WorksheetsSTAAR QUESTIONS WRITING
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Find the editing error in this sentence:
And more often than not, my mothers’ answer brings a groan from at least one of us
Change than to then
Change mothers’ to mother’s
Change groan to grown
No change should be made in this sentence.
Find the editing error in this sentence:
As she began serving one of her famous casseroles, I made the mistake of asking, “didn’t we have this last week?”
Change began to begins
Change the comma after casseroles to a period
Delete the comma after asking
Change didn’t to Didn’t
Find the editing error in the sentence:
Mom set the dish down and starred right into my eyes.
Insert a comma after down
Change and to she
Change starred to stared
No change needs to be made.
Find the editing error in these sentences:
“It’s your turn to be the family cook. I’ll provide you with a budget and drive you to the grocery store, but next week your in charge.”
Insert quotation marks at the beginning of the sentence I.ll provide you...
Change grocery store to Grocery Store
Change your to you’re
Sentence 13 does not need to be changed
Find the editing error in this sentence:
Sleepy but determinned, I crawled out of bed, got dressed, and headed to the store for the weekly shopping venture.
Change Sleepy to i was sleepy
Change determinned to determined
insert a comma after store
No change needs to be made in this sentence.
Find the editing error in this sentence:
Enormously embarressed, I started selecting items to return.
Change embarressed to embarrassed
Delete the comma
Change started to start
Sentence 27 should not be changed.
What is the best way to combine these two sentences:
To make matters worse. My brothers had complained during the entire meal.
To make matters worse, my brothers had complained during the entire meal.
It got even worse, my brothers had complained during the entire meal
Even worse, my brothers had complained. During the entire meal.
These two sentences are written correctly
What editing error can you find in this sentence:
And when my brothers started to complain, they got nasty looks from both my mother and I.
Change they to he
Change nasty to nastier
Insert a comma after looks
Change Ito me
Find the editing error for this sentence:
For one thing, lighthouse keeper’s don’t fuel and maintain the lamp anymore.
Change keeper’s to keepers
Change maintain to maintane
Change anymore to no more
Sentence is written correctly
Find the editing error for this sentence:
First the foundation of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse had to be excavatted.
Change foundation to foundaton
Change excavatted to excavated
Insert a comma after Lighthouse
make no change
