Question

exercise 8 proofreading a paragraph for correct spelling
the paragraph below contains several spelling errors. underline the incorrect words. then write
the correct spellings above the incorrect words. if the sentence has no errors, write c above the
sentence. use a dictionary as needed.

ex. adventures often happen when you havent planed them.
(planned written above planed)

1 sonia and sam had decided to spend a quiet afternoon ridinv their bicycles to the park.
(riding written above ridinv)
2 they chose the road, however, that went past the mysterious, deserted house at the edge of
town. 3 usually, they hurryed past this house because people said it was haunted. 4 on this day
they stopped in front of it to rest. 5 then they noticed that the front door was swingging open.
6 \i suppose it would be all right to take a look inside it,\ sam sayed bravely. 7 just as they
reached the door, they heard a strange, bumpping sound from within the house. 8 hastyly, they
jumped back. 9 they were both running when a small raccoon waddled out the front door. 10 it
was hard to say who laughed louder, but certainly the raccoon ran the fasttest when it saw them.

exercise 9 spelling words with prefixes
create five words by combining the prefixes given below with the words listed beside them.
check each of your word combinations in a dictionary.

prefixes: un-, im-, over-, pre-, re-, mis-
words: possible, important, cover, view, print, join

ex. uncover

1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________

Explanation:

To solve Exercise 9, we combine prefixes with words:

1. impossible: Prefix "im - " + word "possible" (means not possible).
2. unimportant: Prefix "un - " + word "important" (means not important).
3. overcover (incorrect, correct is "overcover" is non - standard, better "overlap" but from given words, "over - " + "cover" is "overcover" though less common; or "preview": "pre - " + "view" (means to view in advance). Let's use valid combinations:

• preview: Prefix "pre - " + word "view" (standard, means to look at before).
• misprint: Prefix "mis - " + word "print" (means to print incorrectly).
• rejoin: Prefix "re - " + word "join" (means to join again).
• overview: Prefix "over - " + word "view" (means a general view).
• impossible: As above.
• unimportant: As above.

Let's list five valid ones:

1. impossible (im - + possible)
2. unimportant (un - + important)
3. preview (pre - + view)
4. misprint (mis - + print)
5. rejoin (re - + join)

Answer:

1. impossible
2. unimportant
3. preview
4. misprint
5. rejoin