Select a word to edit it and its punctuation.
English practice
The Proofreading Club.
Spot and correct the mistakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar to earn points.
Correct the story's mistakes
Ten mistakes. Can you find them all?
Wander into a secret garden, sail into a busy harbour or follow a detective’s clues. Explore twelve classic books alongside original contemporary stories, each with a fresh mix of errors.
- Read the passage in full.
- Select a word to edit it and its punctuation.
- For missing punctuation, select the word next to it.
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A quick reminder
Select a word and edit it in place. Keep any punctuation that is already right. To add a missing mark, select the word just before it. +10 for a correction, −2 for a wrong edit, or +5 with help. Keyboard: Tab into the passage, use ← → to move and Enter to select.
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About these extracts
Choose a fresh story from 42 passages: adaptations of twelve classic books and original contemporary writing. The classic extracts use modern British spelling and punctuation, with some sentences shortened for clarity.
Every round uses a complete passage. The mistakes are added for practice and change between rounds; they are not mistakes made by the original author.
Find a book you enjoy? Follow a link below to read more.
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland · Lewis Carroll
- Kidnapped · Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Count of Monte Cristo · Alexandre Dumas
- The Secret Garden · Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Garden Party · Katherine Mansfield
- The Adventure of the Speckled Band · Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Phantom of the Opera · Gaston Leroux
- Anne of Green Gables · L. M. Montgomery
- The Wind in the Willows · Kenneth Grahame
- Black Beauty · Anna Sewell
- The Blue Castle · L. M. Montgomery
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · L. Frank Baum
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