WorksheetsProofreading and Editing
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 43mins
Samuel likes to (a) his bike to school.
What change should be made to this sentence:
"Can we go to the park later today? asked Todd.
Insert quotation marks after ?
Changed asked to Asked
Insert quotation marks after today
Change Can to can
What change should be made to this sentence?
The teacher said to the class, I hope they're having a good time today."
Change they're to their
Insert quotation marks before I
Delete the comma after class
Change full stop to a question mark
I wonder if its their birthday today.
What change should be made to this sentence?
Yesterday we build a fort at recess.
Chance recess to resess
Change build to built
Insert a comma after build
Make no change
What change should be made to this sentence?
"We should probaly leave for the movie soon," said Bob.
Change the comma to a full stop
Change said to Said
Change probaly to probably
Make no change
(They're/Their/There) boots got wet in the rain.
They're
Their
There
They are
Which sentence is correct?
John said, "Hello there."
John said hello there.
john said, "Hello there."
John said "hello their".
Which sentence is correct?
We brought pencils paper and crayons.
We brought pencils, paper and crayons.
We brang pencils, paper, and crayons.
we brought pencils, paper and crayons.
Which sentence is correct?
I don't like mondays.
I dont like mondays
I don't like Mondays.
i dont like mondays
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
In the dead of night. The van pulled up.
Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.
Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.
Lemonade. My favorite drink.
Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning?
Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.
different
incentive
plans
employees
What is the correct way to rewrite this sentence:
Most kind of flies have one pair of wings, because bees and wasps have two.
Most kinds of flies have one pair of wings, so bees and wasps have two.
Most kinds of flies have one pair of wings, but bees and wasps have two.
Most kinds of flies have one pair of wings, or bees and wasps have two.
Leave as is.
Which sentence below is written correctly?
"Wait for me!" cried the little boy.
"Wait for me! cried the little boy."
"Wait for me" cried the little boy!
Wait for me! "cried the little boy."
Which sentence is written correctly?
Keri is politer than her brother Taylor.
Keri politest than her brother Taylor.
Keri is more politer than her brother Taylor.
Keri is more polite than her brother Taylor.
Which sentence is written correctly?
Jason and I rode our bikes to school.
Jason and me rode our bikes to school.
I and Jason rode our bikes to school.
Me and Jason rode our bikes to school.
What word needs a capital letter:
The young boy, carlos, was crying.
boy
carlos
crying
young
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
I wanted to go to the store. My mom took me
I wanted to go. to the store My mom took me?
I wanted to go to the store? My mom took me.
I wanted to go to the store. My mom took me.
Put the book over _____.
there
their
they're
The movie was about ______ friends helping each other.
to
two
too
tou
Bella and Allie ____ at every softball game.
cheer
cheers
cheering
cheeer
Add punctuation:
Are you sure you want a puppy (a)
