Copyreading

Each item below gives four possible spellings of a word. Read the words, and click the letter of the correct spelling.

• a. gratfull

• b. grateful

• c. greatful

• d. gradeful

Which of the following has no error?

• a. You must tell people of your true feelings.

• b. Think carefully about your own writting.

• c. The unusual statement of purpose.

• d. Refusse to be closely involved

The car began to _______ rapidly down the road.

• a. excelerate

• b. accelerate

• c. proceed

• d. prosede

Which word does not require any capitalization?

• a. Billy

• b. Spanish

• c. Asia

• d. Actor

What is the correct punctuation for the sentence:

Did you receive your B A degree from Northwestern University

• !

• .

• ?

• ;

Which of the following is a noun?

• swimsuit

• swam

• splashed

• soapy

Fabio was _______ the tiles in the new bathroom.

• a. lain

• b. laid

• c. laying

• d. lay

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• a. Josh considered running for seventh-grade president.

• b. Ms. Moody told her class to divide into small groups.

• c. Waiting patiently at the dentist office for several hours.

• d. Please open your books to page 115.

One of my goofy relatives always wears _______ tennis shoes without strings.

• a. their

• b. his

• c. her

• d. his/her

Which of the following uses the correct form of adjective?

• a. She worked harder than the other mechanic at the automotive center.

• b. The magician had to perform the difficultest magic tricks of all the performers.

• c. The lion is considered to be one of the most fierce animal in the grassland of Kenya.

• d. Special effects were used effectively than they were previously.