WRITING CORRECTION CODE
The chart below shows students the error correction code to help them raise awareness of
mistakes in order to improve writing skills.
CODE USE EXAMPLE
WW Wrong Word As our plane flew on the mountains, we saw snow.
WT Wrong Time As we were flying, they see some colourful birds.
GR Grammar Jack and Kim saw Matt when they was bought the tickets.
WO Word Order As our plane over the mountains flew, we saw heavy
clouds.
Sp Spelling The falcon was flying over the mauntains.
P Punctuation The tickets were cheap; but the hotel was a bit unaffordable.
X Extra Word I came to home after training for five hours.
Reph Rephrase Came home the detective to ask if would see to him.
V Missing word Tim and Sally were going home when found some money.
Other useful codes!
//: separate paragraph. It means that you have to start writing a new paragraph.
C: capital letter. It means that you have to use a capital letter at the beginning of a word.
: indentation. It means that you have to indent the first line of the paragrah.
N/C: no contractions. It means that you shouldn´t use the short form of the verb
1) Can you correct these mistakes using the error correction code?
WO When she the house left, her friend called.
X Finally, my lawyer walked into to the room.
WW Jack´s interested on learning how to cook.
Sp I was beeing arrested for the robbery of a local post ofice.
WT I go to the beach last summer holidays.
WO Mr Smith of the robbery was accused.
P Cassidy realised she´d lost her purse, because it wasn´t in her bag.
Sp The cotage was small and cosy.
WW Let me know when you arrive a conclusion.
Gr The boy catched some fish with his new fishing rod.
Reph My mu made me to say to my dad that the dinner was ready.
V Remember lock the door before leaving home.
C It was a Good idea but i didn´t agree with it.
2) Read the passage and use the correction code to identify the underlined
mistakes:
Well, 1) its another rainy day. I wonder what 2) I will do? First, I think I’ll take a walk
around the 3) neyborhood to stretch my legs. 4) Second I’ll cook a big breakfast 5)
with toast fruit eggs and bacon. After that, I might mow my 6) lawn; it’s getting pretty
long. I’m not sure what I’ll do after that. I guess I 7) should go see my mother. I think
she wants me to go grocery shopping with her. I 8) had no idea why she can’t just go by
herself. Or, better still, she could ask 9) to my dad to go with her! I doubt he will want to
go with her though. He doesn’t like going to the grocery 10) mall as much as I do!
3) Now, choose A, B, C to correct each mistake:
1- A- it was B-it isn´t C-it is
2- A-I would do? B- I will do C- I´ll do?
3- A- naibourhood B- neighbourhood C-neiborhood
4- A- Second will I B- Second, I´ll C- Secondly I´ll
5- A - with toast, fruit, and bacon B- with toast and fruit and bacon C- with toast, fruit and bacon
6- A- lawn! It´s B- lawn? It´s C lawn: It´s
7- A- should to see B- should see C-should to go to see
8- A- I´m having B- have C- I´ve had
9- A- for B- - C- if
10- A centre B- store C-shop
4) Read the passage below, use the correction code to identify the underlined mistakes
and correct them:
The 1) hole department meets every Thursday afternoon for two hours. There 2) is
twelve people in our department. All the people in our department 3) hard workers.
Everyone comes in early and 4) leave late. We are all overworked. Nobody ever
complains about the amount of work there is 5) do. But nobody works 6) enough hard
to please Constance. That’s our boss. 7) Anybody has ever seen her smile. Nobody
has ever heard her say anything 8) complimentry to anyone. When Constance 9)
entered the room, everybody stops talking.
1) _____________________
2) _____________________
3) _____________________
4) _____________________
5) _____________________
6) _____________________
7) _____________________
8) _____________________
9) _____________________
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WRITING CORRECTION CODE
The chart below shows students the error correction code to help them raise awareness of
mistakes in order to improve writing skills.
CODE USE EXAMPLE
WW Wrong Word As our plane flew on the mountains, we saw snow.
WT Wrong Time As we were flying, they see some colourful birds.
GR Grammar Jack and Kim saw Matt when they was bought the tickets.
WO Word Order As our plane over the mountains flew, we saw heavy
clouds.
Sp Spelling The falcon was flying over the mauntains.
P Punctuation The tickets were cheap; but the hotel was a bit unaffordable.
X Extra Word I came to home after training for five hours.
Reph Rephrase Came home the detective to ask if would see to him.
V Missing word Tim and Sally were going home when found some money.
Other useful codes!
//: separate paragraph. It means that you have to start writing a new paragraph.
C: capital letter. It means that you have to use a capital letter at the beginning of a word.
: indentation. It means that you have to indent the first line of the paragrah.
N/C: no contractions. It means that you shouldn´t use the short form of the verb
1) Read the passage below and use the correction code to identify the underlined
mistakes:
When I turned the doorknob, 1) it open easy. I was immediately 2) spicious; the door
3) should of been locked on a weekend at midnight. I 4) carefully push the door open.
It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand 5) in the doorknob. I heard a
low growl and felt something 5) brushed past me. What was it? A tiger…a lion…a wild
beast? “There he 6) is” said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy,” he
called to the dog. “Time to go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he
7) said “I know, I know. I shouldn’t 8) had left the door open. I came back to lock it ––
and to find Butchy.”
