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Watermelon Time
100
You always capitalize _________ nouns.
What is proper nouns?
100
This letter makes vowels say its own name.
What is the silent e?
100
This is where is a comma appears when writing the date.
What is after the day and before the year? Example: March 23, 2012
100
An apostrophe is used for these 2 things.
What are contractions and to show posession?
100
This is the BEST way to revise sentence 22. a. Every summer and "watermelon time," I looked forward to it. b. I looked forward to it every summer and "watermelon time." c. After that, I always looked forward to summer and "watermelon time." d. Every summer after that. I looked forward to "watermelon time."
What is c. After that, I always looked forward to summer and "watermelon time."
200
This is the correct way to address a couple: a. mr. and mrs. Smith b. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
What is b? Mr. and Mrs. Smith?
200
For lunch we (eight / ate) hamburgers and french fries.
What is ate?
200
You must use commas to separate items in a list of ________ or more.
What is three?
200
This is NOT correct way to show possession. a. This is the dog's collar. b. These are dogs' collars. c. That is the dogs' collar. d. That is the dog's collar.
What is c? That is the dogs' collar.
200
This sentence does NOT belong in this story. a. Sentence 3 b. Sentence 9 c. Sentence 15 d. Sentence 20
What is b? Sentence 9.
300
We drove down Maple (street / Street).
What is Street?
300
I would like to visit the (desert / dessert) and see the pyramids.
What is desert?
300
This is the correct way to write this sentence: a. Mrs. Arnold, my math teacher, asked me to finish my test. a. Mrs. Arnold my math teacher, asked me to finish my test.
What is a? Mrs. Arnold, my math teacher, asked me to finish my test.
300
Did you know that (their / they're / there) moving to Houston next week?
What is they're?
300
This is the change that should be made in sentence 5. a. Change the question mark to a period. b. Insert quotation marks after the question mark. c. Change myself to himself. d. Make no change.
What is b? Insert quotation marks after the question mark.
400
I will call the (governor / Governor) of Texas
What is governor?
400
The temperature dropped last night and now everything is (icey / icy).
What is icy?
400
Always use a comma in separating the city from the ____.
What is state?
400
We (didn't / did'nt) want to have lasagna for dinner.
What is didn't?
400
This is the change that should be made in sentence 7. a. Change dad to Dad. b. Change chose to did choose. c. Change tomatos to tomatoes. d. Make no change.
What is c? Change tomatos to tomatoes.
500
My (uncle / Uncle) is in the Navy.
What is uncle?
500
You use this spelling rule when you spell an "i-e" word.
What is i before e except after c.
500
We use commas before conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). This is NOT the correct way to use a comma before a conjunction. a. We were hungry, so we grabbed a burger. b. He wanted to buy the new game, but he didn't have enough money. c. Do you want to ride your bike, or your scooter? d. I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.
What is d? I love to sing yet, I am not very good at it.
500
This is the correct way to write this sentence: a. Chris' hobby is playing kick ball. b. Chris's hobby is playing kick ball.
What is b? Chris's hobby is playing kick ball.
500
This is the change that should be made in sentence 13. a. Change most to mostly. b. Change getting to geting. c. Change sew to sow. d. Make no change.
What is c? Change sew to sow.