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Writing Practice

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read the sentence written about the picture. It contains 2 errors.


The childrens is tugging the rope.


Which sentence below corrects the errors?

a)

The children is tugging the rope.

b)

The childrens are tugging the rope.

c)

The children are tug the rope.

d)

The children are tugging the rope.

2.

Look at these two sentences.


The boys are competing against the girls. The boys and girls are on the beach.


Which sentence below BEST combines these two sentences?

a)

The boys and girls are competing on the beach.

b)

The boys are competing against the girls, but they are on the beach.

c)

The boys and girls are on the beach. They are competing.

d)

Competing on the beach are the boys and girls.

3.
Can I come to the game, _____.
a)
to
b)
two
c)
too
4.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
We stopped at the grocery store but we forgot to buy milk.
b)
we stopped at the grocery store, but we forgot to buy milk.
c)
We stopped at the grocery store, but we forgot to buy milk.
d)
We stopped at the grocery store but, we forgot to buy milk.
5.
If they were in the same room, all there things could be in one place.
What change should be made?
a)
Change they to we
b)
Delete the comma
c)
Change there to their
d)
No change needed
6.

Emily Dickinson is considered one of Americas most iconic poets.


How should this sentence be corrected?

a)

Changing is considered to was considered

b)

Changing Americas to America’s

c)

Changing poets to poets'

d)

Changing is considered to considers

7.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

a)

"Hi," Shelly replied, "my name is Shelly Rutt."

b)

Hi Shelly replied. My name is Shelly Rutt.

c)

"hi" Shelly replied "my name is Shelly Rutt

d)

Hi, Shelly replied "my name is Shelly Rutt."

8.

I went to _______ house last night; ________ a really nice family. You should go over ______ sometime.

a)

there, they're, their

b)

their, they're, there

c)

they're, there, there

d)

their, there, they're

9.
The bad weather sometimes has a bad (affect/effect) on my mood.
a)
affect
b)
effect
10.

Amanda looked in many places for her keys, but, she never found them.


In this sentence, how is keys, but, she correctly written?

a)

keys but, she

b)

keys, but she

c)

keys but she

d)

As it is

11.
Mr. Silva is my teacher.____ teaches art.
a)
He
b)
She
c)
You
d)
They
12.
(Unless, Although) my cats are lazy, they are affectionate.
a)
Unless
b)
Although
13.
I had ________ of ice cream for dessert. 
a)
a lot
b)
allot
c)
alot
d)
alott
14.

What is an example of a conjunction phrase?

a)

and

b)

but

c)

or

d)

All of the above.

15.

Check all the verbs that are in past tense:

a)

bought

b)

decided

c)

went

d)

find

e)

explained

16.

Which sentence best combines these two sentences?

She was feeling tired. She went to take a nap.

a)

She was feeling tired and she went to take a nap.

b)

She was feeling tired then she went to take a nap.

c)

She was feeling tired so she went to take a nap.

d)

She was feeling tired but she went to take a nap.

17.

Which sentence best combines these two sentences?


She was feeling tired. She went to work anyway.

a)

She was feeling tired but she went to work anyway.

b)

She was feeling tired and went to work anyway.

c)

She was feeling tired so she went to work anyway.

d)

She was feeling tired because she went to work anyway.

18.

Which word is spelled incorrectly?

a)

because

b)

opinion

c)

explantion

d)

beneficial

19.

Check all the plurals for nouns

a)

oxen

b)

mouse

c)

mice

d)

deers

e)

deer

20.

TALK/ABOUT

a)

They about talking the project.

b)

They are talking about the project.

c)

Talking they are about the project

21.

at/ office

a)

John is talking to Lee.

b)

At they are office

c)

They are at the office.

22.

while/ read

a)

They are reading while they wait for their friends.

b)

The waiting is while their reading.

c)

The reading is while we wait

23.

on/notebook

a)

The notebooks are on the table.

b)

on the table the books there are

c)

The notebooks on the table they are.