Week 9 - Spelling

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Week 9 

Spelling & Punctuation

Capital letters

Capital Letters

Names / Brands / Titles

I

Begin van de zin

Dagen, Maanden

Feestdagen

Cities / Countries
Nationalities / Languages

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

Apostrophe - Abbreviation

cannot -> can't

do not -> don't

are not -> aren't

they had -> they'd

she will -> she'll

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

Hyphen - Bijvoegelijk Nmw. 

an up-to-date website

a last-minute report

a twelve-year-old boy

BUT

The website is up to date

He made the deadline rather last minute

Hyphen - Expressions

mother-in-law

great-grandfather

Numbers between 21-99

twenty-one

forty-six

eighty-seven

Which of these is spelled correctly?

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

Write out: 234

Rewrite the following sentence:
for twenty four 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

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:

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