Find the extra word

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Read the following text. There is one mistake in each of the nine parts.  Each part has an extra word which is not needed. While reading, try and find the extra words and then check your answers at the bottom of the page.

  1. Yesterday, I went to shopping in town with my best friend.
  2. We took the bus because it’s difficult to doing park the car near the shops.
  3. There was a sale on in the shoe shop, but they didn’t never have anything I liked in my size.
  4. I did find a nice new swimsuit for summer which was on sale in the department store. I was a thrilled because I got it for half price.
  5. Around lunchtime, we stopped for a eating pizza even though I’m supposed to be dieting. Well, it was the weekend, wasn’t it?
  6. After lunch we went to the new sports shop near the cinema. My friend was looking for a new tennis racquet, she’s been had her old one for years.
  7. I don’t play tennis myself, but I have to admit the one she have bought looked lovely and I was surprised how light it was.
  8. By the end of the day I’d spent much more a money than I’d wanted to, my bags felt so heavy.
  9. I guess I will have to be taking careful with my spending for the rest of the month.
  • In part 1 the extra word is
  • In part 2 the extra word is
  • In part 3 the extra word is
  • In part 4 the extra word is
  • In part 5 the extra word is
  • In part 6 the extra word is
  • In part 7 the extra word is
  • In part 8 the extra word is
  • in part 9 the extra word is


Comments

Very interesting lesson

I've made many mistakes!

nice topic

I have made four mistake

i understood it , the extra

i understood it , the extra word is pizza delivery.

Congratulations

I'm very glad to discover this website which could help me to make correctly agood exam in Grammar

I can't understand

I made 3 mistakes, but one of them I can't understand. In the 5th text an extra word is eating, correct sentence will be:...we stopped for a pizza? Is it realy correct?

Yes of course...

Yes, it is.
Because they stopped walking, for example, for what?
To eat a whole pizza,
((((OR))))
for a pizza.
Has that been helpful for you?
Thanks!

a small comment

hi i am rezaiguia mohamed
this lesson is not bad ,it's interesting .....

i will sincerly as i can

I'm confused with number 6

She's been had her old ones for years. Would you please explain me why use she's had?

This exercise and others are very interesting. Thank you por your help.

mistakes

It was difficult, I made 3 mistakes, but it was interesting.

It was difficult to me.I

It was difficult to me.I made 4 mistakes.

Confusing

It is so great!
I did it and made 3 mistakes 5,6,7
But i don't understand why in the 7th the answer is "have"
i think it is ok with both "have"
pliz help me explain why.
Thank in advane!

Only...

I've only made a mistake. (No. 4)

Interesting

Verry usefull! I like it.

in part 7 extra word is

in part 7 extra word is "have" . Why not "have to"?

Just 2 correct answer

I given the test. But only 2 answers were correct. Very Good learning system.

hy

at 7... the first "have", in "i have to admit", is correct... the second one, "she have bought" is wrong... i think Smile

i made a mistake myself... at 3...

Oh my God! I've made many

Oh my God! I've made many mistakes! But inspite of it I think that it isn't really difficult. It just claims attention.

Potter It's too difficult

Potter

It's too difficult for me. I have five mistakes. I'm ashamed.

too much mistakes...

too much mistakes...

just one mistake

I have made only one mistake!