Homophones
Which their/there/they're is the possessive form?
What does the conjunction “because” do in the sentence?
Sterling jumped for joy when they reached the island because his dad told him that pirates once had a secret base there.
a. It supports an opinion.
b. It introduces a new topic.
c. It introduces a cause or reason.
d. It presents another explanation.
c. It introduces a cause or reason.
I can see that (your / you're) worried.
What is you're?
We walk/walked in the park yesterday.
They have flown/flew in from Thailand.
flown
Which form of your/you're is used to mean 'you are'?
2. What does the comma do in the sentence?
At the beach, Sterling found a bottle half-buried in the sand
a. It separates items in a series in the sentence.
b. It sets off a tag question from the rest of the sentence.
c. It sets off an interjection from the rest of the sentence.
d. It separates an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
d. It separates an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
The football team won (its / it's) final game.
What is its?
She ran/run to the store.
I have saw/seen this band in a festival.
seen
Which form of to/too/two means 'also/excessive'?
4. Choose the correct spelling.
Sterling followed the map to the locashion with the X
a. location
b. locachion
c. locashon
d. correct as is
a. location
Last year's historic blizzard (affected / effected) all six New England States.
What is affected?
I will calls/call the bakery.
She have/has been to Caldas Novas for work.
has
Accept or Except: Will you please _ my help?
5. Choose the correct punctuation.
A shark’s tooth a fishhook and a piece of driftwood were also there.
a. A shark’s tooth a fishhook, and a piece of driftwood were also there.
b. A shark’s tooth, a fishhook and a piece of driftwood were also there.
c. A shark’s tooth, a fishhook, and a piece of driftwood were also there.
d. correct as is
c. A shark’s tooth, a fishhook, and a piece of driftwood were also there.
We went to Paris and stayed (there / their, they're) for two weeks.
What is there?
He needs/need to use the backdoor.
they have rang/rung the doorbell but no one answered.
rung
Led or Lead: He _ the blind man to the ice cream shop.
7. Choose the correct form of the verb.
Sterling knew just where to hide it.
a. know
b. knows
c. knowed
d. correct as is
d. correct as is
I went to (your / you're) house to borrow (your / you're) math book.
What is your and your?
There is/are thirty-one days in July.
I haven't begun/began my test yet.
begun