Spelling
Grammar
Fix the mistakes
Homophones
Transition and linking words
100

Which of these words is spelled incorrectly?

a) museum

b) restaurant

c) definately

d) restaurant

C) definately (should be definitely)

100

Choose the correct verb:

LaRue (joke/jokes) around too much...

LaRue jokes around too much...

100

Aaron past the exam last week.

Aaron passed the exam last week.

100

I walked the dog (two/to/too) the pound today.

I walked the dog to the pound today.

100

Choose the correct conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so):

Next month we will be getting more students, ______ we better come prepared. 

so

200

Which is the correct spelling?

a) seperate 

b) separate

b) separate

200

Choose the correct verb:

O'Brian and Jacob (play/plays) music when they study in their rooms.

O'Brian and Jacob play music when they study in their rooms.

200

Should I add a comma? If so, where?

I thought I wasn't good at math but I was dead wrong. 

I thought I wasn't good at math, but I was dead wrong. 

200

Choose the correct homophone:

I told the kids to pick up (there/their/they're) socks.

I told the kids to pick up their socks.

200

Choose the correct conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so):

I thought this game of jeopardy was easy, _____ Jacob thought otherwise. 

but

300

Which is the correct spelling?

a) ironicly

b) ironically

b) ironically

300
Go to the whiteboard and punctuate this sentence:


The names of my three tutors are Jacob AJ and Moo

The names of my three tutors are Jacob, AJ, and Moo. 

OR

The names of my three tutors are Jacob, AJ and Moo.

300

Go to the whiteboard and correct the mistakes:

dont get me wrong there is people out there that is naturally successful

Don't get me wrong: there are people out there who are naturally successful.

(Or some variation of this, correctly punctuated.)

300
Choose the correct homophone:


Is it too much to ask to pick up (you're/your) garbage?

Is it too much to ask to pick up your garbage?

300

Choose the correct conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so):

You can take the math test now, _________ you can take the writing test now, ___________ you cannot take either of those tests last. 

or, but

400

Go to the white board and spell the word that means:

a place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises

Restaurant

400

Choose the correct sentence:

a) I picked up the pretty flower, and there were raindrops on its petals.

b) I picked up the pretty flower, and there were raindrops on it's petals. 

a) I picked up the pretty flower, and there were raindrops on its petals.

400

According to the article Nobody wants to take the time to think critically anymore

According to the article, "Nobody wants to take the time to think critically anymore."

400

Choose the correct homophone:

I didn't know (whether/weather) or not Ms. Essing would be mad at me.

I didn't know whether or not Ms. Essing would be mad at me.

400

Choose the correct transition word:

England is not the most sustainable country. The British recycle about 12% of their rubbish. (Furthermore/However), the Japanese recycle over 40% of theirs.

However

500

Go to the white board and spell the word that means:

accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of

hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose

Believe

500

Go to the whiteboard and punctuate this sentence:

I wanted to pass my HiSET test however I barely studied 

I wanted to pass my HiSET test; however, I barely studied.


OR

I wanted to pass my HiSET test. However, I barely studied.

500

Go to the whiteboard and correct the mistakes:

Ms. Essing wanted peace and quiet in her classroom. I however wanted the music to bump. 

Ms. Essing wanted peace and quiet in her classroom. I, however, wanted the music to bump.

500

Choose the correct homophone:

I was (affected/effected) by the weather.

I was affected by the weather.

500

Choose the correct transition word:

We should go to Jamaica because warm weather makes people happy. (Furthermore/However), it's also reasonably priced and a beautiful landscape.

Furthermore