Powell Debra. Common Mistakes at CAE… and How to Avoid Them

Cambridge English Official Preparation Material. — Cambridge University Press, 2016. — 64 p. — ISBN: 9781316629321.This book is based on information from the Cambridge Learner Corpus, a collection of over 60,000 exam papers from Cambridge ESOL. It shows real mistakes students make, and highlights which parts of English cause particular problems for learners.Perfect tenses: simple or continuous?
Perfect tenses: active or passive?
Give or have?Test 1How many objects does the verb need?
Do I use the gerund or infinitive with the verb + object?
Give, provide or offer?Test 2How do I use must and have to?
Do I put the adverb before or after a modal verb?
How do I use be supposed to, be expected to and be meant to?Test 3This or these?
How do I use amount of, number of, kinds of, etc.?
Which article do I use?Test 4You, your, yours, or you're?
Opportunity, possibility or chance
Commonly confused nounsTest 5Commonly confused adjectives
Big, great or large?
When do I use a hyphen in compound words?Test 6Noun or verb?
How do I use negative prefixes?
When do I use regarding?Test 7How do I punctuate sentences with because and however?
How do I use because of?
If or whether?Test 8How do I use put?
Pay on spend?
Which preposition do I use?Test 9What are some common spelling mistakes?
Is the spelling British or American?
Kids or children?Test 10Answer key