WELCOME

GRADE 11
STUDENTS
 1. Be on TIME.

2. MUTE your MICs.

3. RESPECT others.
Classroom Rules:
4. Be ATTENTIVE.

State your Surname

5. first before
answering.
 Is this correct?
Tell me the correct spelling of each word.
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Seige
Destitute
Equannimity
 PROOFREADING
AND
EDITING SYMBOLS
 It supports graduate
1. students in producing a
high-quality thesis.

It ensures we say what we

Some
2.
mean to say.

Importance of 3.
It allows translators to
preserve the meaning of

Proofreading the original document.

4.
It helps doctors to ensure
patient safety.
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FIGHTING!
Spelling Errors How to use -ie and -ei.
-ie and -ei Spelling Errors

Rule 1: Rule 2:

- Write ie when the Write ei when the

sound is long e. sound is not long e,
especially when the
- except after c. sound is long a.
 How to use -able and
Spelling Errors -ible.
 -able and -ible Spelling Error

Rule 1: Rule 2:

If the word ends in If a word ends in y,

a consonant add the suffix -able,
followed by an e, the not -ible.
e is dropped before
Examples:
adding -ible or -
Love + able = Lovable
able.
Measure + able = Measurable
Responsible
Flexible
1. having or showing a tendency to be easily
annoyed or made angry.

a. Iratible
b. irritable
c. iritable
d.irratable
2. (of handwriting or print) clear enough to
read.

a. legable
b. legible
c. leggible
d. leggable
3. unable to be challenged or denied.

a. indisputable
b. indesputible
c. innisputable
d. indisputible
4. difficult to believe; extraordinary.

a. incredible
b. incredable
c. increible
d. increable
5. able to be changed in form, function, or
character.

a. comvertable
b. convertable
c. convirtible
d. convertible
 How to use -ent / -
Spelling Errors ence and -ant / -ance.
-ant, -ent, -ance, and -ence Spelling Errors

-ent / -ence
-ant / -ance
Look for root words
Use ‘ant’ & ‘ance’ after
that end in a soft ‘c’ or
root words that could
‘g’ (‘s’ or ‘j’ sound);
end in
these often use ‘ent’ &
‘-ation’.
‘ence’
 Activity
- ent, -ence, -ant and -ance
 Starter

Infec_______

Domi______

Emerg_____

Dec________
Challenge 1

Import_____

Influ_______

Refer______

Insure_______
 Challenge 2

Vac________

Depend_______

Curr _________
 How to use -ary, -ery
Spelling Errors and -ory .
 Noun words that have the suffix of -ary
Ex. commentary , dictionary, secretary,
-ary
beneficiary, etc.
Can be a
Noun Adjective words that have the suffix
or Adjective. of -ary
Ex. stationary, complimentary,
arbitrary, temporary, etc.
 Noun words that have the suffix of -ory
-ory
Ex. category, lavatory, etc.
Words that
end on -ory
Adjective words that have suffix
can be
or - ory.
Nouns or
Adjectives.
derogatory, satisfactory, etc.
 Noun words that have the suffix of -ery.
-ery
Ex. brewery, machinery, etc.
Words that
end on -ery
Adjective words that have suffix
can be
or - ery.
Nouns or
Adjectives.
Ex. blustery, shivery, etc.
Activity
- ary, - ery, -ory
Is it -ary, -ery or -ory?
direct____

discipline____
volunt___
discover___

deposit___
surge___ bake____
second___
flat____
invent___
arbitr___
conservat______
Spelling Homonyms Correctly
Below is a list of commonly used homonyms of which proofreaders need to be aware.

they to rain
threw principal
their too reign
through principle
they're two rein

pear capitol who's your stationary

pair capital whose you're stationery
Spelling Activity
 Tell me the misspelled word and tell me the
correct spelling.

refusse to be closely involved ______________

enables the large, beautiful bird to fly_____________

the old ferosious lion in the zoo__________

 Choose the correct spelling of each word.

proceed OR prosede
recieved OR received
circuit OR sircuit
sucede OR suceed
patience OR patiance
 Choose the correct spelling of each word.

volenteered OR volunteered
prospector OR prospecter
exceed OR exsede
miserible OR miserable
divisible OR divisable
Capitalization
Rule 1: Capitalize proper nouns and proper
adjectives.
Rule 2: Capitalize geographical names.
Rule 3: Capitalize a person's title only if followed
by their name.
Rule 4: Capitalize the pronoun I.
Capitalization

1. Joseph 2. Dallas 3. Mother

Laos Aunt Sunday
Doctor America Ohio
England Halloween Ontario
Capitalization Activity

1.) Were you born in december?

2.) I met prince Charles in london.

3.) Tom said, "i need a new skateboard."

4.) president Wilson of the United States.

Period, Question Mark and Comma
Punctuation

Rule 1: Use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter and after the
closing of any letter.

Rule 2: Use a comma to separate items in dates and addresses.

Rule 3: An abbreviation is followed by a period.

Rule 4: Use a comma to separate city and state.

Punctuation
1. My son Richard was born on Sept 25 1987 in
Oklahoma City Oklahoma

2. Did you receive your B A degree from

Northwestern University

3. Gofer Bros Lumber Co is hiring workers until

Sept 1 for their lumber yard
Comma

Rule 1: Use commas to separate words in a series.

Rule 2: Use a comma before and, but, or, nor, for,

and yet when they join independent clauses.

Rule 3: Parenthetical expressions are set off by

commas.
1. The new girl on the block liked sailing but
she did not like biking.

2. Dad have you heard of this alternative

group?

3. These bats balls and gloves need to go

into the duffel bag.
 Hyphen and Apostrophe
Rule 1: Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line.

Rule 2: Use a hyphen with compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine and with
fractions used as adjectives.

Rule 3: To form the possessive case of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and an s.

Rule 4: To form the possessive case of a plural noun ending In s, add an apostrophe.

Rule 5: Use an apostrophe to show where letters have been omitted in a contraction.
 1.When did the Millers dog run away from home?

2.Bobs new car was traveling at seventy five miles per

hour.

3. My mother in law lives in the South American

country of Bolivia.
Semi-Colon and Colon
Rule 1: Use a semicolon between independent clauses in a sentence if they are not joined
by and, but, nor, for, or yet.

Rule 2: Use a semicolon between independent clauses joined by such words as for
example, besides, nevertheless, therefore, however, and instead.

Rule 3: A semicolon (rather than a comma) may be needed to separate the independent
clauses of a compound sentence if commas appear within the clauses.

Rule 4: Use a colon before a list of items, especially after expressions such as the following
or as follows.
Rule 5: Use a colon between the hour and minute when writing the time.
Rule 6: Use a colon after the salutation of a business letter.
Semi-Colon and Colon

1.) We arrived at the party exactly at 8 30 P.M. and left at 11 25 P.M

2.) The garage, living room, kitchen, and dining room are on the first floor the bedrooms and
bathrooms are on the second floor.
Hyphen and Apostrophe
Rule 1: Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line.

Rule 2: Use a hyphen with compound numbers from twenty-one to

ninety-nine and with fractions used as adjectives.

Rule 3: To form the possessive case of a singular noun, add an

apostrophe and an s.

Rule 4: To form the possessive case of a plural noun ending In s, add an

apostrophe.

Rule 5: Use an apostrophe to show where letters have been omitted in a

contraction.
Hyphen and Apostrophe

1.When did the Millers dog run away from home?

2.Bobs new car was traveling at seventy five miles per hour.

3.My mother in law lives in the South American country of Bolivia.

 Underlining and Quotation Mark

Rule 1: Use underlining (or italics) for titles of books, periodicals, works of art, plays, films, ships, and the like.

Rule 2: Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation (a person's exact words).

Rule 3: A direct quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence by commas or by a question mark or exclamation point.

Rule 4: A period or a comma following a quotation should be placed inside the closing quotation marks. A period is only used if
the quotation comes at the end of the sentence that includes it.

Rule 5: A question mark or an exclamation point should be placed inside the closing quotation marks if the quotation is a
question or an exclamation. Otherwise, it should be placed outside the closing quotation marks.

Rule 6: Use quotation marks to enclose titles of short works (poems, short stories, songs, television programs, and articles).
 Underlining and Quotation Mark
Activity:

1. Marcia replied, I couldn't read the book. The Friendship, because my dog ate it.

2. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton is one of my favorite books.

3. Yes, Ms. McCoy, I did cheat on my math test that we took last week on Chapter 11, said Juanita.

4. All of my friends really enjoyed the article Denzel Washington, The Movie Star, in the recent issue of Ebony.