STAAR WRITING REVIEW

Homophones

100

Enfinity is too steps from the back door, so please let her in. 

The word too is used correctly in this sentence, True or False? 

FALSE, it needs to be two

200

I am going to _________ house on Friday.

a. there

b. their

c. they're

b. their; because it is ownership

300

We are running ________ the sprinklers.

a. through

b. threw 

a. through; because through means to pass by something or move past it

400

The weather is windy, but the sky is blew. 

a. The sentence is correct

b. The sentence is incorrect 

b. The sentence is incorrect, because blew is the incorrect homophone. It should be blue.

 

500

She is going to by that new video game for her friend. 

a. No change needed

b. Change by to buy

b. Change by to buy, because buy means to purchase.

Plural or Possessive

100

Dannys car is light blue. 

a. Danny's 

b. No change needed 

a. Danny's; because it is possessive, Danny owns the car

200

The tree's blow in the breeze. 

a. no change needed

b. delete the apostrophe

b. delete the apostrophe because the tree can not own blow.

300

Plural of child 

Children 

400

The dogs collar is bright pink. 

a. dogs

b. dog's 

(You must explain why!) 

a. dog's; because the dog owns the collar

500

Plural form of themself

themselves 

Spelling

100

dissapear or disappear 

Which word is spelled correctly? 

disappear

200

runing or running

Which word is spelled correctly? 

running, because I double the n using the 1-1-1 rule 

300

peice or piece

Which word is spelled correctly? 

 

piece 

400

twisted or twistted

Which word is spelled correctly? 

twisted; because using the 1-1-1 rule, twist does not work. 

500

sayed or said

Which word is spelled correctly? 

Said; because it is an irregular verb, -ed does not work. 

Combining Sentences

100

1. David is going to the dance.

2. Joe is not. 

Combine the following sentence. 

David is going to the dance, but Joe is not. 

200

1. Angie is running.

2. Angie is jumping. 

Combine the two sentences and explain what you used to combine. 

Angie is running and jumping. 

300

1. We will be having a party on Friday.

2. We need to buy snacks. 

Combine the following sentence using either a FANBOYS or an AAAWWUUBBIS

Because we will be having a party on Friday, we need to buy snacks. 

We will be having a party on Friday, so we need to buy snacks. 

400

1. Elandra made a card for her birthday.

2. She forgot it at home. 

Combine the sentences above. 

Elandra made a card for her birthday, but she forgot it at home. 

500

How can I check if a ,FANBOYS is correct? 

delete the FANBOYS and check each side to make sure both sentences are complete. 

Comma Placement

100

If a AAAWWUUBBIS is at the BEGINNING of a sentence, where do I place the comma? 

The end of the phrase or clause.

200

Does the following sentence need a comma?

April bought three bananas and made banana splits. 

No, this is an example of a compound predicate, April did two things. 

300

If an AAAWWUUBBIS is in the middle of the sentence, where do I place the comma? 

You don't, no comma is needed. 

400

Melissa needs towels blankets and pillows for the camping trip. 

Does this sentence need any commas? 

Yes, the sentence has a list you need to divide up with commas. 

500

Does the following sentence need a comma?

I will be taking the dogs to the vet so I need the leashes put on the table. 

Yes, you need a comma after vet, because both sides of the FANBOYS "so" is a complete sentence.