Proofreading Practice

Identify the error in the following sentence: She is a excellent dancer.

• the

• an

• a

• no

Which word should be capitalized in the following sentence: the president of the united states?

• of

• President

• president

• The

Choose the correct spelling: a) Recieve b) Receive c) Recieve

• b) Receive

• c) Recieve

• d) Recieve

• a) Recieve

Identify the error in the following sentence: The cat is laying on the couch.

• The cat is lying on the couch.

• The cat is laying on the floor.

• The cat is laying on the bed.

• The cat is laying on the chair.

Which punctuation mark is missing in the following sentence: I can't wait to see you

• ,

• .

• '

• ;

Choose the correct spelling: a) Accomodate b) Accommodate c) Acommodate

• d) Accommodat

• a) Accomodate

• c) Acommodate

• b) Accommodate

Identify the error in the following sentence: He don't like chocolate.

• He not like chocolate.

• He doesn't likes chocolate.

• He not liking chocolate.

• He doesn't like chocolate.

Which word is misspelled in the following sentence: I am going to the libary.

• librery

• library

• libary

• librarry

Choose the correct spelling: a) Embarras b) Embarrass c) Embarass

• a

• c

• Embaras

• b

Identify the error in the following sentence: They're going to the beach their.

• their

• there're

• there

• they're