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Giraffe Writing Editing Practice

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Giraffe Writing Editing Practice

Read the passage carefully. Look for spelling, capitalisation, punctuation and sentence errors. Then answer each question.

Giraffes: A Closer Look

Giraffes have spotted coats and live in groups called herds. Their long necks help them reach leaves high in trees, but they also bend down to drink. A giraffe’s heart is large it must pump blood up its long neck. Young giraffes are called calves. A calf can stand soon after birth, which helps it stay close to its mother. Giraffes use their long, dark tongues to pull leaves from thorny branches. giraffes move gracefull across the savannah and may run quickly to escape predaters. Their favourite food is leaveses from acacia trees.

Find the Editing Errors

1.How many spelling errors are in the passage?
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
2.Which kinds of writing errors appear in the passage? Select all that apply.
  • A run-on sentence
  • A sentence fragment
  • A missing capital letter
  • A spelling error
  • A question mark used incorrectly
3.Write each of the three misspelled words from the passage and correct it.

Edit the Sentences

4.Rewrite this run-on sentence as two complete sentences: “A giraffe’s heart is large it must pump blood up its long neck.”
5.Rewrite this passage sentence with the missing capital letter and spelling corrected: “giraffes move gracefull across the savannah.”
6.Add punctuation to separate the ideas and finish the sentence: “Giraffes use their long, dark tongues to pull leaves from thorny branches they eat acacia leaves”

2 printable pages

  • A giraffe photo and a short passage for practising spelling, capitalisation and punctuation edits.

    Page 1

  • Questions and writing lines for correcting errors in a giraffe passage.

    Page 2

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