Proofreading Exercises and Answers

Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. x = extra word = missing word ___ = wrong word = no mistake 1 Simon’s parents moved to here from India. 2 He was born on Hong Kong and he speaks 3 perfect Chinese. He like computer games, 4 table tennis and watching TV. He is a 5 normal Hong Kong boy. He just look 6 different. At new school the other students 7 stay away for him. They don’t like him 8 because he is come from a foreign country. 9 Sometimes the other children hit him if he 10 doesn’t give to them money. They push 11 him to the floor during recess. They telling 12 him that he smells. They sometime steal 13 his bag and throw his books in bin. He is 14 too scare of the other students. He feels 15 very alone and doesn’t know what do. Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word here from India. 1 Simon’s parents moved to x in 2 He was born on Hong Kong and he speaks likes 3 perfect Chinese. He like computer games, 4 table tennis and watching TV. He is a looks 5 normal Hong Kong boy. He just look his 6 different. At new school the other students from 7 stay away for him. They don’t like him 8 because he is comexfrom a foreign country. 9 Sometimes the other children hit him if he 10 doesn’t give tox them money. They push tell 11 him to the floor during recess. They telling sometimes 12 him that he smells. They sometime steal the 13 his bag and throw his books in bin. He is scared 14 too scare of the other students. He feels to 15 very alone and doesn’t know what do. There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word 1 I came to ABC school last years. I am 2 at Form 2 now. Secondary school is 3 very different primary school. We 4 have to learn lots of the different 5 subjects. Some subjects is hard at 6 first. Science is quiet difficult, but I 7 really enjoying it. I like Biology 8 because I am interested about plants 9 and animals. I want be a scientist 10 when I leaves school. I like studying 11 Chinese History too. I think it is 12 important to learn about country. 13 My friend David wants to be a 14 architect and design building in Hong 15 Kong. He is a very good at Design and Technology. Andrew Chan F 2 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word ___ = wrong word = no mistake 1 2 3 year I came to ABC school last years. I am in at Form 2 now. Secondary school is from very different primary school. We have to learn lots of the different are 5 subjects. Some subjects is hard at quite 6 first. Science is quiet difficult, but I enjoy 7 really enjoying it. I like Biology in 8 because I am interested about plants to 9 and animals. I want be a scientist leave 10 when I leaves school. I like studying 4 11 Chinese History too. I think it is our 12 important to learn about country. an 13 My friend David wants to be a buildings 14 architect and design building in Hong 15 Kong. He is axvery good at Design and Technology. Andrew Chan F 2 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word How to play Shove Ha’penny 1 Shove ha’penny is game that children 2 used to play at the school. Shove means 3 ’to push’ and a ha’penny is the half penny (about the same size as $1 coin.) 4 The game has for 2 players. 5 The 2 players sit or standing at opposite 6 sides of a desk or the table. 7 Player 1 puts the dollar over the edge for 8 the desk. He can uses any part of his hand 9 to pushing the coin forward the first time. 10 He can then to flick the coin forward with 11 his finger twice times. The goal of the 12 game is to get coin to hang over the edge 13 of his opponents side of desk. If he can do 14 this in 3 tries, he get 1 point. If he can flick 15 the coin up and caught it in the same hand 16 he gets another the point. The winner is 17 the first player get 5 points. P.5 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word How to play Shove Ha’penny 1 2 a Shove ha’penny is game that children used 3 to play at the school. Shove means ’to a penny push’ and a ha’penny is the half 4 (about the same size as $1 coin.) The game hasisfor 2 players. 5 stand The 2 players sit or standing at opposite 6 sides of a desk or thextable. 7 Player 1 puts the dollar over the edge for use the desk. He can uses any part of his hand push to pushing the coin forward the first time. 8 9 of 10 He can then toxflick the coin forward with 11 his finger twice times. x The goal of the game 12 is to get the coin to hang over the edge of his the 13 opponents side of desk. If he can do this in gets 14 3 tries, he get 1 point. If he can flick the catch 15 coin up and caught it in the same hand he 16 gets another the xpoint. The winner is the 17 first player to get 5 points. P.6 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word 1 In 2008, the Olympics was hold in Beijing. 2 Athletes from 200 countries are competed 3 to see who was the fastest and strong. The 4 5 6 Olympics happens once 4 years. China spent a lot of money for prepare for the Olympics. They did built lots of new hotels for tourists. They built new stadiums for the 7 games. The biggest and most famousest 8 one is ‘The Bird Nest’. Most popular sport 9 on the Olympics is athletics. Athletics 10 includes the running, high jump, long jump 11 and throwing. China won most gold medals 12 than any other country for the first time in 13 history. The next Olympics will held in London in 2012. P.7 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word held 1 In 2008, the Olympics was hold in Beijing. 2 Athletes from 200 countries are xcompeted 3 to see who was the fastest and strong. The 4 5 6 strongest every Olympics happens once 4 years. China spent a lot of money for to prepare for the x built lots of new hotels Olympics. They did for tourists. They built new stadiums for the famous 7 games. The biggest and most famousest 8 one is ‘The Bird Nest’. Most popular sport 9 on the Olympics is athletics. Athletics 10 includes the x running, high jump, long jump 11 and throwing. China won most gold medals 12 than any other country for the first time in 13 The in more countries be history. The next Olympics will held in London in 2012. P.8 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word 1 Every day thousands of dogs is abandoned 2 in Hong Kong. Some are left next to rubbish 3 bins. Some are taken to the Lamma Island 4 and left to there. 5 Why are some people take a dog and then 6 throw away? Some people do not think 7 before get a dog. Puppies are very cute and 8 friendly, but they difficult to look after. If you 9 have a dog you have to go walk it every day. 10 You have to feed it and clean it up when it goes to the toilet. 11 Hong Kong Dog Rescue is a charity where 12 finds homes for dogs that people are throw 13 away. If nobody wants them, they will put 14 down. If you want to look after the dog, don’t 15 buy one from a pet shop. You are should 16 adopt one to HKDR or the RSPCA. P.9 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word 1 are Every day thousands of dogs is abandoned 2 in Hong Kong. Some are left next to rubbish 3 bins. Some are taken to the Lamma Island x 4 and left toxthere. do Why are some people take a dog and then 5 8 throw away? Some people do not think getting before get a dog. Puppies are very cute and are friendly, but they difficult to look after. If you 9 have a dog you have to go walk it every day. 6 7 x when it 10 You have to feed it and clean it up goes to the toilet. that 11 Hong Kong Dog Rescue is a charity where x 12 finds homes for dogs that people are throw be 13 away. If nobody wants them, they will put a down. If you want to look after the dog, don’t 14 x 15 buy one from a pet shop. You are should 16 adopt one from HKDR or the RSPCA. P.10 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word Mid Autumn Festival 1 Mid Autumn festival is in the 15 2 8 th month of the Chinese calendar. This is 3 usually in September. It is for to celebrate the 4 harvest. The sun is full at mid-Autumn 5 festival, and people eating moon cakes. 6 It is second most important holiday in China. 7 Chinese families get together for eat moon 8 cakes and play lanterns at night. Usually the 9 lanterns are red colour with Chinese writing. 10 Now they are make with cartoon pictures on th day of the them. 11 People also like to watching traditional 12 dragon dances. People have celebrate Mid 13 Autumn festival for over than 3000 years . P.11 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word Mid Autumn Festival 2 on Mid Autumn festival is in the 15 th day of the in 8 th month of the Chinese calendar. This is 3 usually in September. It is for xto celebrate the 4 harvest. The sun is full at mid-Autumn eat festival, and people eating moon cakes. the It is second most important holiday in China. to Chinese families get together for eat moon with cakes and play lanterns at night. Usually the 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 lanterns are red colourx with Chinese writing. made Now they are make with cartoon pictures on them. 12 watch People also like to watching traditional celebrated dragon dances. People have celebrate Mid 13 Autumn festival for over thanx3000 years 11 . P.12 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word Mid Autumn Festival Mid Autumn festival is on the 15 th day of the 8 th month in the Chinese calendar. This is usually in September. It is to celebrate the harvest. The moon is full at mid-Autumn festival, and people eat moon cakes. It is the second most important holiday in China. Chinese families get together to eat moon cakes and play with lanterns at night. Usually the lanterns are red with Chinese writing. Now they make lanterns with cartoon pictures on them. People also like to watch traditional dragon dances. People have celebrated Mid Autumn festival for over 3000 years. P.13 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word How to fight the drought 1 The drought is still continuing after 6 months. 2 The government did decided to introduced 3 some strict rules. All hosepipes are ban. 4 People can only wash windscreen of their 5 car. Anyone who washes their car by a 6 hosepipe will have fined $1000. All fountains 7 have made tuned off. All swimming pools 8 have to been closed. The government has 9 asking people to only spend 3 minutes 10 for the shower. If the drought continues 11 animals will die and crops will be fail. Sheep 12 farmer John Evans said “My sheeps have 13 nothing to eat. Most of them are die, and the 14 rest are dying. I don’t know what to do.” 15 Everyone in Australia is praying for raining. P.14 S1 Proof reading exercise There is no more than one mistake in every line. Correct the mistakes according to the symbols shown below. Discuss the answers with your teacher after doing each task. = missing word x = extra word = no mistake ___ = wrong word How to fight the drought 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The drought is still continuing after 6 months. has The government did decided to introduce banned some strict rules. All hosepipes are ban. the People can only wash windscreen of their with car. Anyone who washes their car by a be hosepipe will have fined $1000. All fountains been have made tuned off. All swimming pools have toxbeen closed. The government has asked 9 asking people to only spend 3 minutes in 10 for the shower. If the drought continues 8 11 animals will die and crops will bexfail. Sheep sheep 12 farmer John Evans said “My sheeps have dead 13 nothing to eat. Most of them are die, and the 14 rest are dying. I don’t know what to do.” rain 15 Everyone in Australia is praying for raining. P.15