) haven’t/(have)
4)
There is four rooms in our apartment – a bedroom, a living room,
4) are
5)
a kitchen and a bathroom. There’s a small bed in the bedroom so the bedroom is
5) because
6)
too small. We haven’t got any (television) in the house because we hardly ever
6) a/ (televisions)
has time to watch TV in the evening.
7) have
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
I can’t get up late because the restaurant opens at 3 p.m. so I always sleep well
8) can
and get to work at 1 p.m. First, I cook any different dishes every day because our
9) some/(*blank)
menu changes every day. Our customer like the menu and the service so they
10) customers
always give our waiters a good bill.
11) tip
(After) then, I give a short break and I usually have a bar of chocolate and a mug
12) that/(*blank)
of coffee. At the weekend, we have lot (of) customers so I usually work late in
13) lots/ a lot
those days, but I’m never too tired.
14) on
15)
When I don’t work (on Wednesdays), I often (go) shop with my wife and my
16)
son. It’s a favourite family activities for us. There is a big supermarket opposite
16) activity
our apartment and we can always finding fresh food at that supermarket. There is
17) find
also an very nice café next to the supermarket and we have our lunch there. My
18) a
son loves fruit juices so he usually drinks a carton of it. We often get home in
19) juice
about nine o’clock.
20) at
17)
18)
19)
20)
3, ‘have’ instead of ‘got’;
6: ‘televisions’ instead of ‘television’
9: If any, just omission of ‘any’
12: If any, just omission of ‘after’
are also CORRECT.
15) (go) shopping