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Candace Osmond studied Advanced Writing & Editing Essentials at MHC. She’s been an International and USA TODAY Bestselling Author for over a decade. And she’s worked as an Editor for several mid-sized publications. Candace has a keen eye for content editing and a high degree of expertise in Fiction.

Editing your paper or books allows you to make your ideas and messages as clear as possible to your readers. It will help you get rid of typos, poor sentence structure, incorrect verb tenses, and more.

Do you want to enhance your editing skills? I love using editing sheets and recommend them to aspiring writers all the time. Check out our collection of printable sentence and paragraph editing worksheets. These worksheets are excellent for practicing common grammar rules and style guidelines.

What is an Editing Worksheet?

An editing worksheet is a paper or a collection of pre-made digital activities containing editing exercises. I’ve found a few online that works for me, but I’ve also made up some of my own over the years that are more specific to my styles.

Some editing worksheets are in the form of a paragraph essay for a real editing experience of manuscripts. Others contain numbered items that help learners acquire practice with grammar quizzes.

The goal of editing worksheets is to allow aspiring writers and editors to master the art of editing. This may include honing their punctuation skills, grammar abilities, and style skills.

With that being said, as a writer, I would still strongly recommend you hire an editor even after you’ve self-edited using these tips and worksheets.

Editing worksheets also encourage students to spot typing mistakes like repeated words, double spacing, and inconsistent formatting. Other editing aspects include sentence clarity, correct capitalization, and logical flow.

How Do You Practice Writing and Editing?

Writing then editing is a time-consuming process, but it gives you a chance to perfect your text. Here are some tips for practicing editing that I use for my own work.

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Have Someone Read Your Work

The peer review process will allow a fresh pair of eyes to review the descriptive details of your entire paragraph. They will spot errors you won’t, such as grammatical mistakes, typos, and poor argumentation.

Several people read over my work, so I get different sets of eyes and perspectives.

Practice the Basics

Practice capitalization rules, spelling guidelines, and the most basic grammar rules before learning complex editing skills. It’s a valuable skill you’ll be able to apply in all pieces of writing, whether academic writing or novel.

After you know the basics, you can write and edit proper sentences. You will be editing for capitalization, grammar, and punctuation errors. Then, you’re ready to enhance your vocabulary skills and add compelling details to your work.

Answer Paragraph and Sentence Worksheets

Self-grading grammar quizzes allow you to know what it’s like to be an actual editor. They will help you practice the steps to editing.

First, you need to read over the page several times. Then, read for grammar and punctuation. Before heading to the details, you also need to start with the big picture. Some questions to ask include:

• What is the author’s main point?
• Do the main points have supporting details?
• Is the document easy to understand?
• Are there errors in spelling, grammar, style, and punctuation?
• Does the paper follow proper formatting?

Editing Worksheets

Here are free printable worksheets you can answer with answer keys to give you some editing practice,

Sentence Editing Worksheets

Reviewing every sentence in a paragraph is essential for correctness. This editing process entails spotting spelling mistakes, punctuation errors, grammatical errors, and poor sentence structure.

Punctuation errors are common among improper use of question marks, quotation marks, commas, colons, and exclamation marks. Many people also get confused about the use of different dashes.

You might also encounter run-on sentences, comma splices, and the passive voice in sentences.

Lastly, don’t forget to capitalize proper nouns and the beginning of every sentence.

Revise and Edit Worksheets

Revising involves comprehensive sentence and paragraph rewrites. It focuses on content, organization, and structure of the entire piece of writing.

For instance, if you are revising, you must ensure you have complete sentences. Change your main ideas, add information, move paragraphs around, and more.

Editing focuses on the small details or every type of error. It checks individual sentences for incomplete or run-on sentences, incorrect punctuation marks, and improper spelling.

Other common mistakes include wrong verb tenses, capitalization issues, and homophone errors.

Paragraph Editing Worksheets

Editing goes beyond proofreading abilities , such as knowledge of writing conventions, editing marks, and proofreading skills. You also need to understand the whole writing process while adhering to a style guide and following a smooth flow.

This is how editing and proofreading differ. While proofreading focuses on basic errors in single sentences and words, editing is more about your paper’s overall structure and content.

Checking content for errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation is part of proofreading. But bad errors like a poor structure of an entire paragraph and illogical sequences are part of editing.

Turning informal text pieces into formal and professional ones is also part of editing.

Here’s a paragraph checklist that will help you with proofreading paragraphs:

• Overall structure.
• Structure within paragraphs.
• Writing style.

Once you know how to edit and proofread, the publishing process will be easier.

Grammar Editing Worksheets

Learning how to check grammar errors is an essential aspect of editing and proofing skills. Grammar does not include capitalization corrections and correct punctuation marks. Instead, here’s a list of mistakes to look for that are related to grammar.

• Word order.
• Connectors.
• Parts of speech.
• Tense and aspect.
• Determiners.

Another critical skill in grammar is understanding syntax. When editing, ensure you know the parts of a sentence to make the revised sentence sound better. Phrases, clauses, and sentence structure are other syntax elements essential in paragraph editing.

Punctuation Editing Worksheets

Editing and proofreading paragraphs include checking for different kinds of errors related to punctuation. The process is tedious because you have to look for missing speech marks, incorrect use of apostrophes and speech marks, and missing commas.

It would help if you also corrected mistakes regarding excess exclamation, hyphens and dashes, and semicolons and colons. Sentence fragments do not require a period in the end because they do not express a complete thought.

This printable worksheet contains simple sentence items that require correct punctuation.

Enhance Your Editing Skills Now!

Editing gives you a chance to fix your document for correctness, clarity, and coherence. It will help you remove distractions in grammar, structure, and vocabulary.

I hope these sentence and paragraph editing worksheets help you practice how to revise and edit papers. Enhance your spelling, grammar, and style guidelines with these five printable activities.

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Editing and Proofreading

What this handout is about.

This handout provides some tips and strategies for revising your writing. To give you a chance to practice proofreading, we have left seven errors (three spelling errors, two punctuation errors, and two grammatical errors) in the text of this handout. See if you can spot them!

Is editing the same thing as proofreading?

Not exactly. Although many people use the terms interchangeably, editing and proofreading are two different stages of the revision process. Both demand close and careful reading, but they focus on different aspects of the writing and employ different techniques.

Some tips that apply to both editing and proofreading

• Get some distance from the text! It’s hard to edit or proofread a paper that you’ve just finished writing—it’s still to familiar, and you tend to skip over a lot of errors. Put the paper aside for a few hours, days, or weeks. Go for a run. Take a trip to the beach. Clear your head of what you’ve written so you can take a fresh look at the paper and see what is really on the page. Better yet, give the paper to a friend—you can’t get much more distance than that. Someone who is reading the paper for the first time, comes to it with completely fresh eyes.
• Decide which medium lets you proofread most carefully. Some people like to work right at the computer, while others like to sit back with a printed copy that they can mark up as they read.
• Try changing the look of your document. Altering the size, spacing, color, or style of the text may trick your brain into thinking it’s seeing an unfamiliar document, and that can help you get a different perspective on what you’ve written.
• Find a quiet place to work. Don’t try to do your proofreading in front of the TV or while you’re chugging away on the treadmill. Find a place where you can concentrate and avoid distractions.
• If possible, do your editing and proofreading in several short blocks of time. Your concentration may start to wane if you try to proofread the entire text at one time.
• If you’re short on time, you may wish to prioritize. Make sure that you complete the most important editing and proofreading tasks.

Editing is what you begin doing as soon as you finish your first draft. You reread your draft to see, for example, whether the paper is well-organized, the transitions between paragraphs are smooth, and your evidence really backs up your argument. You can edit on several levels:

Have you done everything the assignment requires? Are the claims you make accurate? If it is required to do so, does your paper make an argument? Is the argument complete? Are all of your claims consistent? Have you supported each point with adequate evidence? Is all of the information in your paper relevant to the assignment and/or your overall writing goal? (For additional tips, see our handouts on understanding assignments and developing an argument .)

Overall structure

Does your paper have an appropriate introduction and conclusion? Is your thesis clearly stated in your introduction? Is it clear how each paragraph in the body of your paper is related to your thesis? Are the paragraphs arranged in a logical sequence? Have you made clear transitions between paragraphs? One way to check the structure of your paper is to make a reverse outline of the paper after you have written the first draft. (See our handouts on introductions , conclusions , thesis statements , and transitions .)

Structure within paragraphs

Does each paragraph have a clear topic sentence? Does each paragraph stick to one main idea? Are there any extraneous or missing sentences in any of your paragraphs? (See our handout on paragraph development .)

Have you defined any important terms that might be unclear to your reader? Is the meaning of each sentence clear? (One way to answer this question is to read your paper one sentence at a time, starting at the end and working backwards so that you will not unconsciously fill in content from previous sentences.) Is it clear what each pronoun (he, she, it, they, which, who, this, etc.) refers to? Have you chosen the proper words to express your ideas? Avoid using words you find in the thesaurus that aren’t part of your normal vocabulary; you may misuse them.

Have you used an appropriate tone (formal, informal, persuasive, etc.)? Is your use of gendered language (masculine and feminine pronouns like “he” or “she,” words like “fireman” that contain “man,” and words that some people incorrectly assume apply to only one gender—for example, some people assume “nurse” must refer to a woman) appropriate? Have you varied the length and structure of your sentences? Do you tends to use the passive voice too often? Does your writing contain a lot of unnecessary phrases like “there is,” “there are,” “due to the fact that,” etc.? Do you repeat a strong word (for example, a vivid main verb) unnecessarily? (For tips, see our handouts on style and gender-inclusive language .)

Have you appropriately cited quotes, paraphrases, and ideas you got from sources? Are your citations in the correct format? (See the UNC Libraries citation tutorial for more information.)

As you edit at all of these levels, you will usually make significant revisions to the content and wording of your paper. Keep an eye out for patterns of error; knowing what kinds of problems you tend to have will be helpful, especially if you are editing a large document like a thesis or dissertation. Once you have identified a pattern, you can develop techniques for spotting and correcting future instances of that pattern. For example, if you notice that you often discuss several distinct topics in each paragraph, you can go through your paper and underline the key words in each paragraph, then break the paragraphs up so that each one focuses on just one main idea.

Proofreading

Proofreading is the final stage of the editing process, focusing on surface errors such as misspellings and mistakes in grammar and punctuation. You should proofread only after you have finished all of your other editing revisions.

Why proofread? It’s the content that really matters, right?

Content is important. But like it or not, the way a paper looks affects the way others judge it. When you’ve worked hard to develop and present your ideas, you don’t want careless errors distracting your reader from what you have to say. It’s worth paying attention to the details that help you to make a good impression.

Most people devote only a few minutes to proofreading, hoping to catch any glaring errors that jump out from the page. But a quick and cursory reading, especially after you’ve been working long and hard on a paper, usually misses a lot. It’s better to work with a definite plan that helps you to search systematically for specific kinds of errors.

Sure, this takes a little extra time, but it pays off in the end. If you know that you have an effective way to catch errors when the paper is almost finished, you can worry less about editing while you are writing your first drafts. This makes the entire writing proccess more efficient.

Try to keep the editing and proofreading processes separate. When you are editing an early draft, you don’t want to be bothered with thinking about punctuation, grammar, and spelling. If your worrying about the spelling of a word or the placement of a comma, you’re not focusing on the more important task of developing and connecting ideas.

The proofreading process

You probably already use some of the strategies discussed below. Experiment with different tactics until you find a system that works well for you. The important thing is to make the process systematic and focused so that you catch as many errors as possible in the least amount of time.

• Don’t rely entirely on spelling checkers. These can be useful tools but they are far from foolproof. Spell checkers have a limited dictionary, so some words that show up as misspelled may really just not be in their memory. In addition, spell checkers will not catch misspellings that form another valid word. For example, if you type “your” instead of “you’re,” “to” instead of “too,” or “there” instead of “their,” the spell checker won’t catch the error.
• Grammar checkers can be even more problematic. These programs work with a limited number of rules, so they can’t identify every error and often make mistakes. They also fail to give thorough explanations to help you understand why a sentence should be revised. You may want to use a grammar checker to help you identify potential run-on sentences or too-frequent use of the passive voice, but you need to be able to evaluate the feedback it provides.
• Proofread for only one kind of error at a time. If you try to identify and revise too many things at once, you risk losing focus, and your proofreading will be less effective. It’s easier to catch grammar errors if you aren’t checking punctuation and spelling at the same time. In addition, some of the techniques that work well for spotting one kind of mistake won’t catch others.
• Read slow, and read every word. Try reading out loud , which forces you to say each word and also lets you hear how the words sound together. When you read silently or too quickly, you may skip over errors or make unconscious corrections.
• Separate the text into individual sentences. This is another technique to help you to read every sentence carefully. Simply press the return key after every period so that every line begins a new sentence. Then read each sentence separately, looking for grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors. If you’re working with a printed copy, try using an opaque object like a ruler or a piece of paper to isolate the line you’re working on.
• Circle every punctuation mark. This forces you to look at each one. As you circle, ask yourself if the punctuation is correct.
• Read the paper backwards. This technique is helpful for checking spelling. Start with the last word on the last page and work your way back to the beginning, reading each word separately. Because content, punctuation, and grammar won’t make any sense, your focus will be entirely on the spelling of each word. You can also read backwards sentence by sentence to check grammar; this will help you avoid becoming distracted by content issues.
• Proofreading is a learning process. You’re not just looking for errors that you recognize; you’re also learning to recognize and correct new errors. This is where handbooks and dictionaries come in. Keep the ones you find helpful close at hand as you proofread.
• Ignorance may be bliss, but it won’t make you a better proofreader. You’ll often find things that don’t seem quite right to you, but you may not be quite sure what’s wrong either. A word looks like it might be misspelled, but the spell checker didn’t catch it. You think you need a comma between two words, but you’re not sure why. Should you use “that” instead of “which”? If you’re not sure about something, look it up.
• The proofreading process becomes more efficient as you develop and practice a systematic strategy. You’ll learn to identify the specific areas of your own writing that need careful attention, and knowing that you have a sound method for finding errors will help you to focus more on developing your ideas while you are drafting the paper.

Think you’ve got it?

Then give it a try, if you haven’t already! This handout contains seven errors our proofreader should have caught: three spelling errors, two punctuation errors, and two grammatical errors. Try to find them, and then check a version of this page with the errors marked in red to see if you’re a proofreading star.

Works consulted

We consulted these works while writing this handout. This is not a comprehensive list of resources on the handout’s topic, and we encourage you to do your own research to find additional publications. Please do not use this list as a model for the format of your own reference list, as it may not match the citation style you are using. For guidance on formatting citations, please see the UNC Libraries citation tutorial . We revise these tips periodically and welcome feedback.

Especially for non-native speakers of English:

Ascher, Allen. 2006. Think About Editing: An ESL Guide for the Harbrace Handbooks . Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Lane, Janet, and Ellen Lange. 2012. Writing Clearly: Grammar for Editing , 3rd ed. Boston: Heinle.

For everyone:

Einsohn, Amy. 2011. The Copyeditor’s Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications , 3rd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Lanham, Richard A. 2006. Revising Prose , 5th ed. New York: Pearson Longman.

Tarshis, Barry. 1998. How to Be Your Own Best Editor: The Toolkit for Everyone Who Writes . New York: Three Rivers Press.

You may reproduce it for non-commercial use if you use the entire handout and attribute the source: The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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There are multiple levels of editing, and terminology surrounding editing is often used interchangeably and fluidly. These levels have some overlap between each other, rather than being totally discrete stages; similarly, developmental and substantive editing are more closely related to the "revision" step of the writing process. The four editing levels are:

• Developmental editing: looking at the overall development of the piece, for instance looking for organizational patterns, missing information, inaccurate information, or anything that might confuse a reader
• Substantive editing: making changes to ensure sections (all the way down to paragraphs and sentences) flow logically from one to the next, ensure each paragraph's topic sentence is present and accurate, adding new necessary material to make connections between ideas, removing unnecessary material
• Copyediting: addressing sentence level issues such as style inconsistencies, subject-verb agreement, confusing or wordy phrasing, missing words, missing or inaccurate citations, and any other mechanical or grammatical issues that may be present
• Proofreading: usually the "last pass" before submission or publication; ensuring everything is correct and no lingering errors such as typos, missing words, missing punctuation, etc. remain.

In general, writers should follow this list down in order when revising and editing, from higher order to lower order concerns (in other words, from bigger or more impactful issues to smaller and less impactful issues).

While many writers edit alone at some point during the process, many writers also edit with a partner or writing group. Working with others is strongly recommended when editing; typically, this stage of the writing process comes last or close to last, meaning that writers are more likely to overlook mistakes or potential opportunities (because they have been working on the text for so long). It can be hard for writers to imagine other possibilities beyond what they have already written. A partner or group brings fresh perspective and a real audience who can offer feedback and tell the writer more about what it's like to read their writing. 

If you're intrigued by the idea of a writing group but not sure where to start, you might check out these resources: 

• OWL Vidcast: Writing Groups & How to Form Them
• Writing Groups Toolkit from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Editing Before Submission

When you're ready to edit, it's important to start with higher order concerns and move down to lower order concerns (as stated above). For higher order concerns, see the editing and revision tips on our Organization and Structure page. For lower order concerns (and sometimes higher order concerns — you might realize something about organization while reading carefully for sentence level issues!), here's a list of strategies that our tutors recommend in sessions with graduate writers. They're usually adaptable to different preferences you might have about working digitally vs. on paper, or working alone vs. with a partner or group. Be creative to find what works for you!

• Read aloud. You can do this yourself, get your computer to read your text out, or ask a friend. Hearing your writing read aloud can help identify places where sentences are confusing or difficult to read, highlight missing words, and create some distance between you and your writing so you can more easily evaluate it.
• Color code. You might do this by highlighting or changing font colors on your screen, using markers on paper, or even without color using font styles and sizes. This technique is useful for various applications, including identifying parts of sentences, identifying particular words or phrases you repeat often, or categorizing sentences by idea to check organization.
• Pick individual issues. When you read through with your focus on only one thing, like correcting comma errors or looking for all the places you write "the ways in which," you're less likely to miss instances of that error by getting distracted with other issues.
• Use checklists. Venues such as journals and conferences often have checklists for authors to use when preparing manuscripts; if you don't have a checklist from a professor, you can sometimes use these checklists to help guide your editing for writing for courses as well. You can also keep a checklist of known issues that your writing partners, professors, tutors, or mentors have mentioned on previous writing assignments to help you look for things you know you do (for instance, one former tutor always put her topic sentences at the ends of paragraphs — she keeps this item in a revision and editing checklist and it's one of the first things she addresses when she edits).

Editing with Feedback

Often, graduate students will be writing or editing with some type of feedback. This could be from peers in a class, from an instructor or mentor, or from a peer reviewer at a conference or journal. If you're in this situation, please see our resources on writing with feedback for more strategies and tips.

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Correct your own works as well as the work of others is a critical skill to command at all levels of education. You should always be working to improve your skills on this topic. We give you a wide range of activities to work on here.

How Many Mistakes Can You Find? A story about two twin boys with a number of errors. Go get them! The passage about the twins is riddled with mistakes. Correct all those mistakes.

Rewriting and Editing Short Passages: At the Farm A story about Jim and Andy's farm. We look at a farm in Mississippi. Correct the entire passage to make it correct.

Editing Informal Letters A simple 4 sentence letter, so what Holly missed. Find all eight mistakes in this letter. You can circle them or just underline them.

Editing and Proofreading an Informational Memo These will become familiar to students quickly. They are sent home all the time. We have students edit and proofread the memo that we prepared for them. There are ten total mistakes.

Editing a Short Letter of Complaint Make sure you work on your grammar before you complain to anyone. This one might be a bit tricky. Make sure to track your changes.

Rewriting Poorly Written Sentences We give you some messed up sentences, we want you to make them squeaky clean. Horribly written sentence that will be sculpted into works of art by our students.

Editing Sentences There are some really bad errors in the sentences that we give you. These sentences are a bit longer and a little bit hard to decipher, as far as the message goes.

Choosing Proper Sentences Which of the three sentences is written properly? Which of the sentences makes the most sense? Underline it!

Grammar and Contractions in Sentences Which sentence works best? Look for the clear and calm sentence. These are all straight forward.

Rewriting Paragraphs We have you correct an entire paragraph to step up our use of this data. We suggest you underline them first and then proceed with your rewrite.

Using the (Write) Right Homophone We have you pick out which Homophones are way off. Find the improperly used homophones and replace them with grammatically correct homophones.

Editing Stories These stories have a number of errors, find them all. We have you proof the entire passage and make changes as you see fit.

Proofread and Fix Each Paragraph These are extended passages for you to work on. We stick the similar themes for you when editing this entry. You should recognize it by now.

Daily Writing Edit - Cats We give you three quick entries to edit that all relate to cats. We give you two to three kitty related sentences to make corrections on.

Daily Writing Edit - Dogs The same concept as above, except this time we focus on dogs. We swap out kitties for puppies in this set of edits. Makes for quicker activity.

Editing and Proofreading a Letter of Complaint The reader should write a letter of complaint back to the author. Correcting a letter of compliant is a little ironic. This one is a real mess too!

How to Improve Your Editing and Proofreading Skills

Editing and proofreading skills go hand-in-hand. If you write an essay and don't spell check it for spelling errors, grammatical errors, and poor sentence structure, it won't appeal to the reader.

So, whatever work you submit should be proofread and edited before submission. Otherwise, it will give the reader the impression you are careless and disinterested in your work.

Proofreading and editing skills help you in your professional and your personal life. The way your content looks and how well you develop your ideas affect how the reader judges you. Mistakes tend to distract the reader from the actual message and details. During job hunts, it is quite common for resumes to get rejected simply based on spelling mistakes. It leaves a very bad impression on the employer. So, it is a good idea to proofread and edit before handing your resume in. Let's look further into these skills and how you can improve them.

What Is Proofreading?

Proofreading involves carefully checking the text or content for errors before sharing it. It is not the same as editing your draft. While you proofread a document, you are essentially checking it for inconsistencies in formatting, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. It is far less extensive than the editing process, which we will look at later in this article. The skill is important because errors can confuse the reader and give a bad impression of you. However, we've got you covered. Let us look at some ways that can help improve your proofreading skills. Read on to learn what they are.

How to Improve Your Proofreading Skills?

1. Read More Books

As you read more books, articles, and novels, your vocabulary and knowledge improve. You are more likely to spot errors and mistakes if you are well-read on the subject at hand and have good grammar and vocabulary skills. This doesn't just happen overnight. So, read as many books as you can. Make a monthly target of reading books and try to achieve it.

2. Minimize Distractions

Proofreading requires as much focus as writing a document. So, put your phone on silent for some time, sit in a quiet room and then proofread the text. Distractions may lead you to miss out on checking certain errors, and you wouldn't want that!

3. Print the Document or Change Fonts

At times, the text you are trying to check may be too small and difficult to read. Changing the font, increasing the font size and line spacing, and printing the document you must proofread will make your life easier.

4. Read Your Text Aloud

Reading the text out loud will help you spot sentences that are oddly structured and difficult to understand. If you have to stop and breathe for a second while reading out a sentence, it is an indication that the sentence is too long and would be a good idea to break it into two parts to make it easier to comprehend., This will also improve your reading and pronunciation skills!

5. Read the Document More

The document you are trying to check may be too small. It is a good idea to go over it again. Reading the content will increase your chances of spotting errors you may have missed the first time. So, keep reading until you are satisfied that you have done it right!

6. Use a Software to Assist You

If you have a softcopy of the content, use the spell-checking tool on MS Word to check your spelling and other errors. You can also use spell-checking software like Grammarly to assist you in proofreading that will check your “spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement, and delivery mistakes.”

What Is Editing?

As mentioned before, proofreading and editing are not the same. Editing requires you to carefully and meticulously review the text and check the sentence structure, tone, readability, and language clarity. While editing, you may also add a few more ideas to the text or remove or change it completely. It is more in-depth and goes beyond simply checking for spelling and grammatical errors. Here is how you can improve your editing skills.

How to Improve Your Editing Skills?

1. Divide the Editing Process into Phases

You can approach the task phase-by-phase.

- In the first phase, you can go through the document and check for sentence structure and clarity.

- Then, in the second phase, you can check the text for cohesion to make sure there aren't any gaps in the text. The text should have a smooth and continuous flow.

- In the third phase, you can check the formatting and structure of the document.

- Lastly, you can check for typing mistakes and grammatical errors.

2. Understand the Purpose of the Work You're Editing

You must understand the purpose the piece of writing you're working on serves. For example, if the content is meant to be technical, it should contain the appropriate technical language. It should be easy to read and understand if it is meant for a broad audience including younger readers and those with a limited vocabulary.

3. Be Confident

Confidence is key in proofreading and editing! Don't approach the task with any self-doubt. Skills take time to develop, and it is ok to make mistakes every once in a while. Know your strengths and practice to improve upon your weaknesses.

4. Don't Rush

Read each line slowly and even re-read several times if you have to. If you rush, you will miss out on some errors to take your time. Take necessary breaks in the middle.

As you practice your proofreading and editing, your skill will definitely improve. Understand that it is a time-consuming process, and you feel frustrated if a document you have proofread and edited skill has errors. Practice makes perfect. Quiz your proofreading and editing skills by going on websites online. Review your common mistakes and note them down, so you don't repeat them. Follow these simple steps to become a master at this so that no errors get by you! Good luck!

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Unfinished work often needs a good bit of editing to be polished. It may be a simple spelling or punctuation error. The grammar may have fallen of the rail a bit. The sequence of events may be better reordered to help the reader along. In most cases, we are editing our own work or working in a peer review capacity and editing or friend's work. Most people find it difficult to edit their own work because when they re-read their own pieces, they read it as it was intended to be read. On the worksheets below students will edit the works that have been written for them.

Editing Worksheets To Print:

The Right (Write) Stuff - Some of these words just don't fit. Visualize a picture in your mind for the sentence as you read. Use your picture to cross out and correct each homophone. Then, answer any questions.

Righting Sentences - You will need to make a series of adjustments to a selection of sentences that are paced in the right direction.

Correct It Out - You might find some familiar sayings here. See if you bring these up in your own mind.

Spelling, Punctuation & Capitalization - Clean these sentences up by making all the changes that are requested on each exercise.

Visualize the Picture - You will work on some really jacked up sentences such as: Write now these just don't make any cents. (Get it?)

Pool It In - What are they trying to say? We'll we are not giving you extra help. You need to fix these all on your own.

Chocolate Raft - Wow! Some of these are hard sentences. If this was your own work, I would just right new sentences altogether.

Polar Bears - You might need to change the whole thought process here. There are multiple sentences here that you will need to determine the start and end of.

Tigers and Pets - These passages are themed around the concept of animals. They are much larger passages that require a good amount of work on your part.

Time For Marshmallows - A little chemistry for you. These are science related passages that include anywhere from four to five sentences.

Pen It In - Visualize a picture for these proverbs and adages. Use the picture and writing rules to make corrections to all of them.

Eggs In A Basket - We work on one-liners here. There are all different types of errors for you to work on.

Dragon Your Feet - This is a great title that just jumped into my head. Read all of these sentences very carefully.

Dripping Water - Remember your basic grammar and punctuation rules and you should be fine. These exercises include the largest helping of text.

Tube Country - Does this worksheet come easy for you? It should if you completed all the others.

More Editing Worksheet Topics:

Analyzing Word Choices - Be selective about your choice of language can indicate a great deal about yourself. We will show you how to improve your ability with this.

Dangling Modifier - Learn how to change sentences that just do not flow right.

Editing and Revising Your Writing - Being critical of yourself is not the easiest thing in the world.

Grade 1 Peer Writing and Editing - This is usually where like to start students off working with productive peer reviews.

Guided and Peer Writing Revision - This is more geared toward the middle school level student.

Paragraph Correction - A nice extension that requires pacing and sequence to control to layout of the language.

Revising and Editing Writing - This is aimed at the elementary level and has students learn to make this a multi-step process.

Revising, Editing, and Rewriting - Students start to learn the concept of a workflow and pacing system for themselves.

Writing Process - This is used to help students begin to create their own lengthy body of work.

Writing Revision - A nice system for middle school students to work on that next level work.

Tips for Editing Your Own Work

The one thing about editing a work, whether you wrote it or it is another's work, is that many people seem to have their own process. Yes, they have a basic outline of steps to complete the edit. How they take those steps differs from person to person. Below I share the process of editing that I use. You may be able to add some of my tricks to yours.

The first thing I always do is read the entire work and check for spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. I follow this up by writing a sentence complete summary of the work. If it is a lengthy work, the check for a proper sequence and make sure the paragraphs complement one another as it is presented to the reader. The next thing I ask myself is "Does work set out to do what it was intended to do?" If the work is explaining something, did it cover all the aspects of what it was designed to explain? I then go back through each paragraph and make sure there is enough context for the reader to grasp the goal of each paragraph. My next step is to look for overuse or repetition in each paragraph. I find this to be a frequent problem and some writer's are very prone to have this habit. I look back at my original one-sentence summary and make sure every paragraph supports that statement.

Editing and revising your own work sounds like a complex task especially after investing hours into writing a document. However, you cannot get away with proofreading and editing at any cost unless you have a professional for this purpose. It takes time and a lot of practice to edit a document flawlessly, but remember it's worth it. Below are a few simple ways to remove errors from your work.

Take a Small Break

Never start editing your work right after you have finished writing unless there are time constraints. This is because by that time your eyes are tired and it becomes difficult to find errors. Take a small break to rejuvenate yourself. Start editing when you feel your energy level is good enough to work.

Print it Out

Never rely on technology to edit your work. Screens tend to make your eyes feel tired; therefore, you are unable to give the right amount of time to it. It's always the best to print your work and highlight the mistakes with a bright colored pen or a highlighter.

Read it Aloud

Read your writing aloud once you are done with it. Doing this helps you to identify problematic areas in your writing. Also, if you find yourself getting stuck in several places, then it means your writing does not have a good flow. In addition to this, this will also help you figure out the content and tone are appropriate for the intended audience.

Don't Show Leniency

Simply imagine that it's not you, but your examiner checking your work. Don't even let go of minor spelling mistakes. Correct each error immediately to speed up the process.

Use Grammar Correcting Software

Technology has made everything infinite times easier than in previous times. There are multiple grammar check websites and apps. Grammarly is the most recommended software for this purpose. It detects issues in spellings, sentence structures, punctuation and grammar.

Attaining utter perfection in any written work is the ultimate desire of every writer. This perfection is required not only in terms of the storyline and topic of the book or how it is being addressed, but also encompassing the most minor aspects of a work too. For example, how flawless the sentence structure is and how much attention has been paid to the spellings and grammar in the text.

No matter how interesting a work is or with how much care the author has written it, it can never achieve perfection unless it has been revised, edited for flaws, and rewritten in some parts before it is finally published. An author spends a lot of time on his work after finishing it to edit, rewrite, and revise it.

Here are a few tips to do all these actions the easier and faster way:

Highlight and Mark While You Are Writing for the First Time

The process of editing, rewriting, and revision must be in your mind even when you are writing the work for the very first time. While writing in flow, you are sure to encounter many points in your writing that you think can be made better afterwards. This may include a vague word choice, a complex sentence structure, and unnecessarily long paragraph, or anything else. It is better to keep on highlighting all these flaws with different colors so that while you sit to edit your work, you know what to do first.

Think as a Reader

When you are reading your own work to make it better, try reading by putting yourself in the reader's shoes. Search for the place where they can find it hard to understand the text and edit according to their needs.

How to Spot Mistakes in Grammar?

It is very important to use correct grammar in any type of writing. Academic writing especially requires you to pay immense focus on grammatical correctness. Mistakes of grammar in any writing depict the naïve-ness of a person. It shows that the writer does not have excellent command over the language. It can also damage their credibility. Hence, it is essential to make sure that you spot every grammatical error in your piece of writing. Here are a few common grammatical errors that you can spot in your writing before submitting it.

The subject-verb agreement

This is one of the most common grammar mistakes that is made by students. The subject-verb agreement is a necessity for a sentence. They both should agree and complement each other. If the subject of the sentence is singular, then the verb should also be singular. If the subject of the sentence is plural, the verb should also be plural. You can spot this mistake by reading the sentence and identifying the subject and verb. After that, notice if both are agreeing and complimenting each other in terms of singularity or plurality.

Missing Commas

A comma is an important element of English grammar. It enables the reader to distinguish between different parts of the sentence. It helps a lot in making sense of the sentence. Check for missing commas in the sentence. There should be a comma after an introductory phrase, word or clause.

Missing Apostrophe

One of the most common grammatical mistakes is that people often tend to forget to use an apostrophe in "its". An apostrophe should be used with "it's" if the word means "it is" or "it has".

The Process of Revising Your Own Work

The revision of any work is very important because anyone can make mistakes when they start writing at first. Here is the process through which you can revise your own work.

When you are done writing your first draft and want to eliminate any errors from it, the first step that you can take is to read aloud the entire passage. By reading it out loud to yourself, you will realize what your work actually sounds like. This process will highlight any mistakes for you. You will get to know the errors that you made in the sentence structure. It will also tell you if you have used any wrong choice of words. You can edit all the mistakes when you are done reading it out loud.

Use Spell Check

Any written piece should be free of any spelling mistakes. This is because spelling mistakes can make the draft look very casual and unprofessional. Such mistakes can ruin the credibility of the writer. It is very easy to get rid of the spelling mistakes that are present in your written piece. You can run your draft through a spell check. It will let you know what words you have spelled wrong. It will also correct the mistakes for you.

Look For Grammatical Errors

After the spell check, come the grammatical errors. Grammatical errors can cause a lot of problems in your essay. Such mistakes can cause a lot of confusion in your draft. You can read your draft again and again to spot any mistakes in the usage tenses. Punctuation should also be perfect so that the information can be smoothly presented for the readers. You can run a grammar check a couple of times to ensure that your draft is free of any errors.

The Steps to Writing Revisions

Writing process involves many steps. Revision is the third and the most important step of this whole process. In this step, writers take a final look at the work created by them after which they revise it, alter it, and review it for weak points if any. No writer can pass on his or her work to someone else without revising it since it is a very important step in the process of writing. The revision stage is sometimes summed up in A.R.R.R approach which stands for adding, rearranging, removing, replacing. This approach is discussed in detail below:

In this step, you as a writer will look for the: information gaps, missing data, facts, and figures and will fill these gaps. One good tip is to go back to your prewriting notes and verify if all the headings and relevant information are being added. One good technique is to ask your friend to read your writing work, ask him or her for mistakes and other things that can confuse the reader.

Rearranging

While going through your writing, you may need to rearrange sections or paragraphs. If your writing lacks in the beginning but packs a punch at the end, you need to rearrange it. Rearranging paragraphs is also done for a better flow of arguments.

While revising, you may find some irrelevant information that is not according to the thesis statement and is confusing the reader. Such type of information must be removed during revision. In other cases, when you exceed the word count, unnecessary information should be removed. Unfamiliar words that are not adding any meaning to the content should also be removed.

Some sentences or paragraphs that are not constructed appropriately must be replaced with accurate ones during revision. Replacing is also done if you want to add important information in place of an ambiguous one.

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Example: If you select the 12-hour service on Saturday, you will receive your edited document back within 12 hours on Sunday.

The footnotes are not automatically included in the word count.

If you want the language errors in your footnotes to be corrected by the editor, you can indicate this in step 3 of the upload process . The words in the footnotes are then automatically added to the total word count.

Need help with your references?

• If you use the APA reference style, you can use our free APA Citation Generator or the articles about APA in our Knowledge Base.
• If you’d like us to check your references for consistency, you can use our Citation Editing Service .

To keep our prices competitive, we do not offer a free trial edit. However, if your document is longer than 30,000 words, we are happy to provide you with a sample edit of 2,000 words to ensure you are satisfied with the editor’s editing style.

Rest assured, our customers are very satisfied with our proofreading services. We’re proud that they have rated us with an excellent 4.6 on Trustpilot. In the unlikely event that you have a less positive experience, we’ll solve that with our 100% happiness guarantee !

After your thesis has been edited , you will receive an email with a link to download the edited document.

The editor has made changes to your document using ‘ Track Changes ’ in Word.  This means that you only have to accept or ignore the changes that are made in the text one by one.

It is also possible to accept all changes at once. However, we strongly advise you not to do so for the following reasons:

• You can learn much by looking at what mistakes you have made.
• The editors do not only change the text, they also place comments when sentences or sometimes even entire paragraphs are unclear. We therefore advise you to read through these comments and take into account your editor’s tips and suggestions.
• Because of the many changes, sometimes there may be double spaces, double periods, or other minor mistakes in a sentence. Checking the changes one by one, you can easily detect these minor errors.

We have written a manual in which we explain step by step how ‘Track Changes’ works.

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Our editors are very experienced and will do their utmost to correct all errors in your thesis .

However, with our current rates, an editor can only check your thesis once. This may cause an editor to overlook an error. We can therefore not guarantee that your thesis is 100% error free after you have had your thesis edited.

The editor uses ‘Track Changes’ in Word when editing your thesis.

Don’t know how this works? Then read the following guide  in which we explain step by step how ‘Track Changes’ works.

No, we do not provide you with a clean copy. You will always receive a file edited with tracked changes .

We do this for two main reasons:

• In most papers, there are sentences that the editor cannot edit without additional information from the author. In these cases, your editor will provide guidance but leave you to implement the feedback. If we were to simply accept the changes for you, then these issues would be left unaddressed.
• We believe students should be accountable for their work. Our editors can correct language errors and coach you to be a better writer. However, the end product belongs to you and should reflect your ideas and decisions.

All Scribbr editors are language experts with interests in different subject areas.

You can indicate your field of study when you upload your document . We’ll make sure that the editor who proofreads your work is familiar with your discipline and its specialist vocabulary.

These are the fields of study you can choose from, and examples of the main subjects in each field:

• Business and Management: Business Administration, Hotel Management, Accountancy, Marketing
• Economics: Business Economics, Econometrics, Finance
• IT and Engineering: ICT, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Civil Engineering, Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering
• Natural and Life Sciences: Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Chemistry
• Geography, Agriculture and Environment: Ecology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Urban Planning
• Health and Medical Sciences: Medicine, Obstetrics, Pharmacy, Nutrition, Dentistry
• Arts and Humanities: Philosophy, History, Literature, Cultural Studies, Theology
• Law and Policy: Law, Political Science, Public Policy, Human Rights
• Social and Behavioral Sciences: Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Sciences

Editors don’t have to be experts in the content of your paper, but they do know how to present it in the best way possible! Our goal is to improve your writing and give you feedback on the readability, structure, logic, and clarity of your text. We know from experience that the most effective editors are specialists in language and academic writing.

We’ve carefully selected and trained all of our editors to proofread theses and other academic documents. Once they’re qualified, we continue to carefully monitor their work to make sure we always deliver the highest quality .

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Writing can be one of the most daunting skills for some students to learn. Over time, however, students of any skill level can learn to write effectively with the right practice and instruction. We've developed a set of different writing worksheets around specific areas like editing and proofing, writing conclusions, choosing topic sentences, and how to use transition words.  We've also included some helpful writing worksheets for writing prompts and some fun lined paper themes. Each worksheet we create is aligned to common core standards and designed for different grade levels from kindergarten to high school.

Editing and Proofing Worksheets

Students practice recognizing errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and word usage and making corrections.

Handwriting Worksheets

Below you’ll find a full set of printable print handwriting and cursive handwriting worksheets on lined paper. Check out all of our writing worksheets !

Lined Writing Paper

Here we’ve included several different styles of lined paper writing templates for kids. You’ll find standard lined paper and ones with graphic themes like Christmas and Valentine’s Day!

Sentence Patterns

Help your students develop stronger writing skills, by understanding how to vary sentence patterns to engage readers. Here you’ll find helpful worksheets that you can use in class or at home.

Sentence Starters

Topic Sentences Worksheets

Topic sentences state the central focus of the paragraph and provide cohesion for the paragraph. These activities help students learn to write clear and concise topic sentences.

Transition Words

Transition words, such as “although,” “however,” and “for example,” play an important role in writing. They tie two thoughts together and add fluency to writing.

Writing Conclusions Worksheets

How to Write an Introduction

Here you’ll find writing worksheets to help your students write great essay introductions.

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Editing and Revising Templates

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If you're assigning this to your students, copy the worksheet to your account and save. When creating an assignment, just select it as a template!

Mastering the Art of Revising and Editing with Worksheets: A Comprehensive Guide

Writing is a dynamic process that involves multiple stages of evaluation your own work, including revising and editing. These steps are crucial for refining your work, improving clarity, and enhancing overall quality. To assist you in honing your editing skills and practicing effective revising techniques, the use of worksheets is invaluable.

What is Revising and Editing?

Why is revising and editing important the power of revising and editing worksheets, guided practice and formative assessment, revising and editing examples and answer keys, proper conventions and editing marks, easy grading and progress tracking, the revising and editing process.

To illustrate the practical application of activities on these worksheets, let's consider a guided practice scenario:

Imagine a worksheet with the following questions:

• Does the introduction effectively engage readers?
• Are the main points well-supported with evidence?
• Do the paragraphs flow logically and have proper transitions?
• Is there correct grammar, punctuation marks (i.e. question marks, commas, periods), and word usage?
• Are there sentence fragments or complete sentences? Are there run on sentences?
• Are there capitalization corrections, proper nouns, and other mistakes for students to rewrite?

Often students struggle with this part of the publishing process. The goal is for students to be able to demonstrate their understanding by applying the necessary techniques to revise and edit any sentence correctly with editing practice. By carefully following the guidelines and examples provided in the practice worksheets, students will learn how to revise and edit sentences correctly, ensuring clarity and precision in their writing.

Tips on How to Make a Revising and Editing Worksheet

• Set Objectives: Clearly define the goals of the practice worksheets, focusing on correcting sentences effectively.
• Select Samples: Choose relevant writing samples for students to practice.
• Identify Areas: Highlight specific areas to address, using a revising and editing checklist to differentiate between the two.
• Pose Questions: Create concise prompts for evaluating content, organization, grammar, and punctuation.
• Provide Examples: Illustrate correct and incorrect usage to enhance understanding.
• Allow Revisions: Allocate space for direct revisions on the samples to encourage hands-on application.
• Offer Resources: Provide style guides and editing marks as references.
• Ensure Clarity: Create visually appealing, user-friendly worksheets with clear instructions.
• Stress Importance: Edit and revise worksheets to reinforce the significance of these steps for polished writing.

Even More Storyboardthat Resources and Free Printables

• Worksheet Templates
• The Writing Process
• Transition Words Worksheets
• Writing Introductions and Conclusions Worksheets

How to Make an Editing and Revising Worksheet

Choose one of the premade templates.

We have lots of templates to choose from. Take a look at our example for inspiration!

Click on “Copy Template”

Once you do this, you will be directed to the storyboard creator.

Give Your Worksheet a Name!

Be sure to call it something related to the topic so that you can easily find it in the future.

Edit Your Worksheet

This is where you will include directions, specific images, and make any aesthetic changes that you would like. The options are endless!

Click "Save and Exit"

When you are finished, click this button in the lower right hand corner to exit your storyboard.

From here you can print, download as a PDF, attach it to an assignment and use it digitally, and more!

Happy Creating!

Frequently Asked Questions About Editing and Revising

What is the difference between revising and editing.

Revising involves substantial changes to the content and structure, focusing on ideas and organization; it focuses on the big picture. Editing fine-tunes grammar, punctuation, and language usage; it polishes the details. Both are essential for high-quality writing.

Are there any recommended resources or tools for improving revising and editing skills?

Recommended resources for improving these skills include style guides, grammar and editing software, writing workshops and courses, writing communities and forums, written guides, and writing tutoring services. Practice and consistency are crucial for improvement.

Can revising and editing worksheets be useful for both academic and creative writing?

These worksheets are valuable for academic and creative writing. They help refine arguments, improve organization, enhance clarity, and ensure adherence to guidelines in academic writing. In creative writing, they assist with refining storytelling techniques, developing characters, strengthening plotlines, and improving overall impact. Worksheets provide structure, encourage critical thinking, and help writers achieve desired outcomes in any genre.

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ESL Writing – Editing Worksheets

As a university writing teacher, I wonder what is the best way to help my students see, correct and avoid writing mistakes.

Slowly, I am coming to the conclusion that the old teaching style is not very effective. The old way, for me, is a writing lesson that goes like this: the teacher gives a writing assignment, the student writes it, the teacher goes home with a bag filled with 50 papers, spends part of the weekend making corrections, hands the papers back on Monday, the students try to decode the teacher’s scribblings, the students re-write the paper, the end.

Better Writing Lessons

For a lot of reasons, the old way has to stay. But I’ll do it less. My goal is to teach students how to see, correct and ultimately avoid basic writing errors. And, the old is not the only way.

What is a basic writing error? For Korean students, most writing errors fall into six categories:

• word choice
• prepositions
• subject-verb agreement
• conventions (e.g. spelling and punctuation)

Self-Editing

Peer review is one way for students to quickly learn how to detect and maybe avoid errors. The idea is simple. Student A writes something. Student B finds the errors. Student A re-writes. Like many teaching ideas in the ESL world, it sounds great in theory but doesn’t always work well in the classroom.

Editing exercises seem to offer more hope for student achievement. They teach the students what to look for and how to correct the errors.

Editing Worksheet

So, for our next class, dear students, download these  editing worksheet and try to find most of the writing errors. Then re-write the paragraphs.

Update: here are the answers for the editing worksheet questions: esl-writing-editing-worksheets .

4 thoughts on “ESL Writing – Editing Worksheets”

thank you it was just what I needed for my class

You’re welcome.

Thank you for creating these examples and exercises. They are wonderful illustrations for students to figure out problems in their own writings.

It was very helpful for my writing class.

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