Writing Test Practice

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• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-4

Writing Test Practice

Punctuation: capitals, periods, etc.

Tips: woorden die vaak fout gaan

Grammar: negatives and questions in 

Present Simple and Past Simple

Punctuation

 . full stop ( at the end of a sentence)

 , comma

               Jimmy likes football, but he also likes swimming.

 ? question mark

 

Capital letters

               -starts a new sentence                    This is me. That's you.

                -for names of things                       We went to Disney World.

                -I (when talking about yourself)   I love English.

          When writing, make sure you pay attention to:

Your turn!

Rewrite the whole sentence on the next slides, using correct punctuation (commas, full stops, question marks) and capitals.

(Herschrijf de hele zin, gebruik de juiste interpunctie en hoofdletters.)

my sister works at the jumbo supermarket

my brother and I watch netflix every night

Troublesome words

its / it's 

its:    bezit, iets is van een ding

                  The dog has a bone in its mouth.

it's: - afkorting voor "it is" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "i")

                   It's not a bone, it's a toy.

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).
Choose between its and it's.

I think .... a wonderful day.

Look at the table.
I think ..... leg is broken.

Troublesome words

where - were

where: waar (plaats)

                  That's where she found the gun. 

were: vorm van "to be"; een werkwoord

                   They were very tired after their trip.

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).
Choose between where and were.

Do you know ..... I left my car keys?

We ...... on top of the mountain when it started to snow.

Look for the mistakes in the sentences and write them correctly.

(Zoek de fouten in de zinnen en schrijf ze correct op.)

(Think of punctuation, capitals, and troublesome words.)

its just down the road

they where lost

Grammar

Negatives (ontekennend - "not") and Questions 

in the 

PRESENT SIMPLE  and PAST SIMPLE

Change the sentences. 

(Remember punctuation)

PRESENT SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a negative (use -n't).
He makes cookies at home.

PRESENT SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a negative (use -n't).
They want to go home.

PRESENT SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a negative (use -n't).
She gets sweets after dinner.

PRESENT SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a negative (use -n't).
You like the cookies.

PRESENT SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a question.
We want to go home.

PRESENT SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a question.
You like the cookies.

PRESENT SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a question.
Mary pets the cat every morning.

PRESENT SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a question.
He makes cookies at home.

PAST SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a negative (use -n't).
He made cookies at home.

PAST SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a negative (use -n't).
They wanted to go home.

PAST SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a negative (use -n't).
She got sweets after dinner.

PAST SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a negative (use -n't).
You liked the cookies.

PAST SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a question.
He made cookies at home.

PAST SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a negative (use -n't).
They wanted to go home.

PAST SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a question.
She got sweets after dinner.

PAST SIMPLE
Change the sentence into a question.
You liked the cookies.

IRREGULAR VERBS
Change these irregular verbs into the Past Simple.
do, get, go , have, make (use commas)

Good job!

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