Common Mistakes

Common Mistakes made by Portuguese speakers Asking the Age Correct: Incorrect:

How old are you? How many years do you have?

LIKE

Correct: Correct:

I am 15 years old. / I am 15. I have 15.

I like chocolate. (like here is a verb) He is like my brother they both study very hard. (Here like is not a verb and I'm not saying that "He likes my brother", but that they are similar to each other in some aspects.)

like (SIMILAR TO) preposition, conjunction similar to; in the same way or manner as I've got a sweater just like yours. Stop acting like a jerk! GROW UP / GROW

grow up v prep to change from being a child to being an adult Correct: She grew up on a Pennsylvania farm. Because of this example, students often use grow up when we should use only grow. grow (INCREASE) verb to increase in size or amount, or to allow or encourage (something) to increase in size or to become more advanced or developed Correct: Correct: Incorrect:

The population is growing rapidly. The economy is expected to grow by 2% next year. The economy is expected to grow up by 2% next year.

Pronunciation

WORD and WORLD word (LANGUAGE UNIT) /w3rd/ noun [C] a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written The word "environment" means different things to different people. world (THE EARTH) /w3rld/ noun [U] the planet on which human life has developed, esp. including all people and their ways of life People from all over the world will be attending the conference. Ask your teacher to help you. Recomendamos: Cambridge Dictionaries Online Suas dúvidas poderão ser tiradas através do uso de um dicionário inglês - inglês, onde você encontrará exemplos da palavra ou expressão pesquisada.