diff --git a/core/vm/contract.go b/core/vm/contract.go
index bb0902969..e4b03bd74 100644
--- a/core/vm/contract.go
+++ b/core/vm/contract.go
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ type ContractRef interface {
 // AccountRef implements ContractRef.
 //
 // Account references are used during EVM initialisation and
-// it's primary use is to fetch addresses. Removing this object
+// its primary use is to fetch addresses. Removing this object
 // proves difficult because of the cached jump destinations which
 // are fetched from the parent contract (i.e. the caller), which
 // is a ContractRef.
 type AccountRef common.Address
 
-// Address casts AccountRef to a Address
+// Address casts AccountRef to an Address
 func (ar AccountRef) Address() common.Address { return (common.Address)(ar) }
 
 // Contract represents an ethereum contract in the state database. It contains
diff --git a/core/vm/gas_table.go b/core/vm/gas_table.go
index 5153c8b7a..4b141d8f9 100644
--- a/core/vm/gas_table.go
+++ b/core/vm/gas_table.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func gasSStore(evm *EVM, contract *Contract, stack *Stack, mem *Memory, memorySi
 	// Legacy rules should be applied if we are in Petersburg (removal of EIP-1283)
 	// OR Constantinople is not active
 	if evm.chainRules.IsPetersburg || !evm.chainRules.IsConstantinople {
-		// This checks for 3 scenario's and calculates gas accordingly:
+		// This checks for 3 scenarios and calculates gas accordingly:
 		//
 		// 1. From a zero-value address to a non-zero value         (NEW VALUE)
 		// 2. From a non-zero value address to a zero-value address (DELETE)
diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index 873337850..28da2e80e 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type EVMInterpreter struct {
 	table *JumpTable
 
 	hasher    crypto.KeccakState // Keccak256 hasher instance shared across opcodes
-	hasherBuf common.Hash        // Keccak256 hasher result array shared aross opcodes
+	hasherBuf common.Hash        // Keccak256 hasher result array shared across opcodes
 
 	readOnly   bool   // Whether to throw on stateful modifications
 	returnData []byte // Last CALL's return data for subsequent reuse
diff --git a/core/vm/jump_table_export.go b/core/vm/jump_table_export.go
index 6ea47d63a..b74109da0 100644
--- a/core/vm/jump_table_export.go
+++ b/core/vm/jump_table_export.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
-// LookupInstructionSet returns the instructionset for the fork configured by
+// LookupInstructionSet returns the instruction set for the fork configured by
 // the rules.
 func LookupInstructionSet(rules params.Rules) (JumpTable, error) {
 	switch {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func LookupInstructionSet(rules params.Rules) (JumpTable, error) {
 	return newFrontierInstructionSet(), nil
 }
 
-// Stack returns the mininum and maximum stack requirements.
+// Stack returns the minimum and maximum stack requirements.
 func (op *operation) Stack() (int, int) {
 	return op.minStack, op.maxStack
 }