Proofreading & Editing Worksheets by Super Teacher Worksheets ... - Free Printable

Let's solve the proofreading task step by step. The passage is titled "The Beach", and we need to find and correct the mistakes using the provided proofreading marks.

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Original Passage:

> Do you no Ryan did last weekend. He went to the beach with his family. First, Ryan builded a huge sand castle. Then, he collect seashells and rocks. After that, he goed swimming with his brother. Ryan has a wonderful time at the beach.

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Now, let’s go through each sentence and identify the errors:

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1. "Do you no Ryan did last weekend."

- Error 1: "no" should be "know" — this is a spelling error.
- ✔ Use the "Add words" mark (▲) to add the missing letters: change "no" → "know".
- Error 2: The sentence is missing a question mark at the end since it's a question.
- ✔ Use the "Add a question mark" mark (?).

✔ Corrected: "Do you know what Ryan did last weekend?"

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2. "He went to the beach with his family."

- This sentence is correct. No changes needed.

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3. "First, Ryan builded a huge sand castle."

- Error 3: "builded" is incorrect past tense. The correct past tense of "build" is "built".
- ✔ Use the "Spelled correctly" mark (↑) or "Take words out" and "Add words" to fix it.
- Change "builded" → "built".

✔ Corrected: "First, Ryan built a huge sand castle."

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4. "Then, he collect seashells and rocks."

- Error 4: "collect" should be "collected" — past tense needed because it's describing a past action.
- ✔ Use the "Add a letter" or "Spelled correctly" mark to add the "-ed".
- Change "collect" → "collected".

✔ Corrected: "Then, he collected seashells and rocks."

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5. "After that, he goed swimming with his brother."

- Error 5: "goed" is incorrect past tense. The correct form is "went".
- ✔ Use the "Spelled correctly" mark (↑) to correct "goed" → "went".

✔ Corrected: "After that, he went swimming with his brother."

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6. "Ryan has a wonderful time at the beach."

- Error 6: "has" should be "had" — the entire story is in the past tense.
- ✔ Use the "Spelled correctly" mark to change "has" → "had".

✔ Corrected: "Ryan had a wonderful time at the beach."

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✔ Final Corrected Version:

> Do you know what Ryan did last weekend? He went to the beach with his family. First, Ryan built a huge sand castle. Then, he collected seashells and rocks. After that, he went swimming with his brother. Ryan had a wonderful time at the beach.

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🔍 Summary of Mistakes Found (6 total):

| Error | Type | Correction |
|------|------|------------|
| 1 | Spelling | "no" → "know" |
| 2 | Punctuation | Add "?" at the end of first sentence |
| 3 | Verb tense | "builded" → "built" |
| 4 | Verb tense | "collect" → "collected" |
| 5 | Verb tense | "goed" → "went" |
| 6 | Verb tense | "has" → "had" |

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✔ Answer:

There are 6 mistakes in the passage.

Use the proofreading marks as follows:
- ▲ (Add words): for "know"
- ? (Add question mark): at the end of first sentence
- ↑ (Spelled correctly): for "built", "collected", "went", "had"
- (No need for "Take words out" or "Indent")

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✔ Final Answer: 6 mistakes.