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Accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation · Alberta Grade 6 · maddyhelps.com

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This paragraph has 10 mistakes: capitals, homophones, an apostrophe, grammar and spelling. Read it aloud slowly, circle each mistake and write the correction above it.

Last saturday my family drove to banff. Their was still snow on the peaks, and the lake had lost it's ice. We seen three elk, two ravens and a dear. My brother should of brought a jacket, because it was to cold to stay long. We didnt want to leave, but we recieved a text saying dinner was ready.

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saturday → Saturday; banff → Banff; Their → There; it's → its; seen → saw; dear → deer; should of → should have; to → too; didnt → didn't; recieved → received.

Reading aloud catches most of these, because the ear notices what the eye skips. “Should of” is how “should've” sounds, which is exactly why it gets written.

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