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Daily Writing
In this writing worksheet, students practice proofreading skills by using editing marks to fix one sentence, then rewriting it correctly. Students also examine a humorous picture and write what they think will happen next.
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Sentence Fragments Exercise 2
In this sentence fragment exercise, learners are given paragraphs to proofread for sentence fragments. Students are given space to make revisions.
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Error Correction: Review
In this proofreading worksheet, students analyze 10 sentences that have errors in grammar and punctuation. Students rewrite each sentence correctly.
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Sentence Fragments Exercise 3
In this sentence fragment worksheet, students are asked to edit and correct a paragraph for errors in capitalization and punctuation. Students must focus on making sure there are no sentence fragments.
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Intermediate Sentence Correction - 5
In this sentence correction worksheet, students proofread and make correction to 5 out of 6 sentences. They correct the slang terms, verb tenses, and spelling in the sentences. They recognize the one sentence that does not need any...
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Proofreading Practice
In this proofreading worksheet, students discover five misspelled words in a paragraph. Students then place the correct spelling of the word in a box below the paragraph.
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Connectives
Using connectives and conjunctions is an easy way to vary sentence structure. Third graders review the given connectives, then use them to combine two simple sentences. The second section allows learners to use more words and phrases as...
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #5
This worksheet provides intermediate ESL learners with an opportunity to correct identified errors with grammar, verb tenses and syntax in a written passage.
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Write It Right? Scavenger Hunt
In this writing process activity, students access the Internet to a specific website to find the answers to five short answer questions associated with the writing process.
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BBC Learning English, Grammar (Error Correction)
For this grammar worksheet, students correct mistakes in the ten sentences provided. The number of mistakes in each sentence is provided.
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction #10
Students read a short passage with 8 errors and then choose the appropriate multiple choice answer that best corrects each error. This excellent activity also provides effective standardized test taking practice, as there are many...
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Active and Passive Sentences
Work with active and passive voice in several different sentences. Fifth graders learn the difference between active and passive voice, and change nine sentences from passive to active and vice versa. Great practice in your writing unit!
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Question Marks
Context clues are important when understanding the intent of a sentence. Kindergartners read eight sentences, and decide if each should end in a period or in a question mark. The last two questions prompt kids to draw a mouse and a cat,...
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Write the Sentence Correctly-- Use of Its and It's
In this language arts worksheet, students demonstrate proofreading skills by correcting the mistakes in 15 sentences. All sentences contain the homonym its or it's. Students learn that the contraction form has the apostrophe.
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Adjectives: Finding Errors in Sentences
In this adjectives worksheet, 5th graders proofread 10 sentences to find the errors. They correct the errors by putting the adjectives in the proper position in each sentence.
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #3
In this proofreading worksheet, students read a paragraph containing several errors. Using multiple choice options, students correct all 8 errors.
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Total English Intermediate: Those Teachers...!
In this proofreading and writing worksheet, learners read a passage about a teacher and underline and correct the mistakes. Students also work with a partner to write a short story describing an imaginary teacher from their past.
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Packed Trains Can Be Sickening Experience
In this editing worksheet, 5th graders read, analyze and proofread a piece of text for punctuation mistakes. Students read "Packed Trains Can Be Sickening Experience" and correct each punctuation mistake they find.
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Verb Pattern Error Correction
In this proofreading and editing worksheet, students analyze 13 sentences, some that contain errors. Students determine if there are mistakes and correct those they see.
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Proofreading Marks
In this proofreading marks worksheet, students learn how to edit and proofread a text by learning the seven marks for editing corrections.
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Where Are the Mistakes?
In this proofreading learning exercise, learners read 17 sentences and look for errors in spelling, grammar, verb agreement and punctuation. Students correct the mistakes. This is intended for ESL learners.
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Actual Errors in Newspapers
In this journalism editing worksheet, students look at 26 newspaper headlines and explain what is incorrect about each one. Example: Escaped Leopard Believed Spotted.
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Write It Right
In this editing worksheet, students read 5 sentences about sports. Students fix the errors in spelling and punctuation. Note: The page does not specify how to mark the mistakes or correct them.
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Punctuation Errors in Text: ESL
In this ESL punctuation worksheet, students read an article about a legal case involving student truancy. Students correct all the punctuation errors.