diff --git a/core/state/dump.go b/core/state/dump.go
index a3cbbbb1dc..7e7b494238 100644
--- a/core/state/dump.go
+++ b/core/state/dump.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/trie"
 )
 
-// DumpConfig is a set of options to control what portions of the statewill be
+// DumpConfig is a set of options to control what portions of the state will be
 // iterated and collected.
 type DumpConfig struct {
 	SkipCode          bool
diff --git a/core/state/journal.go b/core/state/journal.go
index bcade2f456..19b57a9e4d 100644
--- a/core/state/journal.go
+++ b/core/state/journal.go
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ type journalEntry interface {
 }
 
 // journal contains the list of state modifications applied since the last state
-// commit. These are tracked to be able to be reverted in case of an execution
-// exception or revertal request.
+// commit. These are tracked to be able to be reverted in the case of an execution
+// exception or request for reversal.
 type journal struct {
 	entries []journalEntry         // Current changes tracked by the journal
 	dirties map[common.Address]int // Dirty accounts and the number of changes
 }
 
-// newJournal create a new initialized journal.
+// newJournal creates a new initialized journal.
 func newJournal() *journal {
 	return &journal{
 		dirties: make(map[common.Address]int),
diff --git a/core/state/state_object.go b/core/state/state_object.go
index 2c27caf3e8..8accaed408 100644
--- a/core/state/state_object.go
+++ b/core/state/state_object.go
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ func (s *stateObject) deepCopy(db *StateDB) *stateObject {
 // Attribute accessors
 //
 
-// Returns the address of the contract/account
+// Address returns the address of the contract/account
 func (s *stateObject) Address() common.Address {
 	return s.address
 }
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func (s *stateObject) Root() common.Hash {
 	return s.data.Root
 }
 
-// Never called, but must be present to allow stateObject to be used
+// Value is never called, but must be present to allow stateObject to be used
 // as a vm.Account interface that also satisfies the vm.ContractRef
 // interface. Interfaces are awesome.
 func (s *stateObject) Value() *big.Int {
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 0e607bde34..9a86ef0e26 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ func (s *StateDB) Commit(deleteEmptyObjects bool) (common.Hash, error) {
 			log.Crit("Failed to commit dirty codes", "error", err)
 		}
 	}
-	// Write the account trie changes, measuing the amount of wasted time
+	// Write the account trie changes, measuring the amount of wasted time
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	root, accountCommitted, err := s.trie.Commit(func(_ [][]byte, _ []byte, leaf []byte, parent common.Hash, _ []byte) error {
diff --git a/core/state/statedb_test.go b/core/state/statedb_test.go
index ac818a23b4..4349a95465 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb_test.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb_test.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func TestIntermediateLeaks(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("entry missing from the transition database: %x -> %x", key, fvalue)
 		}
 		if !bytes.Equal(fvalue, tvalue) {
-			t.Errorf("the value associate key %x is mismatch,: %x in transition database ,%x in final database", key, tvalue, fvalue)
+			t.Errorf("value mismatch at key %x: %x in transition database, %x in final database", key, tvalue, fvalue)
 		}
 	}
 	it.Release()
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestIntermediateLeaks(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("extra entry in the transition database: %x -> %x", key, it.Value())
 		}
 		if !bytes.Equal(fvalue, tvalue) {
-			t.Errorf("the value associate key %x is mismatch,: %x in transition database ,%x in final database", key, tvalue, fvalue)
+			t.Errorf("value mismatch at key %x: %x in transition database, %x in final database", key, tvalue, fvalue)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func TestStateDBAccessList(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("expected %x to be in access list", address)
 			}
 		}
-		// Check that only the expected addresses are present in the acesslist
+		// Check that only the expected addresses are present in the access list
 		for address := range state.accessList.addresses {
 			if _, exist := addressMap[address]; !exist {
 				t.Fatalf("extra address %x in access list", address)