Editing Exercises for Class 9

Learning each and every rule in English grammar is important. What is equally important is knowing how to apply them in sentences and also being able to find out if there are errors in something you read or write. So here are some editing exercises you can try out.

Exercise 1

Read the following passage and identify the incorrect words.

The Egyptian civilization were the first for make paper from Papyrus. The Papyrus material were a thick paper witch was used to write on during ancient times. Previously, this plants grew abundantly over the Nile Delta. The papyrus was also use to make hats, reed mats, etc.

Answers for Exercise 1

The Egyptian civilization was the first to make paper from Papyrus. The Papyrus material was a thick paper which was used to write on during ancient times. Previously, these plants grew abundantly across the Nile Delta. The papyrus was also used to make hats, reed mats, etc.

Exercise 2

Read the passage given below and identify the words that are incorrect and correct them.

Once upon a time, their lived a very poor girl who has very big dreams but didn’t work hard enough too achieve it. One day she had enough milk to sells in the market so she though if she could sell the milk she should earn enough money and move into the city and start an new job there. So she pour the milk in a large can and carried it in her head to a nearby market. While going to the market she started to dreaming about how she would earn a lots of money and make all her dream come true and if someone ask her for money, she would scold them and sent them back. Just while thinking so, she jerk her head so fast that the milk can keep on her head fall down and all the milks got spilled on the ground.

Answers for Exercise 2

Once upon a time, there lived a very poor girl who had very big dreams but didn’t work hard enough to achieve them. One day she had enough milk to sell in the market so she thought if she could sell the milk she could earn enough money and move into the city and start a new job there. So she poured the milk in a large can and carried it in her head to a nearby market. While going to the market she started to dream about how she would earn a lot of money and make all her dreams come true and if someone asked her for money, she would scold them and send them back. Just while thinking so, she jerked her head so fast that the milk can kept on her head fell down and all the milk got spilled on the ground.

Exercise 3

Read the sentences and fill in the blanks with suitable words.

1. Hiral Lal is rich, but he is ____ miser.
2. Have you ever visited ____ Victoria Memorial in Kolkata?
3. Babur, the famous Mughal king, was ____ grandfather of Akbar.
4. The baby drank the ___ milk in one go.
5. The train would ____ within an hour.
6. The fox pounced____ the sheep.
7. My brother ____ to New Orleans last night.
8. Aratrika ___ my childhood friend.
9. The teacher distributed question papers ____ the students.
10. I saw the car bump ___ the truck.
11. The Thames flows ___ the London bridge.
12. The dogs fought ____ themselves for food.
13. I had ____ this poem when I was little.
14. I go _____ school everyday.
15. ____ you know where the bus stop is?

Answers for Exercise 3

1. Hiral Lal is rich, but he is a miser.
2. Have you ever visited the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata?
3. Babur, the famous Mughal king, was the grandfather of Akbar.
4. The baby drank the entire milk in one go.
5. The train would leave within an hour.
6. The fox pounced on the sheep.
7. My brother went to New Orleans last night
8. Aratrika is/was my childhood friend.
9. The teacher distributed question papers among the students.
10. I saw the car bump into the truck.
11. The Thames flows under the London bridge.
12. The dogs fought among themselves for food
13. I had read this poem when I was little
14. I go to school everyday.
15. Do you know where the bus stop is?