Question

proofreading practice
as you read the following news item, circle the five misspelled words. write the correct spelling for each circled word on the lines below.
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mrs. sylvia yancy, who lives in the visinity of the police station, called to tell us about a recent insident in her neighborhood. ricky rice was riding his bisycle past her house just after getting his bike lisence at the station. as ricky rode by, mrs. yancy tripped and was unable to get up. ricky rode back to the station to ask for help. one police officer remarked, \he certainly is a sensible kid.\

Explanation:

To solve this proofreading problem, we identify misspelled words by comparing with correct English spellings:

1. "visinity" should be "vicinity" (correct spelling of the area near a place).
2. "bisycle" should be "bicycle" (correct spelling of the two - wheeled vehicle).
3. "lisence" should be "license" (correct spelling of a permit or the act of giving permission).
4. "Sitizen" should be "Citizen" (correct spelling of a member of a state or country).
5. The misspelled word (from the hand - written part, likely a misspelling) and the correct "properly" (assuming the intended word was related to correct behavior, and the misspelled "pcpely" or similar was meant to be "properly").

Answer:

1. visinity → vicinity
2. bisycle → bicycle
3. lisence → license
4. Sitizen → Citizen
5. (Assuming the misspelled word was for "properly") The misspelled word (e.g., pcpely) → properly