Spelling
Which of these words is spelled incorrectly?
a) museum
b) restaurant
c) definately
d) restaurant
C) definately (should be definitely)
Choose the correct verb:
LaRue (joke/jokes) around too much...
LaRue jokes around too much...
Aaron past the exam last week.
Aaron passed the exam last week.
I walked the dog (two/to/too) the pound today.
I walked the dog to the pound today.
Choose the correct conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so):
Next month we will be getting more students, ______ we better come prepared.
so
Which is the correct spelling?
a) seperate
b) separate
b) separate
Choose the correct verb:
O'Brian and Jacob (play/plays) music when they study in their rooms.
O'Brian and Jacob play music when they study in their rooms.
Should I add a comma? If so, where?
I thought I wasn't good at math but I was dead wrong.
I thought I wasn't good at math, but I was dead wrong.
Choose the correct homophone:
I told the kids to pick up (there/their/they're) socks.
I told the kids to pick up their socks.
Choose the correct conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so):
I thought this game of jeopardy was easy, _____ Jacob thought otherwise.
but
Which is the correct spelling?
a) ironicly
b) ironically
b) ironically
The names of my three tutors are Jacob AJ and Moo
The names of my three tutors are Jacob, AJ, and Moo.
OR
The names of my three tutors are Jacob, AJ and Moo.
Go to the whiteboard and correct the mistakes:
dont get me wrong there is people out there that is naturally successful
Don't get me wrong: there are people out there who are naturally successful.
(Or some variation of this, correctly punctuated.)
Is it too much to ask to pick up (you're/your) garbage?
Is it too much to ask to pick up your garbage?
Choose the correct conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so):
You can take the math test now, _________ you can take the writing test now, ___________ you cannot take either of those tests last.
or, but
Go to the white board and spell the word that means:
a place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises
Restaurant
Choose the correct sentence:
a) I picked up the pretty flower, and there were raindrops on its petals.
b) I picked up the pretty flower, and there were raindrops on it's petals.
a) I picked up the pretty flower, and there were raindrops on its petals.
According to the article Nobody wants to take the time to think critically anymore
According to the article, "Nobody wants to take the time to think critically anymore."
Choose the correct homophone:
I didn't know (whether/weather) or not Ms. Essing would be mad at me.
I didn't know whether or not Ms. Essing would be mad at me.
Choose the correct transition word:
England is not the most sustainable country. The British recycle about 12% of their rubbish. (Furthermore/However), the Japanese recycle over 40% of theirs.
However
Go to the white board and spell the word that means:
accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of
hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose
Believe
Go to the whiteboard and punctuate this sentence:
I wanted to pass my HiSET test however I barely studied
OR
I wanted to pass my HiSET test. However, I barely studied.
Go to the whiteboard and correct the mistakes:
Ms. Essing wanted peace and quiet in her classroom. I however wanted the music to bump.
Ms. Essing wanted peace and quiet in her classroom. I, however, wanted the music to bump.
Choose the correct homophone:
I was (affected/effected) by the weather.
I was affected by the weather.
Choose the correct transition word:
We should go to Jamaica because warm weather makes people happy. (Furthermore/However), it's also reasonably priced and a beautiful landscape.
Furthermore