中學生英語學習常見錯誤一覽表3
hear
［誤］ he was heard sing in the next room.
［正］ he was heard to sing in the next room.
［析］ hear somebody do something這一句式用于被動語態時要把原來省略的不定式to還原回來。而在hear somebody doing something這一句式中則不會出現上述問題。如，主動態：i heard her singing in the next room. 變為被動態時為：she was heard singing in the next room. 這種用法還適用于see, look, observe, watch, notice, listen to等。
hear listen to
hear一詞為聽見了什么，或聽到什么，強調其結果；而listen to則強調有意要聽，聽的傾向。如：i want to listen to you, but i hear nothing.
但詞組hear about (of)則為"聽說過"之意，如：i heard about this. (我聽說過此事。)而hear from則為"收到某人信件"之意：i often hear from my girl friend.
help
［誤］ please help my homework.
［正］ please help me do my homework.
［正］ please help me with my homework.
［析］ help其句型是help somebody do (to do) something. 意為"幫某人作某事"，但在較古老的語法中不帶to的不定式表示句子的主語參加這個動作，如：he help his mother cook the meal. 即"他和母親一起作飯。"而he help me to do my homework. 則是"他指導我做作業"。但在現代英語中這個區別則往往被取消了。所以帶to與不帶to的不定式在句中意思相同，并無區別。
［誤］ when i read the play i can't help to think of my childhood.
［正］ when i read the play i can't help thinking of my childhood.
［析］ can't help doing something是"身不由己，情不自禁做某事"。
［誤］ help yourself with some cakes.
［正］ help yourself to some cakes.
［析］ 中文中講"你自己拿蛋糕吃"，英文中要用help somebody to something.
here
［誤］ here the bus comes!
［正］ here comes the bus!
［析］ 副詞在句首時一般要用倒裝語序，即謂語動詞的位置前移。但是，若主語如是人稱代詞，則還是要用正常語序，如：here we are!
high
［誤］ he is very high.
［正］ he is very tall.
［析］ 英語中的兩個"高"high和tall，其中tall指人指物都是可以的，但high則只指物體的高，所以可以講this building is the highest building in the city.但tall一般不用來指山脈的高低。
hit
［誤］ the mother got angry and hit the boy.
［正］ the mother got angry and beat the boy.
［析］ hit指打到某物之上，一般指一次性打擊，如he hit his head against the wall.(他把頭撞到了墻上。)而beat則指多次性的打擊。
home
［誤］ i'm tired. it's time i went to home.
［正］ i'm tired. it's time i went home.
［析］ home此處用作副詞，所以不應加to，又如：i arrived home at eleven thirty yesterday evening.而at home除了"在家"之意外，還有像"在家里一樣"之意。如make yourself at home.(不要拘束就像在家一樣。)
home house family
home是指與親人一起居住的地方，可以講a letter from home，所以有人解釋home包括住處和家人。而house的側重點則在建筑物，如many new houses were built this year. family一詞，作為整體講其謂語動詞用單數，如：her family is a happy one.而作為家庭成員講時要用復數謂語動詞，如：my family are all like swimming.