Proofreading and editing quiz

It is easy to leave out silent letters in words because you don't hear them clearly. Which of these words contains silent letters?

• Public
• Station
• Receipt
• Clothing

Homophones often cause problems for writers. Which of these pairs of words are NOT homophones?

• Write/right
• Pair/pear
• Start/begin
• Here/hear

What is the name for an ending such as -ly or -ing that can be added to a root word?

• Suffix
• Vowel
• Base
• Verb

Which word is missing from the last sentence of these instructions?

• cakes
• minutes
• times
• hours

What punctuation is missing from the last sentence?

• Full stop
• Question mark
• Commas
• Speech marks

What is wrong with this text?

• The game was on Sunday not Saturday
• Names of people and teams should have capital letters
• The winning team was Wrigton not Wigton
• The words 'thrilling' and 'penalty' are spelled wrong

Only people with spelling problems need to proofread their work

• True
• False

Which of these should you look for when proofreading?

• Missing words
• Spelling errors
• Capital letters in the wrong place
• All of these

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CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.4.2D

This piece of text has been checked with a computer spellchecker. Which mistake has not been picked up?

• school
• bean
• private
• dropping

Can you spot the mistake in the first sentence of this report?

• There is no verb in the first sentence
• 'ground floor rooms' should have capital letters
• The date is incorrect
• A wrong verb has been used