Correction of students’ work constitutes a relevant part of teaching-learning process. Given that, understanding the nature of students’ incorrect language productions is key to effective correction. Assuming the sentences in the box below are productions from Brazilian students, check the alternative which labels the presented language problems accordingly.


I have 12 years old. - I goed to school yesterday. - I am with a headache. - She work in the morning.

Check the alternative that corresponds to the correct phonemic transcription of the final –ed sounds of the sequence of regular verbs presented below:


Corrected – worked – seemed – studied

Check the alternative that corresponds to the phonemic transcription of the words below.

Sheep –ship – Cheap – Chip

The vowel sounds present in the words below correspond to the minimal pair:

Heat – hit

Check the alternative that represents the right context for the use of the phrasal verb CALL OFF.

Check the alternative that represents a correct statement about PHRASAL VERBS.

Read the three idioms below and check the alternative which represents their correct usage.

Idiom 1: Better late than never Idiom 2: go back to the drawing board Idiom 3: make a long story short

Check the alternative that corresponds to the respective meanings of the idiomatic expressions in the box below:

A blessing in disguise – to cut corners – to get out of hand

Read text 3 above and check the alternative in which the list of grammatical terms correspond, respectively, to the sequence of the highlighted words.

When comparing the extracts “A heat dome over the US south-west has translated” (1) and “Scientists have long warned” (2) it is correct to conclude that: