Common Mistakes at IELTS Advanced - Moore Julie

CONTENTS 1 Articles: the before general concepts 5 2 Articles: a/an before noun phrases 6 3 When do I use capital letters? 7 Test 1 4 When do I use when, if and whether7. 10 5 Punctuation: commas with discourse markers 11 6 Punctuation: using apostrophes 12 Test 2 i3 7 Common spelling mistakes 15 8 Spelling: one word or two? 16 9 Adjective forms 17 Test 3 10 Using prepositions: with nouns 20 11 Using prepositions: after verbs 21 12 Using prepositions: describing trends and changes 22 Test 4 23 13 Describing statistics: using prepositions 25 14 Describing statistics: nouns 26 15 Describing statistics: verbs 27 Test 5 28 16 Number and amount 30 17 Making comparisons 31 18 Expressing contrast 32 Test 6 19 Countable and uncountable nouns 35 20 Singular and plural verb forms 36 21 It, they and them 37 Test 7 38 22 Verbs: being and having 40 23 Commonly confused verbs: join/attend, give/provide 41 24 Verb collocations 42 Test 8 43 25 Commonly confused nouns: habits, customs and practices 45