ESL skills include parts of speech, idioms, synonyms, homonyms, and antonyms. ESL students make ten common mistakes.

Ten Common ESL Mistakes

Correct the ten most common mistakes and you give students the keys to speaking English so others can understand them.

Common Mistakes:

1. pronouncing the letter 'L' - is a matter of positioning the tongue correctly (the tongue should lightly touch the bottom of the upper teeth)
2. pronouncing the letter 'R' - is a matter of positioning the tongue correctly (the tongue should remain on the bottom of the mouth)
3. adjective articles (a, an, the) - are often not used at all or are used incorrectly
4. verb endings - using the correct verb tense can be confusing
5. extended word endings - adding an additional unnecessary sound to the end of words (often adding an 'a' sound to words that end in 'd' or 't' eg., find - finda, tent - tenta)
6. prepositions - are often not used at all or are used incorrectly
7. plurals - are often not used at all or are used incorrectly
8. words like some, any - misusing them can change the meaning of a sentence.
9. colloquial phrase - are often overused or used incorrectly
10. misusing the word 'to'

Refer to our Ten Common Mistakes Worksheet.

Grammar Parts of Speech

Helping students understand the concept of prepositions and the use of articles opens up the door to the English language.


There are 8 parts of speech that students should master.

• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives
• articles
• adverbs
• conjunctions
• interjections
• prepositions

Check out our Parts of Speech Worksheets

Go to the Grammar - Parts of Speech page.

Check out our Grammar Worksheets.

Mispronounced Words

When words are mispronounced, it is often a matter of placing the tongue in the correct position. (Two of the main culprits are words that contain L and R's.)

• The quickest way to correct mispronunciation is to use lists of commonly mispronounced words.
• Have the student say the word, then show them the correct tongue and teeth positions to use when using that word.

There are over 75 worksheets of:

• Intermediate ESL Mispronounced Words and
• Advanced ESL Mispronounced Words.

These ESL Word Lists are an excellent resource to use when working with someone trying to help improve their or your own English pronunciation.

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