Editing and Proofreading Worksheets
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Boost your writing chops with our free, printable editing and proofreading worksheets! Grab tons of practice in going back over a piece of writing and fixing any errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. As hard as self-editing can be for children, our editing and proofreading worksheets pdf make it easy for them to edit with a compilation of exercises, which include identifying and matching proofreading marks, correcting errors in paragraphs, and fixing mistakes in informal letters, to name a few. Get ready to watch the young editors in action!
These worksheets are ideal for children in grade 2 through grade 8.
Matching Proofreading Marks to Their Meanings
Editing is as crucial to writing as writing itself. Give 2nd grade and 3rd grade kids a warm welcome to proofreading with our worksheets on matching proofreading symbols to their meanings.
When we edit and proofread, our writing becomes refined. Learners in grade 2 and grade 3 read the paragraphs, focus on the errors, and answer the editing and proofreading questions here.
Identifying Errors in Sentences & Writing the Number of Errors
Capitalize the first word in a sentence. Use a period at the end of a sentence. Let grade 4 and grade 5 kids stick to such rules as they use proofreading marks to indicate errors and write the number of errors for each type.
Funnel your energy into these editing and proofreading worksheets for 4th grade and 5th grade, where you correct the errors in capitalization, grammar, punctuation, and spelling and rewrite each sentence.
Correcting Errors in Informal Letters
Instruct grade 6 and grade 7 kids to rewrite the informal letters in these editing and proofreading worksheets pdf. Let them keep an eye out for errors, making corrections as they go.
Rewriting Newspaper Articles by Correcting the Errors
Watch 6th grade and 7th grade kids read and re-read short articles, correcting mistakes in spelling, capitalization, and grammar in these printable worksheets on editing and proofreading.
Correcting Sentences with Misplaced Modifiers
Everyday English abounds in sentences where modifiers are not placed beside the word/phrase concerned. These worksheets will ensure 8th grade learners will make no longer make such errors.
Correcting Sentences with Dangling Modifiers
Stop running into the dangling modifier dilemma once and for all! Let accuracy and perfection shine through grade 8 children's writing, as these exercises keep the young writers well-guided at all times.
The task in this printable set is for children to make sense of the run-on sentences by using coordinating conjunctions, commas, semicolons, and periods as they see fit.
Indicating Types of Errors in Passages
In these editing and proofreading worksheets pdf, learners are expected to not only identify the errors in short passages, but also use a checklist to indicate the kinds of errors.
Underlining Error-free Sentences
How keen of an eye do you have to spot errors? Observe each set of three sentences in these printable editing and proofreading worksheets, and hone in on the one free from errors.
Correcting Misspelled Words in Sentences
Flex your spelling chops in this pdf set featuring sentences with misspelled words. First, identify the word that is spelled wrong, underline it, and then write the correct spelling.