Fix the Silly Sentences

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   Step 1: Open your page

   Open the page. If you use Google Docs, press Make a copy.

   • GDOCFix the Silly Sentences (opens in a new tab)Google Docs copyPress "Make a copy" to get your own page.
   • DOCFix the Silly Sentences (Word)Word fileUse this one if the Google Doc will not open at your school.

   Your page opens in a new tab. Keep this page open too, so you can come back and read the jobs.
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   Step 2: Do your jobs

   Each sentence has a mistake. Click in the right spot and fix it.

   1. Every sentence needs a capital letter at the start. Hold Shift and type the capital letter. Then delete the small letter.
   2. Every sentence needs a period or a question mark at the end. Click at the end and type it.
   3. Look for two words stuck together. Click between them and press the space bar.
   4. Look for an extra letter. Click right after it and press Backspace.
   5. Read every sentence one more time. Is each one fixed?

   
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   Step 3: Bonus jobs

   Finished early? Try these!

   • Type your own silly sentence with a mistake in it. Ask a friend to fix it!
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   Step 4: Show your work

   Read your page one more time. Then show it to your teacher or a grown-up, or print it.

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For teachers

Skills: Clicking to move the cursor, arrow keys, Backspace, Shift for capital letters, and periods. Most students finish in 20 to 30 minutes; the bonus jobs stretch faster typists. See the notes for teachers and parents for the whole set.

Read the full notes for teachers and parents