Mistakes in our spoken in English

Mistakes in our spoken in English


1. the verb afraid

Don’t say : Mona is afraid from the dog
Say : Mona is afraid of the dog

2. angry with
Don’t say :the teacher was angry against him
say : the teacher was angry with him

3. arrive at

Don’t say : we arrived to the village at night
say : We arrived at the village at night

4. believe in

don’t say: we believe to God
Say: we believe in God

5. Travel by

don’t say: he traveled with the train yesterday
say: he traveled by train yesterday

6. complain about

don’t say: Sara complained for the weather
Say: Sara complained about the weather

7. composed of

Don’t say: Our class is composed from thirty students
say: Our class is composed of thirty students

8. (Depend (on )or (upon

both are correct


don’t say : it depends from her
say : it depends on or upon her

9. Divide into

don’t say : I divided the cake in four parts
say : I divided the cake into four parts

10. Good

Don’t say : My sister is good in math
Say : my sister is good at math

11. Guilty

Don’t say: He was found guilty for murder
Say: He was found guilty of murder

12. interested

Don’t say: She is interested for her work
Say: She is interested in her work

13. prefer

don’t say : I prefer a blue pen from a red one
Say : I prefer a blue pen to a red one

14. Superior

Don’t say : this is superior from that
Say : This is superior to that


15. translate

Don’t say: translate this passage to English
Say: translate this passage into English

16. warn

Don’t say: they were warned about the danger
Say: they were warned of the danger


Good luck