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Practice - Writing - 06

Hello, young wordsmiths! Are you ready to dive deep into the world of English writing and spelling? This exhilarating quiz will tickle your brain cells, challenge you, and expand your knowledge. Don't worry, it's all good fun and you might learn something new. So, sharpen your pencils, gather your wits, and let's get started!
1 .
Identify the adverb in this sentence: 'Sarah swiftly ran to the shop.'
Sarah
swiftly
ran
shop
'Swiftly' is the adverb in this sentence as it describes how the action (running) is being performed.
2 .
In the sentence 'I play cricket in the summer.', what is the verb?
I
summer
play
cricket
'Play' is the verb in the sentence as it expresses the action.
3 .
Select the correct plural form of 'child'.
childs
childs'
children
children's
The correct plural form of 'child' is 'children'.
4 .
Which of these sentences has a misplaced modifier?
Reaching excitedly for her pen, Jane wrote the poem in her journal.
With a heavy heart, Mark trudged home.
Carefully stretching into the cupboard, Sarah took a sweet.
Enjoying the warm weather, the homework was done outside.
The modifier 'Enjoying the warm weather' should modify a person, not 'the homework'. So the sentence is misplaced.
5 .
Which contraction is correctly spelled?
dont
can't
is'nt
arent
The correct contraction of 'can' and 'not' is 'can't' with an apostrophe replacing the omitted letter.
6 .
Select the word which is spelt incorrectly.
Happiness
Kindness
Strenth
Brilliance
'Strenth' is incorrectly spelled, the correct spelling is 'strength'.
7 .
Choose the correctly spelled word.
indeks
indecs
index
indecks
'Index' is spelled correctly.
8 .
Which of these words is spelt correctly?
beleive
believe
beleve
beleeve
The word 'believe' is spelled as 'b-e-l-i-e-v-e', following the rule 'i' before 'e' except after 'c'.
9 .
Which of these words is spelled correctly?
skrach
scrach
scratch
skratch
'Scratch' is the correct spelling.
10 .
Which of these sentences is written correctly?
It's raining outside therefore, I need to take my umbrella.
It's raining outside, therefore I need to take my umbrella.
Its raining outside, therefore I need to take my umbrella.
It's raining outside, therefore, I need to take my umbrella.
'Therefore' is a conjunctive adverb and should be used with a comma before it, not after.
Author:  Graeme Haw

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