Spell It Like You Mean It!
The knight wore iorn plates to deflect arows in battels. Correct the three spelling errors.
What are iron, arrows, and battles?
In the sentence “The knight raised his sword, and the dragon roared,” what kind of clause is “The knight raised his sword”?
What is a main clause?
Rule — I before E, except after C. Which word is spelled incorrectly?
Words: believe, field, recieve, ceiling
What is recieve?
How many errors do you see? the knight carried his sheild into battle.
What is 2?
Corrected: The knight carried his shield into battle.
Which word means gradually shrinking or diminishing: ambling, obstinate, dwindling, spattered
What is dwindling?
Sheailded by chain mail, the kights fastened their bukels tight before charging at their enimys. Correct the four spelling errors.
What are shielded, knights, buckles, and enemies?
In the sentence “Because the armor was heavy, the knight grew tired,” what kind of clause is “Because the armor was heavy”?
What is a dependent clause (adverb clause)?
Rule — Drop the silent “e” before adding a vowel suffix. Which word is spelled incorrectly?
Words: making, taking, hopeing, driving
What is hopeing?
How many errors do you see? I spoke with professor Jones about the assignment, on the homework board and he said it was due monday.
What is 4? Corrected: I spoke with Professor Jones about the assignment on the homework board, and he said it was due Monday.”
Which word means filled with energy, refreshed, strengthened: imperious, invigorated, profusely, grueling
What is invigorated?
The camoflaged solders went hidding in the forest, where movment was hard to spot. Correct the four spelling errors.
What are camouflaged, soldiers, hiding, and movement?
“The chest, which was filled with treasures, was locked,” what kind of clause is “which was filled with treasures”?
What is a who/which clause (adjective clause)?
Rule — Double the final consonant if the word ends in a vowel + one consonant and the stress is on the last syllable. Which word is spelled incorrectly? Words: running, beginning, stoping, winning
What is stoping?
How many errors do you see? she went to the store yesterday, and bought milk
What is 3?
Correct sentence: “She went to the store yesterday and bought milk.”
Which word means walking slowly, leisurely, without hurry: imperious, grueling, profusely, ambling
What is ambling?
The nobelman desighned a shineing cheast plate to keep his safety in battel. Correct the four spelling errors.
What are designed, shining, chest, and battle?
Clue: In the sentence “The armor that he purchased was very expensive,” what kind of clause is “that he purchased”?
What is a that clause (adjective clause)?
Rule — Change “y” to “i” when a word ends in consonant + y before adding -es or -ed (but not before -ing). Which word is spelled incorrectly?
Words: babies, cried, cryed, crying
What is cryed?
How many errors do you see? sarah said i should write to senator roberts, because she thought it was important
What is 5? Correct sentence: Sarah said I should write to Senator Roberts, because she thought it was important.
Which word means commanding, arrogant, domineering: imperious, grueling, profusely, ambling
What is imperious?
The knight tried to purchass peices of armor, but it seams the shop was emty of tresures. Correct the five spelling errors.
What are purchase, pieces, seems, empty, and treasures?
In the sentence “The knight stood guard until the sun rose,” what kind of clause is “until the sun rose”?
What is an adverb clause (showing time)?
Rule — Words ending in f/fe often change to ves in the plural (but not always). Which word is spelled incorrectly?
Words: wolves, knifes, roofs, hooves
What is knifes?
How many errors do you see? Yesterday, the nights went togeather to the village, but forgot there tresures.
What is 4? Correct sentence: Yesterday, the knights went together to the village, but forgot their treasures.
Which word means pouring forth in large amounts; abundantly: ambling, profusely, dwindling, spattered
What is profusely?