English A1 Common Mistakes #097: Common mistakes and corrections with short daily English sentences
Target language: English
Level: A1
Lesson type: Common Mistakes and Corrections
Lesson number: #097
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Welcome to English A1 Common Mistakes Lesson #097.
Today’s topic: fixing small daily sentence mistakes.
Short review from earlier lessons:
- We already learned daily conversation words like good morning and how are you.
- We also learned simple actions like works and reads.
- Today we review a very important A1 rule: for one person, English often uses -s forms like goes, likes, has, and does.
Lesson goal:
- Learn 5 useful words.
- See 5 simple sentences.
- Find and fix common beginner mistakes.
5 useful words:
1. goes — gohz — moves or travels
Example: He goes home after lunch.
Usage note: Use goes with he, she, and it.
2. likes — layks — enjoys
Example: She likes tea.
Usage note: Use likes for one person.
3. has — haz — has or owns
Example: He has a small car.
Usage note: Use has with he, she, and it.
4. does — duhz — does an action
Example: She does her homework after dinner.
Usage note: Use does with he, she, and it.
5. does not — duhz not — does not / does not do
Example: He does not like cold coffee.
Usage note: Use does not for a simple negative sentence.
5 example sentences:
1. He goes to school every day.
Reading: hee gohz too skool ev-ree day
Meaning: He travels to school each day.
Usage: Use goes after he.
2. She likes milk.
Reading: shee layks milk
Meaning: She enjoys milk.
Usage: Use likes after she.
3. He has a red pen.
Reading: hee haz red pen
Meaning: He owns a red pen.
Usage: Use has after he.
4. She does her homework at night.
Reading: shee duhz her hohm-wurk at nayt
Meaning: She does her school work at night.
Usage: Use does after she.
5. He does not like tea.
Reading: hee duhz not layk tee
Meaning: He does not enjoy tea.
Usage: Use does not for a negative sentence.
Common mistakes and corrections:
- Wrong: He go to school.
Right: He goes to school.
- Wrong: She like milk.
Right: She likes milk.
- Wrong: He have a car.
Right: He has a car.
- Wrong: She do her homework.
Right: She does her homework.
- Wrong: He not like tea.
Right: He does not like tea.
Mini practice:
1. Choose the best word: She ___ milk. (like / likes)
2. Choose the best word: He ___ a small car. (has / have)
3. Fix the sentence: He go to school every day.
4. Fix the sentence: She do not like tea.
5. Choose the best word: He ___ her homework at night. (does / do)
Answer key:
1. likes
2. has
3. He goes to school every day.
4. She does not like tea.
5. does
Reply instruction:
Write your answers in one short post. If you want, also write one new sentence using goes, likes, has, does, or does not.
Reply format: Start your reply with your explanation language code, e.g. [TR], [EN], [AR], [RU], [ES], [DE], [FR], [IT].
Target language: English
Level: A1
Lesson type: Common Mistakes and Corrections
Lesson number: #097
Available explanations:
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Welcome to English A1 Common Mistakes Lesson #097.
Today’s topic: fixing small daily sentence mistakes.
Short review from earlier lessons:
- We already learned daily conversation words like good morning and how are you.
- We also learned simple actions like works and reads.
- Today we review a very important A1 rule: for one person, English often uses -s forms like goes, likes, has, and does.
Lesson goal:
- Learn 5 useful words.
- See 5 simple sentences.
- Find and fix common beginner mistakes.
5 useful words:
1. goes — gohz — moves or travels
Example: He goes home after lunch.
Usage note: Use goes with he, she, and it.
2. likes — layks — enjoys
Example: She likes tea.
Usage note: Use likes for one person.
3. has — haz — has or owns
Example: He has a small car.
Usage note: Use has with he, she, and it.
4. does — duhz — does an action
Example: She does her homework after dinner.
Usage note: Use does with he, she, and it.
5. does not — duhz not — does not / does not do
Example: He does not like cold coffee.
Usage note: Use does not for a simple negative sentence.
5 example sentences:
1. He goes to school every day.
Reading: hee gohz too skool ev-ree day
Meaning: He travels to school each day.
Usage: Use goes after he.
2. She likes milk.
Reading: shee layks milk
Meaning: She enjoys milk.
Usage: Use likes after she.
3. He has a red pen.
Reading: hee haz red pen
Meaning: He owns a red pen.
Usage: Use has after he.
4. She does her homework at night.
Reading: shee duhz her hohm-wurk at nayt
Meaning: She does her school work at night.
Usage: Use does after she.
5. He does not like tea.
Reading: hee duhz not layk tee
Meaning: He does not enjoy tea.
Usage: Use does not for a negative sentence.
Common mistakes and corrections:
- Wrong: He go to school.
Right: He goes to school.
- Wrong: She like milk.
Right: She likes milk.
- Wrong: He have a car.
Right: He has a car.
- Wrong: She do her homework.
Right: She does her homework.
- Wrong: He not like tea.
Right: He does not like tea.
Mini practice:
1. Choose the best word: She ___ milk. (like / likes)
2. Choose the best word: He ___ a small car. (has / have)
3. Fix the sentence: He go to school every day.
4. Fix the sentence: She do not like tea.
5. Choose the best word: He ___ her homework at night. (does / do)
Answer key:
1. likes
2. has
3. He goes to school every day.
4. She does not like tea.
5. does
Reply instruction:
Write your answers in one short post. If you want, also write one new sentence using goes, likes, has, does, or does not.
Reply format: Start your reply with your explanation language code, e.g. [TR], [EN], [AR], [RU], [ES], [DE], [FR], [IT].