Grammar · find the error

Spot the Mistake.

Medium

Every sentence has exactly one wrong word — a/an, much/many, a verb ending or a preposition. Read it and tap the mistake.

Score Q / ✅ 🔥

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How to play

  1. A short English sentence appears — but one word is wrong.
  2. The mistake might be a/an, much/many, a verb that doesn't match its subject, a wrong preposition or a missing plural -s.
  3. Tap the word you think is the error to see the correction and a one-line rule.
  4. Find the mistake in eight sentences per round.

English sentences you'll practice

Every sentence in this free English game.

  • She has a red bag.
  • He goes to work by bus.
  • I have a dog.
  • She is an engineer.
  • There isn't many people here.
  • How much water do you drink?
  • We have English on Monday.
  • The film starts at seven o'clock.
  • I was born in 1998.
  • She lives at 25 Baker Street.
  • Yesterday I went to the cinema.
  • She is playing tennis now.
  • Do you like pizza?
  • Does he play football?
  • She doesn't like coffee.
  • We were at the park yesterday.
  • My friends are very kind.
  • I have two brothers.
  • There are three children in the room.
  • I need some information.
  • She gave me some good advice.
  • My brother is taller than me.
  • He is interested in football.
  • She can swim very well.
  • I go to school on foot.
  • I haven't got any money.
  • I have lived here for five years.
  • I saw that film yesterday.
  • She sings beautifully.
  • There are two cats on the sofa.
  • There is a cat in the garden.
  • My sister is a teacher. She is very kind.
  • Can you lend me a pen?
  • I am 25 years old.
  • You're very kind.
  • I like her.
  • That is my bag.
  • Let's go to the park.
  • The shop opens at nine.

Questions

What kinds of mistakes are there?

Common learner errors: a/an (an dog → a dog), much/many (much people → many people), he/she verbs (she have → she has), prepositions (in Monday → on Monday), past tenses (I go yesterday → I went) and plurals (three childs → three children).

How does this help?

Spotting errors trains you to notice the grammar rules that matter, and each answer comes with a one-line rule, so you make fewer of the same mistakes yourself.

Is it free?

Yes — no sign-up needed. Sign in only to track your scores.

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