Correcting Spelling Mistakes

In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.

For help with this exercise, see Chapter 27.

example

My mother and I were both happy with our new cat, but we were surprized to find that we could not stop thinking about the other animals we had seen in the shelter.

a. 1

b. 3

c. 4

d. 2

  1. Question

    Untill we had gone to the shelter to adopt a cat, niether of us had thought much about how many abandoned and stray animals there are in the city.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: Untill we had gone to the shelter to adopt a cat, niether of us had thought much about how many abandoned and stray animals there are in the city.

  2. Question

    I tryed to discribe to my sister how sad some of the animals in the shelter looked that day.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: I tryed to discribe to my sister how sad some of the animals in the shelter looked that day.

  3. Question

    I am sure that animals can feel sadness and lonelyness the same way people do.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: I am sure that animals can feel sadness and lonelyness the same way people do.

  4. Question

    As soon as we saw how quickly and happyly our cat, Fluffy Gus, made himself at home, I regreted that we hadn’t adopted another animal as well.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: As soon as we saw how quickly and happyly our cat, Fluffy Gus, made himself at home, I regreted that we hadn’t adopted another animal as well.

  5. Question

    I didn’t want my mother to think I was disapointed with our new cat, so I didn’t mention my feelings to her.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: I didn’t want my mother to think I was disapointed with our new cat, so I didn’t mention my feelings to her.

  6. Question

    About a week after we got the cat, my mother told me that it was neccessary for us too go back to the shelter.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: About a week after we got the cat, my mother told me that it was neccessary for us too go back to the shelter.

  7. Question

    I became worryed thinking that somthing was wrong with Fluffy Gus.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: I became worryed thinking that somthing was wrong with Fluffy Gus.

  8. Question

    The cat was fine, but my mother had already decided that we should adopt a dog from the shelter, too.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: The cat was fine, but my mother had already decided that we should adopt a dog from the shelter, too.

  9. Question

    So we went back to the shelter, and we came home with the prettyest little black and white mutt.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: So we went back to the shelter, and we came home with the prettyest little black and white mutt.

  10. Question

    The dog and the cat imediately became friends—but know my mother and I have to agree on a name for the dog.

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    Correcting Spelling Mistakes - In the following sentences, identify the number of misspelled words.: The dog and the cat imediately became friends—but know my mother and I have to agree on a name for the dog.