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The Proofread

Three slow passes catch what one quick read misses

Lesson 9
Spicy
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

A proofreader trusts the passes, not the story. Slow eyes catch quick spills.

1

Tick the right one

aOn Tuesday I saw Sam.On tuesday I saw Sam.the fix
bThere dog buried its bone.Their dog buried its bone.the fix
cWe went too town, to.We went to town, too.the fix
dI have two pounds.I have too pounds.the fix
2

Find the 7 mistakes

polpetta pinned a long notice to the café door on friday. He wrote that the café is proud of its bread and their is a new loaf every morning. would you like the table by the window Marco will show you the way. We have two new soups this week, but do not order both at once because that is to much, even for Polpetta. the café stays open late every evening, so come back soon and bring everyone you know.
Three passes, seven spills. Some sound-alikes are already right, leave them alone.
Write the corrections here
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The Proofread

Lesson 9 · Spicy · side 2

Name
3

Now you write

☆☆☆
a A question holding a day and a name, both capitalised:
b One sentence that uses to, too and two correctly:
c Two lines for a partner, plant one error in each and write the fixes below:
4

Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I proofread the whole board in ten seconds, found a mistake and stopped. Our Bread Is Baked Fresh On sunday. Sorted, no?

Tell him why stopping at one find fails, and list everything his ten-second read missed.
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