Describing words. Pretty, brown, lazy, awesome, etc.
100
Place the comma where it goes:
Jenny is a tall pretty girl.
tall, pretty
100
Place apostrophes correctly:
Its hot in here. I wish I wasnt sitting in the sun.
It's wasn't
100
Correct the numbers in the sentences:
1. I had 50 purple balls.
2. I drew twenty one fish.
3. The 3rd time I made the shot.
1. I had fifty purple balls.
2. I drew 21 fish.
3. The third time I made the shot.
100
Pick the correct spelling of the word.
1. On our trip we went to the (capitol/capital) building.
2. Mrs. Johnson, our (principle/principal), told us we were going inside.
1. Capitol
2. principal
200
What is an interjection? Give an example of one.
Words used to express emotion. Wow! Ouch! Hooray! Etc.
200
Rewrite the sentence with capitalization:
joe was reading the blade when his dad shouted, "come here!"
Joe was reading The Blade when his Dad shouted, "Come here!"
200
Rewrite the sentence with quotation marks:
Brenna shouted, This is my favorite song right now!
Brenna shouted, "This is my favorite song right now!"
200
Make these nouns plural:
History
Zero
Key
Histories
Zeroes
Keys
200
Pick the correct spelling of the word:
1. Jimmy is faster (than/then) Timmy.
2. Timmy (accepted/excepted) the challenge.
1. than
2. accepted
300
What is a conjunction. Give an example.
Words that connect other word or groups of words. And, but, or, so, yet, etc.
300
Place the commas correctly:
The boy however texted his crush.
The boy, however, texted his crush.
300
Rewrite the sentence with quotation marks correctly:
Will you play the song, Since You Been Gone?
Will you play the song, "Since You Been Gone"?
300
Rewrite the sentences correctly:
1. 125 students are in the gym.
2. It was seventy five % full.
There are 125 students in the gym. It was 75 percent full.
Or
The gym has 125 students in it. It was 75 percent full.
Or
Other acceptable sentence.
300
Write the correct spelling of the word to, too, and two and there, their, and they're.
1. I went to _______ game and sat next ____ Andre.
2.I walked over _____ and bought ____ bags of popcorn.
1. their, to
2. there, two
400
What is an adverb? Give an example of one.
Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Softly, loudly, always, very, too, etc.
400
Rewrite the sentence with correct the capitalization:
andrea and aunt ally wrote governor bob a letter from new york.
Andrea and Aunt Ally wrote Governor Bob a letter from New York.
400
Correct the apostrophes in this sentence:
I grew up in the 2000's. I had to wear my brothers clothes.
I grew up in the 2000s. I had to wear my brother's clothes.
400
Make the nouns plural:
Life
Octopus
Wife
Cactus
lives
octopi
wives
cacti
400
Write the two correct words:
Ebola is (affecting/effecting) many people, (beside/besides) the people in Antarctica.
affecting, besides
500
What is a preposition? Give an example of one.
Words that show a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in sentence. About, at, before, in, under, etc.
500
Rewrite the sentence with correct commas and capitalization:
mr. brown commented "we are going to read a tale of two cities. it is from January 30 1859 and is challenging to read.
Mr. Brown commented, "We are going to read A Tale of Two Cities. It is from January 30, 1859, and is challenging to read."
500
Write apostrophes correctly:
1. The boys room
2. Ohios weather
3. Russ Car Wash
1. The boys' room
2. Ohio's weather
3. Russ' Car Wash
500
Correct the plural nouns and numbers in the sentence:
When I went to the zoo I saw six shrimps, a 4 ft. moose, and 13 deers.
six shrimp, a four foot moose, and thirteen deer.
Or
6 shrimp, a 4 foot moose, and 13 deer.
500
Pick the correct spelling of the word:
1. (Who's/Whose) going to (there/ their/ they're) game tonight?
2. (You/you're) going to have to get there early (sense/since) (its/it's) going to be crowded.