Capitalization
Which word needs a capital letter?
She visited doctor Hall at the clinic.
Doctor
Always capitalize the titles of people.
Find the mistake:
The dogs runs fast across the yard.
Change runs to run
The subject and verb does not agree. Dogs is plural so the verb should be plural.
Which word is spelled correctly?
A) ca'nt
B) can't
C) ca'nt
D) cant
B) can't
can't is the correct contraction for cannot
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
I could smell the ________ of the cookies baking in the oven.
A) scent
B) sent
C) cent
A) scent
Which is a complete sentence?
A) The big brown dog.
B) The big brown dog ran across the yard.
B) The big brown dog ran across the yard.
A complete sentence needs a subject AND a verb. The big brown dog is only a subject with no action.
Which sentence is correct?
A) I called my Uncle for help.
B) I called my uncle for help.
B) I called my uncle for help.
uncle is not a person's name in this sentence.
Which sentence uses the correct past tense?
A) Yesterday, she walk to school.
B) Yesterday, she walked to school.
B) Yesterday, she walked to school.
Find the mistake:
The dogs bowl was empty after dinner.
dog's
The bowl belongs to the dog.
Which contraction is spelled correctly?
A) shou'ld've
B) shold've
C) should've
C) should've
Which sentence is a is written correctly?
A) I like soccer and basketball is fun too.
B) I like soccer, and basketball is fun too.
A) I like soccer and basketball is fun too.
A compound sentence joins two complete sentences with a comma + coordinating conjunction.
(and, but, or, so)
Which word needs a capital letter?
We watch fireworks on the fourth of July.
Fourth
Capitalize the full name of the holiday
Which sentence uses a proper noun correctly?
A) My favorite city is austin, texas.
B) My favorite city is Austin, Texas.
B) My favorite city is Austin, Texas.
Capitalize the names of cities and states.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A) We bought apples, oranges and bananas at the store.
B) We bought apples, oranges, and bananas at the store.
B) We bought apples, oranges, and bananas at the store.
apple, oranges, and bananas should be separated by commas because they are items in a list
Which compound word is spelled correctly?
A) sun-shine
B) sunshyne
C) sunshine
C) sunshine
Combine the following sentences.
The chef chopped the vegetables. The chef stirred the soup.
The chef chopped the vegetables and stirred the soup.
Find the error in the sentence:
Professor Lee visited yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone
Capitalize the names of geographical places
Which sentence uses the correct comparative form?
A) That mountain is more taller than the hill.
B) That mountain is taller than the hill.
B) That mountain is taller than the hill.
The comparative form of tall is taller. One syllable words simply add -er or -ier to the end to make them comparative.
What is the error in this sentence?
I wanted to play outside but it started to rain.
A comma should be added after the word outside.
I wanted to play outside, but it started to rain.
independent clause+ , + conjunction + independent clause
Which word is spelled correctly?
A) explane
B) explain
C) explaine
B) explain
Combine these two sentences:
The students opened their books. The students read the first chapter.
The students opened their books and read the first chapter.
Which sentence is correct?
A) We camped near lake Travis last summer.
B) We camped near Lake Travis last Summer.
C) We camped near Lake Travis last summer.
B) We camped near Lake Travis last summer.
Lake Travis is the name of a geographical place.
summer-Do not capitalize seasons
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
She sings ________ in the morning choir.
A) beautiful
B) beautifully
B) beautifully
Which word describes how she sings? Remember, most adverbs end in -ly.
Identify the errors in the following sentence:
Marks backpack had a notebook two pencils and an eraser in it.
Mark's backpack had a notebook, two pencils, and an eraser in it.
Read the paragraph below. Find two spelling errors and explain why each word is misspelled.
The knight rode his horse threw the forrest to find the hidden treasure.
Combine these two sentences:
The puppy jumped off the porch. The puppy ran through the sprinkler.
The puppy jumped off the porch and ran through the sprinkler.