Mathematics proficiency in the Philippines is a persistent concern, seen by many as a sign of an educational crisis. Teachers are responsible for improving learning outcomes in any discipline, including math. Thus, the study intended to conduct an error analysis of verbal problems among pre-service mathematics teachers. The researcher employed descriptive research and Newman's Error Analysis to suffice the research objectives. The findings revealed low levels of error in reading stage, but moderate levels of error in comprehension, transformation, process skills, and encoding stages. In addition, underlying factors contributing to these errors were incomplete solutions and answers, incorrect or incomplete processes, grammatical errors, conversion errors, and failure to indicate an answer. The researchers concluded that pre-service teachers are proficient in the early stage of problem solving, but challenged in properly constructing equations, the utility of operations, and interpreting their results.