Week 2 - Spelling (BBL)

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Writing

Spelling & Punctuation

Capital letters

Capital Letters

Names / Brands / Titles

I

Begin van de zin

Dagen, Maanden

Feestdagen

Cities / Countries
Nationalities / Languages

Welke hoeft niet met een hoofdletter te worden geschreven?

1. Germany
2. Exam
3. Dutch
4. Paris

Which of these does not have to be capitalised?

1. Thursday
2. Week
3. Cinema
4. Graafschap College

Which of these does not have to be capitalised?

1. August
2. Coca-Cola
3. Face-to-Face
4. Graafschap College

Which of these does not have to be capitalised?

1. Attachment
2. Coca-Cola
3. I've
4. English

Where do we use an Apostrophe (') for?
Can you give examples?

Apostrophe - Possessive

The boy's coat -> The coat of the boy

The dog's tail -> The tail of the dog

Tess' laptop -> The laptop belongs to Tess

Possessive

Verschil tussen its en it's

its -> Bezittelijk 
Eating vegetarian food can have its benefits.

it's -> afkorting van "it is"

It's impossible to lick your elbow.

Apostrophe - Abbreviation

cannot -> can't

do not -> don't

are not -> aren't

they had -> they'd

she will -> she'll

Wat is de correcte afkorting van:
He is

Wat is de correcte afkorting van:
They are

Wat is de correcte afkorting van:
Will not

Where do we use an Hyphen (-) for?
Can you give examples?

Hyphen - Bijvoegelijk Nmw. 

Wordt gebruikt als 'koppel teken' 

Het verbind twee woorden aan elkaar die onderdeel zijn van dezelfde uitdrukking

an up-to-date website

a last-minute report

a twelve-year-old boy

Komma's & opsommingen

Om een duidelijk verschil aan te tonen dat je meerdere dingen aan het opsommen bent, gebruik je een komma tussen de objecten die je opsomt:

I like a lot of school subjects like sales, marketing, Dutch, and German. 

Let's test your overall knowledge!

Which of these is spelled correctly?

1. My brothers' dog
2. My brother's dog
3. My brothers dog
4. My brother' dog

Which of these is spelled correctly?

1. My brothers' dog
2. My brother's dog
3. My brothers dog
4. My brother' dog

Rewrite the following sentence:
for many years ive worked in retail

If I want to say something belongs to you, which do I use?

1. your
2. you're

Which one is spelt correctly?

1. Very
2. Verry

Which one is spelt correctly?

1. In stead of
2. Instead of
3. In steadof
4. Insteadof

Which one is spelt correctly?

1. Beautifull
2. Buaetiful
3. Beuatiful
4. Beautiful

Rewrite the following sentence:
i like its colours. maybe its time i bought it.