Chuyên đề: Tìm và sửa lỗi sai

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CHUYÊN ĐỀ: TÌM VÀ SỬA LỖI SAI 
I. Các dạng bài tìm và sửa lỗi sai 
II. Các dạng lỗi sai thường gặp 
Dạng 1: Lỗi sai về ngữ pháp 
- Lỗi sai về thì của động từ và sự hòa hợp với chủ ngữ 
Ex: He went to school every morning. => goes 
- Lỗi sai trong câu điều kiện 
Ex: If you doesn’t study hard, you will fail the exam.=> don’t 
- Lỗi sai trong câu chủ động- bị động 
Ex: This bridge is built 2 years ago. => was 
- Lỗi sai trong câu tường thuật 
Ex: He said that he will finish the project the next day. => would 
- Lỗi sai trong câu ước muốn 
Ex: She wishes she can take part in the interview yesterday. => could 
- Lỗi sai câu hỏi đuôi 
Ex: No one can change her decision, can’t they? => can 
- Lỗi sai về mệnh đề quan hệ: who, whom, which,.. 
Ex: My father, which is sitting next to you, is a doctor. => who 
- Lỗi sai về bổ ngữ: to infinitive, bare- infinitive and V_ing 
Ex: It takes her 5 minutes cleaning the house. => to clean 
- Lỗi sai về giới từ: giới từ thường đi thành cụm cố định: be fond of, be keen on, keep up 
with, take care of. 
Ex: When my mother is busy, I help her to take care for my sister. => of 
- Lỗi sai về mạo từ: a, an, the 
Ex: Kangaroo is an unique animal in Australia. => a 
- Lỗi sai về hình thức so sánh: ngang bằng, hơn kém, hơn nhất hoặc so sánh của tính từ/ 
trạng từ 
Ex: The Nile is the longer river in the world. => longest 
- .. 
Dạng 2: Lỗi sai về từ vựng 
- Lỗi sai về từ loại: 
Ex: He plays an importance role in the team. => important 
I. Các dạng bài tìm và sửa lỗi sai 
Lỗi sai được gạch chân Lỗi sai không được gạch chân 
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- Lỗi sai về trường từ vựng: những từ có nghĩa tương đồng ( make-do: làm.) 
Ex: My hobby is doing cakes. => making 
- Lỗi sai về nghĩa: từ đồng nghĩa, trái nghĩa 
Ex: Because she passes the final test, she is very sad. => happy 
Dạng 3: Lỗi sai về chính tả, số ít, số nhiều 
Ex: My friend works in a castle station. => cattle station 
III. Phương pháp làm dạng bài: tìm và sửa lỗi sai 
IV. Bài tập 
Dạng 1: Lỗi sai ngữ pháp 
1. I don't know which one is most ancient: Bat Trang pottery village or Bau Truc pottery 
village? 
A. Don’t B. which C. most D. or 
2. When we are on holiday, we used to go to the beach every day. 
A. are B. on holiday C. go to D. every day 
3. We wish we can consult an expert on how to solve this problem. 
A. can B. an C. to solve D. this problem 
4. None of them had any idea about how make a raft with only a few bamboo canes. 
A. Of B. any C. make D. a few 
5. When he lived in Japan, he didn't used to eat food with forks, but with chopsticks. 
A. When B. in C. used D. with 
Dạng 2: Lỗi sai từ vựng 
6. Mai went to the Student Support Office although she wanted to get some advice. 
A. Went B. although C. to get D. advice 
7. Lan is very depressing because her closest friend is moving to another city. 
 A. depressing B. closest C. moving D. another 
 8. The country has significant changed since we came here in 2007. 
 A. country B. significant C. since D. came 
 9. I haven't visited my grandparents when we came to live in the city. 
 A. haven't visited B. when C. came D. in the city 
Bước 1: Đọc lướt câu từ đầu đến cuối 
Bước 2: Quan sát và phát hiện các dạng ngữ pháp trong câu 
Bước 3: Dịch nghĩa của câu 
Bước 4: Chốt lỗi sai của câu 
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10. One of the most famous structure in the world, the Statue of Liberty is widely 
considered a unique symbol of hope and freedom. 
 A. the most B. structure C. a unique D. freedom 
Dạng 3: Lỗi sai không được gạch chân 
11. Are you sure you can get on your new classmates? 
12. If you don't know what to operate the machine, you should read the instruction manual. 
13. Ngoc is stressful because she's sitting an important exam tomorrow. 
14. He works much more hard for his exams than he does for his normal school work. 
15. I used to listen to music during I was riding my bicycle to school. 
Dạng 4: Dạng tổng hợp 
16. He said that they will have to set off soon after midnight. 
A. That B. will C.to set of D. after 
17. He thinks that geometry is not as difficult than arithmetic. 
A. Thinks B. is C. difficult D. than 
18. She wished she is not getting stuck in another traffic jam. 
A. Wished B. is not C. another D. traffic jam 
19. I am tired of being told all the time what to do, and when doing it. 
 A. am tired of B. being C. all D. when doing 
20. She wishes she can have a longer summer vacation. 
 A. wishes B. can C. longer D. vacation 
21. Did you use write with a fountain pen? I can see an ink stain here. 
 A. use B. with C. pen D. an 
22. I used to having a very good time with my grandparents when I was a child. 
 A. to having B. time C. grandparents D. was 
23. We got used to travel on the left hand side after a year or so. 
 A. travel B. on C. a D. or 
24. I wish I can go to see all the wonders which have been recognised by UNESCO. 
 A. can go B. wonders C. have D. recognised 
25. They wished that time will be turned back so that they could go kite-flying with other 
kids. 
 A. wished B. will be turned C. could go D. kite-flying 
26. He suggested to go to Phong Nha Cave since it's a famous natural wonder of Viet Nam. 
 A. to go B. since C. it's a D. natural wonder 
27. It was reported that the city had invested more on the preservation of it's wonders. 
 A. was reported B. had invested C. preservation D. it's wonders 
28. It is annoying that many of the village's customs have replaced with new ones 
 A. annoying B. village's C. have replaced D. new 
29. The doctor suggested that he should drink more water, and took a lot of rest. 
 A. suggested B. should C. more water D. took 
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30. The environmentalist suggest planting more trees to improve the city's landscape and the 
environment as well. 
 A. suggest B. planting C. city's landscape D. as well 
31. I am confident that life in the country has improved significant in the last five years. 
 A. confident that B. country C. significant D. the last 
32. We have no idea who talking to when we have problems. 
 A. no idea B. talking C. when D. problems 
33. Nick asked Phong whether he had gone to Mai's birthday party last night. 
 A. whether B. had gone C. birthday D. last night 
34. Their daughter said that she doesn't want to take exams into economics universities. 
 A. that B. doesn't C. to take D. into 
35. I don't know what to do as these instructions are extremely confused. 
 A. don't know B. to do C. are D. confused 
36. It is saying that the Temple of Literature was built in the 11th century. 
 A. saying B. the Temple of C. built D. the 11th century 
37. They suggest that we must book a hotel by the Perfume River. 
 A. suggest B. must C. a D. by 
38. Many people have been claimed that the show tickets are too expensive. 
 A. people B. been claimed C. show tickets D. too expensive 
39.We suggest to cycle to the castle in the north at four o'clock this afternoon. 
 A. to cycle B. in the C. at four D. this afternoon 
40.It's well worth to go to Ha Long Bay as it is very picturesque. 
 A. well B. to go C. as D. picturesque 
41. My sister had worked in the bank for five years before she had been sent to Da Nang. 
 A. had worked B. for C. years D. had been 
42. Tom said that he had been very excited visiting Ha Long Bay for the first time in 2005. 
 A. said B. had been C. visiting D. for 
43. All of us are astonished that life in the countryside to improve a lot. 
 A. of us B. astonished C. in the D. to improve 
44. By the time she left the shop, she spent all of her money on clothes. 
 A. the time B. left C. spent D. on clothes 
45. The study of the sculptures of the Cham people is truly fascinated, and some books have 
been written about them. 
 A. The study B. the C. truly fascinated D. some 
46. We still haven't got a sponsor although the fact that we've written to dozens of 
companies. 
 A. haven't got B. a sponsor C. although D. written to 
47. People in the South speak more direct than people in the North do. 
 A. the South B. more direct C. people in D. do 
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48. According to many critics, Mark Twain's novel Huckleberry Finn is his greatest work 
and is one of the greatest American novelists ever written. 
 A. According to B. greatest C. one of the D. novelists 
49. I don't know the reason when she went to Australia instead of Britain to study English. 
 A. when B. went C. Australia D. to study 
50. If I were a native speaker of English, I will help you practise speaking English every 
day. 
 A. were B. native speaker C. will D. practise 
51. I'd like you to meet my friend who you will be studying with him next year. 
 A. to meet B. who C. be studying D. him 
52. We couldn't speak fluent English if we don't use it in everyday conversations. 
 A. couldn’t B. fluent C. don’t D. use 
53. My sister is studying at a university that many American and Australian professors are 
working. 
 A. is studying B. that C. many D. professors 
54. The astronaut visited our school yesterday morning has flown into space four times. 
 A. visited B. yesterday morning C. has flown D. four times 
55. Pham Tuan had been awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union after returning from 
space. 
 A. had been B. awarded C. after D. returning 
56. The site which the space shuttle is going to be launched next week attracts a lot of 
visitors. 
 A. which B. be launched C. attracts D. a lot of 
57. When Alan Shepard travelled into space in May 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first 
person in space on April 12th, 1961. 
 A. when B. travelled C. in D. became 
58. The rocks my father always carries them in his bag came from outer space. 
 A. carries B. them C. his D. came 
59. This is our new laboratory, that has been equipped with many modern facilities. 
 A. our new B. that C. equipped D. modern 
60. In the future classrooms, exercise books will replace by laptop computers. 
 A. the future B. exercise C. will replace D. laptop computers 
61. Dr. Nelson, whom is the head of the research group, will talk about the changes in 
curriculum. 
 A. whom B. head of C. will talk D. changes 
62. Students will are guided in learning how to get along with each other. 
 A. will are guided B. learning C. to get along D. each other 
63. Can we meet each other at my university, where is situated in the city centre? 
 A. each other B. where C. situated D. city centre 
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64. If you don't want to be late for work again, try to go to bed earlier. 
 A. don't want B. for work C. to go D. earlier 
65. He was awarded the employee of the year though his young age. 
 A. was awarded B. employee C. though D. young age 
66. Although I will have a very busy day tomorrow, I have arranged meeting him at 4 
o'clock. 
 A. Although B. very busy C. have D. meeting 
67. Despite of not being a professional dancer, she practises dancing every day. 
 A. Despite of B. being C. professional dancer D. Dancing 
68. My brother always suggests to read the book before seeing the film. 
 A. always B. to read C. before D. seeing 
69. Of all the elements in the Earth's crust, oxygen is known to be the more common. 
 A. Of all B. elements C. to be D. more 
71. According to a team of scientists, there is evidence that Mount Everest is still risen. 
 A. According to B. scientists C. there is D. still risen 
72. Stone tools began to be replaced around 6,000 years ago by metal tools, that were 
used to build instruments and simple machines. 
 A. be replaced B. that C. to build D. simple 
73. New laws should be introduced to reduce the number of traffic in the city center. 
 A. laws B. be introduced C. number D. city center 
74. I often look into new words in the dictionary whenever I don’t know their meanings. 
 A. look into B. in C. whenever D. their 
75. The first nation park in the world, calling Yellowstone Park, was established in 1872. 
 A. the B. in C. calling D. was established 
76. The doctor advised him to avoid eating fatty foods, having more fresh vegetables and 
drink much water. 
 A. advised him B. eating C. having D. drink much 
77. My mother still spends 14 hours a day do the housework. 
 A. My B. spends C. a day D. do 
78. The man whom I want to meet him was away on business. 
 A. the B. whom C. him D. on business 
79. Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week. 
 A. members B. were C. to write D. week 
80. Have you ever read any novels writing by Jack London? 
 A. Have you B. read C. any D. writing 
81. The teacher asked him why hadn’t he done his homework, but he said nothing. 
 A. why B. hadn’t he done C. but D. said nothing 
82. He is tired now so he stayed up late to watch TV last night. 
 A. tired B. so C. stayed up late D. last night 
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83. His teacher encouraged him taking part in the competition. 
 A. his B. him C. taking D. competition 
84. Don’t forget turning off all the lights before you go to bed. 
 A. turning B. off C. before D. go 
85. My father will have a five- days holiday next month. 
 A. my B. have C. a D. five- days 
86. I haven’t visited Mr Ba when he moved to his new house. 
 A. haven’t visited B. when C. moved D. his 
87. Before the 1990s, trams were a popular means of transport in Ha Noi. 
 A. 1990s B. were C. means D. in 
88. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments. 
 A. hardly never B. opportunity C. to play D. tournaments 
89. Higher education is very importance to national economies and it is also a source of 
trained and educated personnel for the whole country. 
 A. importance B. national C. trained D. whole country 
90. When he was young, he is used to drink coffee a lot. 
 A. was B. young C. is used D. a lot 
91. The Oxford English dictionary is well known for including many different meanings of 
words and to give real examples. 
 A. is B. for C. meanings D. to give 
92. Many years ago, there were many villages and little towns in England. 
 A. years B. were C. villages D. little 
93. Hardly did he enter the room when all the lights went out. 
 A. did he enter B. when C. lights D. went 
94. Had you not informed of the change in the timetable, I would rush to the office 
yesterday. 
 A. had you B. change C. rush D. yesterday 
95. If you want to borrow my car, promise to drive careful. 
 A. want B. to borrow C. to drive D. careful 
96. My father has a mechanic to repair his motorbike monthly. 
 A. has B. mechanic C. to repair D. monthly 
97. Do you know how much vitamin C does an onion have? As much as two apples do. 
 A. much B. does an onion have C. apples D. do 
98. Mrs Phuong, along with her students from Ha Noi, are planning to take part in charity in 
remote areas. 
 A. are B. to take C. charity D. remote areas 
99. It is so a difficult lesson that we can’t understand it. 
 A. so B. difficult C. can’t D. understand 
100. Although her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the meeting. 
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 A. although B. pain C. to walk D. to attend 
KEYS 
Dạng 1: Lỗi sai ngữ pháp 
1. I don't know which one is most ancient: Bat Trang pottery village or Bau Truc pottery 
village? 
A. Don’t B. which C. most=> more D. or 
2. When we are on holiday, we used to go to the beach every day. 
A. Are=> were B. on holiday C. go to D. every day 
3. We wish we can consult an expert on how to solve this problem. 
A. Can=> could B. an C. to solve D. this problem 
4. None of them had any idea about how make a raft with only a few bamboo canes. 
A. Of B. any C. make=> to make D. a few 
5. When he lived in Japan, he didn't used to eat food with forks, but with chopsticks. 
A. When B. in C. used=> use D. with 
Dạng 2: Lỗi sai từ vựng 
6. Mai went to the Student Support Office although she wanted to get some advice. 
B. Went B. although=> because C. to get D. advice 
7. Lan is very depressing because her closest friend is moving to another city. 
 A. depressing=> depressed B. closest C. moving D. another 
 8. The country has significant changed since we came here in 2007. 
 A. country B. significant => significantly C. since D. came 
 9. I haven't visited my grandparents when we came to live in the city. 
 A. haven't visited B. when=> since C. came D. in the city 
10. One of the most famous structure in the world, the Statue of Liberty is widely 
considered a unique symbol of hope and freedom. 
 A. the most B. structure=> structures C. a unique D. freedom 
Dạng 3: Lỗi sai không được gạch chân 
11. Are you sure you can get on your new classmates? => get on with 
12. If you don't know what to operate the machine, you should read the instruction manual. 
 how 
13. Ngoc is stressful because she's sitting an important exam tomorrow. => stressed 
14. He works much more hard for his exams than he does for his normal school work. 
 Harder 
15. I used to listen to music during I was riding my bicycle to school. => while 
Dạng 4: Dạng tổng hợp 
16. He said that they will have to set off soon after midnight. 
A. That B. will => would C.to set of D. after 
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17. He thinks that geometry is not as difficult than arithmetic. 
A. Thinks B. is C. difficult D. than=> as 
18. She wished she is not getting stuck in another traffic jam. 
A. Wished B. is not=> was/ were not C. another D. traffic jam 
19. I am tired of being told all the time what to do, and when doing it. 
 A. am tired of B. being C. all D. when doing=> when to do 
20. She wishes she can have a longer summer vacation. 
 A. wishes B. can => could C. longer D. vacation 
21. Did you use write with a fountain pen? I can see an ink stain here. 
 A. use=> use to B. with C. pen D. an 
22. I used to having a very good time with my grandparents when I was a child. 
 A. to having=> to have B. time C. grandparents D. was 
23. We got used to travel on the left hand side after a year or so. 
 A. travel=> travelling B. on C. a D. or 
24. I wish I can go to see all the wonders which have been recognised by UNESCO. 
 A. can go=> could go B. wonders C. have D. recognised 
25. They wished that time will be turned back so that they could go kite-flying with other 
kids. 
 A. wished B. will be turned=> would be turned 
C. could go D. kite-flying 
26. He suggested to go to Phong Nha Cave since it's a famous natural wonder of Viet Nam. 
 A. to go=> going B. since C. it's a D. natural wonder 
27. It was reported that the city had invested more on the preservation of it's wonders. 
 A. was reported B. had invested C. preservation D. it's wonders=> its wonders 
28. It is annoying that many of the village's customs have replaced with new ones 
 A. annoying B. village's 
C. have replaced=> have been replaced D. new 
29. The doctor suggested that he should drink more water, and took a lot of rest. 
 A. suggested B. should C. more water D. took=> take 
30. The environmentalist suggest planting more trees to improve the city's landscape and the 
environment as well. 
 A. suggest=> suggests B. planting C. city's landscape D. as well 
31. I am confident that life in the country has improved significant in the last five years. 
 A. confident that B. country C. significant => significantly D. the last 
32. We have no idea who talking to when we have problems. 
 A. no idea B. talking=> to talk C. when D. problems 
33. Nick asked Phong whether he had gone to Mai's birthday party last night. 
 A. whether B. had gone C. birthday D. last night=> the previous night 
34. Their daughter said that she doesn't want to take exams into economics universities. 
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