EXERCISE-1
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.
| INCORRECT | CORRECT | ||
| Yesterday when we was driving through | (a) | ………… | ………… |
| a forest we saw a deer on a right side of the road. | (b) | ………… | ………… |
| My friend brings out his Camera | (c) | ………… | ………… |
| but the deer quickly jumped at | (d) | ………… | ………… |
| a pit. We stopped to help the deer get into of the pit. | (e) | ………… | ………… |
| A man tied a rope to its waist and | (f) | ………… | ………… |
| go into the pit and lifted it out. | (g) | ………… | ………… |
| It ran away as faster as it could. | (h) | ………… | ………… |
Answer
| INCORRECT | CORRECT | |
| (a) | was | were |
| (b) | on a | on the |
| (c) | brings | brought |
| (d) | at | into |
| (e) | into | out |
| (f) | its | his |
| (g) | go | went |
| (h) | faster | fast |
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EXERCISE-2
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. The first has been done for you as an example.
| INCORRECT | CORRECT | ||
| One winter the farmer found a | e.g. | the | a |
| snake stiff and froze with cold. | (a) | ……… | ……… |
| He had compassion in it, and | (b) | ……… | ……… |
| taking it up, place it on his | (c) | ……… | ……… |
| bosom. The snake was quick | (d) | ……… | ……… |
| revived by a warmth, and | (e) | ……… | ……… |
| resuming its naturally instinct, | (f) | ……… | ……… |
| bit its benefactor. “Oh” cry the | (g) | ……… | ……… |
| farmer with his latest breath, | (h) | ……… | ……… |
| “I am rightly served for pitying a scoundrel”. |
Answer
| INCORRECT | CORRECT | |
| (a) | froze | frozen |
| (b) | in | on |
| (c) | place | placed |
| (d) | basom, | quick bosom. quickly |
| (e) | a | the |
| (f) | naturally | natural |
| (g) | cry | cried |
| (h) | latest | last |
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Also Read:
- Omission Exercises for Class 5 with Answers
- Editing Omission Exercises with Answers & PDF
- Example of Editing: A Guide to English Grammar
- English Grammar Editing and Omission Class
- Worksheet for Editing and Omission
Exercise-3
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied as shown.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| The lion agree to it and the dog | (a) | ……… | ……… |
| stayed for him and served | (b) | ……… | ……… |
| him for the long, long time. It | (c) | ……… | ……… |
| was the good life and he had | (d) | ……… | ……… |
| nothing to complain with, for | (e) | ……… | ……… |
| there was no strong beast in the | (f) | ……… | ……… |
| forest than a lion and no one | (g) | ……… | ……… |
| dares to touch the dog or offend him. | (h) | ……… | ……… |
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Exercise-4
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied as shown.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| I want to try my luck too. | (a) | ……… | ……… |
| I look at Bhaiyya. He encouraged | (b) | ……… | ……… |
| I pay 50 paise and took | (c) | ……… | ……… |
| six discs. My luck was not two | (d) | ……… | ……… |
| good. I got too pencils. The | (e) | ……… | ……… |
| shop keeper buy them from me for | (f) | ……… | ……… |
| 25 paise. I try again. This time | (g) | ……… | ……… |
| I get a bottle of ink of little value. | (h) | ……… | ……… |
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EXERCISE-5
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. The first has been done for you as an example.
| INCORRECT | CORRECT | ||
| If you likes hiking or motor biking | e.g. | likes | like |
| the quaint little town of Lachung | (a) | ………… | ………… |
| nestled among the snow-cap peaks of | (b) | ………… | ………… |
| the middle Himalayas might just been the | (c) | ………… | ………… |
| perfect choice. A best way to get to | (d) | ………… | ………… |
| Lachung are to take a train or fly to | (e) | ………… | ………… |
| Gangtok and than hire a cab to take | (f) | ………… | ………… |
| you to the village. Keep on mind | (g) | ………… | ………… |
| that accommodation facilities are basic-there is | (h) | ………… | ………… |
| only three hotels, and a lone resort. |
Answer
| INCORRECT | CORRECT | |
| (a) | the | a |
| (b) | snow | capped |
| (c) | been | be |
| (d) | A | the |
| (e) | are | is |
| (f) | than | then |
| (g) | on | in |
| (h) | is | are |
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EXERCISE-6
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. The first has been done for you as an example.
| INCORRECT | CORRECT | ||
| Owls are predators-they hunted the food | e.g. | hunted | hunt |
| that they eat. Owls hunt for mice and another | (a) | ………… | ………… |
| small mammals, insects or even fish. | (b) | ………… | ………… |
| Owls are well adapt for hunting. | (c) | ………… | ………… |
| Their soft, fluffy feathers makes their flight | (d) | ………… | ………… |
| nearly silence. They have very | (e) | ………… | ………… |
| good hearing, who helps them | (f) | ………… | ………… |
| to hunt well on the darkness. The sharp | (g) | ………… | ………… |
| hooked beaks and claws of the owl makes It | (h) | ………… | ………… |
| very easy to tear apart the prey quickly. |
Answer
| INCORRECT | CORRECT | |
| (a) | another | other |
| (b) | or | and |
| (c) | adapt for | adapted to |
| (d) | makes | make |
| (e) | silence | silent |
| (f) | who | which |
| (g) | on | in |
| (h) | makes | make |
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Exercise-7
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| It all began with Isaac Newton, which, while | e.g. | which | who |
| propounding his universal law of gravitation, wonder | (a) | ………. | ………. |
| whether like all materials objects in the | (b) | ………. | ………. |
| universe, light is subject to gravitational attraction. | (c) | ………. | ………. |
| which He start experimenting on this fact | (d) | ………. | ………. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | wonder | wondered |
| (b) | materials | material |
| (c) | subject | subjected |
| (d) | start | started |
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Exercise-8
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| These incident are alarmingly | e.g. | incident | incidents |
| higher in India. Genetically, | (a) | ……………. | ……………. |
| we seem to have the great | (b) | ……………. | ……………. |
| tendency to developing heart trouble. | (c) | ……………. | ……………. |
| It shall lead to cardiac arrest | (d) | ……………. | ……………. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | higher | high |
| (b) | the | a |
| (c) | developing | develop |
| (d) | shall | can |
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Exercise-9
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| It is important not to start talk about business | (a) | ……….. | ……….. |
| a the work in hand, immediately after the greeting. | (b) | ……….. | ……….. |
| You must show some interest in their client | (c) | ……….. | ……….. |
| or colleague without becoming to personal. | (d) | ……….. | ……….. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | talk | talking |
| (b) | a | and |
| (c) | their | your |
| (d) | to | too |
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Exercise-10
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| My dog, Scout, padded for my room. He stuck | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| his snout near my face and gave me the lick. He | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| wakes me up every day at the same way. He’s | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| like a stinky alarm clock. He needs to go | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| out for a walk. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | for | into |
| (b) | the | a |
| (c) | at | in |
| (d) | a | the |
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Exercise-11
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Light shone from the house on a hillside and | (a) | ………. | ………. |
| the moon made a track of silver across the calm | (b) | ………. | ………. |
| surface of the sea. A few lights moved in the | (c) | ………. | ………. |
| surface of water. Squid boats with lamps was set | (d) | ………. | ………. |
| just above a water. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | the | a |
| (b) | across | along |
| (c) | in | on |
| (d) | was | were |
