diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 547cad344..1c0cc3eec 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ env:
 #   this also turns off the debug/warning cxxflags
     - CXXFLAGS="-O2 -Wunreachable-code"
   matrix:
-#    special CXXFLAGS for maximum speed, overrides global CXXFLAGS, CHECK_KERNEL is the var that controlls if we download and check the kernel in that travis job
+#    special CXXFLAGS for maximum speed, overrides global CXXFLAGS, CHECK_KERNEL is the var that controls if we download and check the kernel in that travis job
     - MAKEFLAGS="HAVE_RULES=yes" SRCDIR=build VERIFY=1
     - SRCDIR=build VERIFY=1
     -
diff --git a/tools/readme.md b/tools/readme.md
index d47318cab..e0f146037 100644
--- a/tools/readme.md
+++ b/tools/readme.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### * tools/matchcompiler.py
 
-The matchcompiler.py is a build script that performs a few code transformations to *.cpp* files under the *lib* directory. These transformations are related to the use of `Token::Match()` function and are intented to improve code performance. The transformed files are saved on the *build* directory. This tool is silently used when building the code with `SRCDIR=build`, that is:
+The matchcompiler.py is a build script that performs a few code transformations to *.cpp* files under the *lib* directory. These transformations are related to the use of `Token::Match()` function and are intended to improve code performance. The transformed files are saved on the *build* directory. This tool is silently used when building the code with `SRCDIR=build`, that is:
 ```shell
 $ cd path/to/cppcheck
 $ make SRCDIR=build