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Senior Language Conventions 3

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Presumably true means probly true"


Choose the correct spelling of "probly".

a)

probley

b)

probably

c)

problly

d)

probaly

2.

'Most cupboards have a set of draws.'


Choose the correct spelling of 'draws':

a)

draws

b)

drawyers

c)

drawers

d)

droors

3.

'Spageti is a type of pasta meal.'


Choose the correct spelling of 'Spagiti':

a)

Spaghetti

b)

Spaggeti

c)

Spagetti

d)

spaghetti

4.

'Quiet speaking is wispring'


Choose the correct spelling of 'wispring':

a)

wispering

b)

whispring

c)

whispering

d)

wisspering

5.

"The name Knightsbridge contains six consecutive consonents."


Which word is spelled incorrectly?

a)

Knightsbridge

b)

contains

c)

consecutive

d)

consonents

6.

"Owing to lightning damage, electricians will be rewiering the hall"


Which word has an error?

a)

Owing

b)

lightning

c)

electricians

d)

rewiering

7.

"The ignenius telephone marketer made a fake enquiry."


Which word is spelled incorrectly?

a)

ignenius

b)

telephone

c)

marketer

d)

enquiry

8.

"We have an extrordinary number of graduates this year."


Choose the correct spelling for the word "extrordinary"

a)

extrordinary

b)

extrardinary

c)

extraordinary

d)

extraordinarie

9.

Correct this sentence:


"I went to go and visit my sick Aunty."

a)

am visiting

b)

went to visit

c)

was to go visit

d)

went and visited

10.

Correct the underlined section of this passage:


her and her cat lives next to your butcher shop. My dog saw the sausages being delivered there.

a)

She and her cat lives

b)

Her and her cat lives

c)

She and her cat live

d)

Her and her cat live

11.

Correct the underlined section of this sentence.


I would of tied him up but I decided to trust him to be obedient.

a)

use to tie

b)

would of tied

c)

once had tied

d)

could have tied

12.

Fill in the blank.


Many people consider Sharelle McMahon ______ the best netball player in Australia.

a)

as

b)

to be

c)

being

d)

as being

13.

The two sentence have missing punctuation. Where does the first sentence end?

a)

The red arrow

b)

The orange arrow

c)

The green arrow

d)

The blue arrow

14.

The word 'as' can mean while or because. Which sentence uses 'as' correctly to mean because?

a)

As he opened the gate he checked the address.

b)

He rang the bell as he waited for an answer.

c)

She opened the door quickly as she was expecting him.

d)

As she paid for the pizza she could smell its aroma.

15.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

My friend and I's families have different origins.

b)

My friend's and my family has different origins.

c)

My friend's family has different origins than mine.

d)

My friend and me have families with different origins.

16.

Where should the comma go?

a)

The pink arrow

b)

The blue arrow

c)

The orange arrow

d)

The orange arrow

17.

"It was early morning, when wildlife is most likely to be active."


Which word is a conjunction?

a)

early

b)

when

c)

wildlife

d)

likely

18.

Which sentence has the correct use of italics?

a)

The reviewer, Bob, panned Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.

b)

The reviewer, Bob, panned Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.

c)

The reviewer, Bob, panned Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.

d)

The reviewer, Bob, panned Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.

19.

Brackets are needed in this sentence. Which part of the sentence needs brackets?

a)

Chinese

b)

Ling Ling

c)

1985-2008

d)

in Japan