Editing Task
(a)There (b)They're (c) Their (d) Thare are four different species of kangaroo.
(a) There
The largest elephant ever recorded was 2400pounds and 13ft tall. That's amazing (a) . (b) ? (c) !
(c) !
Every morning Mrs. Smith would take Finn out of his crate ______________ (a after, b during, c before) she headed out to work. She would pour Finn's food and water into his favorite bowl, but he wouldn’t go near the bowls even though he really wanted to.
c) before
1. Tomorrow was the Spelling Bee. Sam was nervous, so he asked his mom to help him practice. If he worked hard, he knew he could answer all the a.) word's b.) words' c.) wordes. d.) words.
d.) words
1. Tina’s mom loved the movie The Wizard of Oz. The movie was released in 1939 and it was a big hit. Tina’s mom was ____________ (a exciting, b excite, c excited) to put the movie on for Tina, but Tina didn’t want to watch an old black and white movie.
c) excited
The largest species can grow up to six feet tall.
Kangaroos are the only type of large animals that move around by (a) hoping (b) hopping (c) hops (d) hopes.
(b) hopping
Their brains are three or four times larger than a human brain.
(a) elephants (b) Elephants (c) Elephant's (d) elephant's can live to be over 70 years old.
(c) Elephants
2. Mrs. Smith would have to pick up Finn and place him in the room every day before she left to work. She didn’t _________________ (a want, b went, c wanted) Finn to get into any trouble before she got home.
a) want
2. After school, Sam started practicing. He _________
a) frown b) frowned c) frowns d) frowning when he heard the first word.
b) frowned
Tina's mom wanted Tina to enjoy the same movie she [
a)had b)did c)have d) liked] enjoyed as a child.
a) had
The mother kangaroo (a) carries (b) carys (c)caries (d) carries her young in her pouch.
(d) carries
Something interesting about elephants is that it is the only animal in the world that (a) cant' (b) ca'nt (c) can't (d) cant jump.
(c) can't
One day, Finn hid under the sofa because he didn’t want to go into the room and wait for Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith _______________ (a calling, b called, c call) for him and he finally came out. Mrs. Smith picked him up and placed him in the room until someone came home.
b) called
3. He tried to sound it out but wrote the word down wrong. His mom smiles but a) shook b) shaked c)shakes d) shoke her head. Sam had gotten it wrong.
a) shook
After giving the movie a chance, Tina agreed that the movie [ a) is b)was c)
Full of himself, confident, talented, braggy
When the young kangaroos are a little older, they will use the mother's pouch for protection.
In Australia, there are more kangaroos than (a) human (b) humans (c) hummans (d) human's.
(b) humans
They are similar to a cat because they purr to communicate.
Elephants use their trunk to smell and to hug their elephant friends.
Elephants can also cry, play, and (a) laff (b) lagh (c) lauph (d) laugh.
(d) laugh
4. Mrs. Smith’s routine helped Finn___________
(a realize, b realizing, c realized) that she will come back. When it was time for Mrs. Smith to leave, Finn was already waiting for Mrs. Smith by the bedroom door. “Good boy, Finn!” said Mrs. Smith.
a) realize
4.Sam's mom explained the error, but Sam was upset. He didn't want to practice anymore. Then his mom did something strange. She made a silly face! Sam was surprised, and ______ a) she b) he c) it d) we started to laugh.
b) he
Elephants are the (a)largely (b) larger (c) large (d) largest land animal in the world.
(d) largest
At the bottom of your page, write the correct spelling the following words:
Sceince
Recieve
Theif
Wierd
Science
Receive
Thief
Weird
5. Mrs. Smith was so excited that Finn finally _______________ (a become, b becaming, c became) accustomed to the routine. Finn received a treat everyday before Mrs. Smith left for work.
6. Finn still doesn’t like going to the room but he ______________ (a knew, b knows, c knowing ) that Mrs. Smith always comes back to give him hugs and lots of love.
b) knows
6. That's when Sam felt better! His mom made him realize it was ok to make a mistake. That's when Sam a) new b)noon c) knew d) know he would be ok in the Spelling Bee.
c) knew