Why is I very like wrong?

Very cannot modify a verb, so say I like it very much.

Hear is the result; listen is the effort and takes to before an object.

Primary English Listening and Speaking, Paper 4: spoken errors redone

2026-10-31

Redo ten common spoken errors: very and very much, hear and listen, agree as a verb, the -ed ending and polite replies.

Focus　Put very much at the end, keep hear for the result and listen to for the action, drop am before agree, say /t/ after a voiceless sound, and answer an apology with that is all right.

01　Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10
Suggested time	25
Difficulty mix	Foundation 4 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1
Chapter	Chapter: Primary English: Listening and Speaking
Level	P4 to P6

02　Questions (10 items)

FoundationCorrect this sentence: “I very like this song.”
FoundationHow do you reply to “How are you?”
FoundationWhich word fits: I cannot ______ the teacher because the room is noisy. (hear / listen)
FoundationCorrect the reply: “A: Sorry I am late. B: No sorry.”
IntermediateCorrect this sentence: “I am agree with you.”
IntermediateThe -ed in “walked” is pronounced how: /t/, /d/ or /id/?
IntermediateCorrect the request: “Can you repeat again, please?”
ChallengeA: “Would you like some juice?” Which answer accepts politely?
ChallengeCorrect this answer: “What is your name? My name is called Peter.”
Error redoCorrect the sentence: “He don’t like carrots, so he not eat them.”

03　Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	I like this song very much.	Very cannot sit before the verb like; use very much at the end.
2	I am fine, thank you. And you?	The standard reply is I am fine, thank you, and you.
3	hear.	Hear is the result; listen is the action and needs to before an object.
4	That is all right.	Accept an apology with That is all right or Never mind.
5	I agree with you.	Agree is already a verb, so am is not needed.
6	/t/.	After the voiceless k, -ed is said /t/, not /id/.
7	Could you say that again, please?	Repeat and again double up, so say that again instead.
8	Yes, please. Thank you.	Accept with yes please and refuse with no thank you.
9	My name is Peter.	My name is Peter is enough; is called repeats the idea.
10	He does not like carrots, so he does not eat them.	Third person singular takes does not, and both verbs need it.

04　What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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