2.2 Passage to Freedom

Name ______#______Date ______

Directions: First, read each sentence. Then fill in the bubble next to the word that is spelled correctly. If none of the choices are correct, fill in the bubble next to the choice “none.”

1. The ____ at each company donated money for the victims.
 stafs
 staffes
 staffs
 none / 2. We gave ____ plenty of time.
 ourselves
 ourselvs
 ourselfs
 none
3. Both boys tore their ____ on the fence.
 pantz
 pantts
 pants
 none / 4. All the ____ are in that bin.
 scisors
 scissors
 sissors
 none
5. We need two ____ of bread.
 loaves
 loavs
 laoves
 none / 6. Active ____ can be deadly.
 volkanos
 volcanos
 volcanoes
 none
7. Three fire ____ raced to the fire.
 cheifs
 chiefs
 chieves
 none / 8. Many ____ once covered the plains.
 bufaloes
 buffaloes
 buffiloes
 none
9. Pink ____ wade in the pond.
 flamingos
 flamengos
 flaminngoes
 none / 10. I always try to act on my ____.
 beliefs
 beleifs
 beliefes
 none
11. The ____ grew fainter.
 ekhoes
 echoes
 echos
 none / 12. The ____ are filled with cans.
 shelfs
 shelfes
 shelves
 none
13. I have three ____ on Friday.
 quizzes
 quizes
 quizzs
 none / 14. Two ____ worked on the case.
 sherifs
 sherrifs
 sheriffs
 none
15. John put the ____ in the box.
 domenoes
 dominoes
 dominnos
 none / 16. The ____ were soon arrested.
 theives
 thiefes
 thieves
 none
17. All the children have ____.
 measles
 measels
 mesles
 none / 18. We need two ____ for this dish.
 avokadoes
 avocaddos
 avocados
 none
19. Both ____ host cooking shows.
 cheffs
 chefs
 chefes
 none / 20. Grand ____ take up lots of space.
 pianos
 pianoes
 piannos
 none
21. The judges appointed new ____.
 baliffs
 bailiffes
 bailifs
 none / 22. The ____ were lined with boats.
 warfes
 wharfes
 wharves
 none
23. Buzzing ____kept me awake.
 mosqetoes
 mosquitoes
 mosquitos
 none / 24. I saw many ____ when I lived in Texas.
 armadillos
 armidillos
 armadilloes
 none
25. The posse chased the ____.
 desparadoes
 desperadoes
 desperrados
 none

Dictation Sentences: Listen as your teacher gives you a sentence. Write the sentence down on the lines below. Make sure you check your capitalization, punctuation, and the spelling.

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