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‘Venus Fly Trap’ Proofreading Challenge

Time: 10 minutes
Number of players: 1

These two different passages contain the


same information about Venus fly traps.
But they also contain spelling/grammar
mistakes!

Proofread both passages, correcting the


errors as you go.

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venus Fly Traps Venus Fliy Traps

These cool, carnivorous plants make grait These cool, carnivorous plants make great

house plants. If you no some one with one, house plants. If you know someone with 1,

you could ask for a cutting and grow one you could ask for a cuting and grow 1

your self. yourself.

If you want to impress peopel, their If you want to impress people, there

latin name is dionaea muscipula. Latin name is Dionaea muscipula.

Thay look tropical but weirdly thay They look tropical but wierdly they

are actually American, where thay liv in Bogs - are actually american, wear they live in bogs -

nice! nice!

it may be one of the scariest plants in It may be one of the scaryest plants

the natural world but it needs protecting. It is in the natural world but it needs protecting.

becoming extint because peopel are It is becoming extinkt because people ar

destroying its home. destroying it’s home.

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