Mystery In the Attic

Circle the word that is spelled wrong in each sentence. Write it

correctly in the blank at the end of the sentence. An example is
done for you.

1. There is a very strange sound comeing from the attic. coming

SL TH PE

2. It could be a mouse, but I sure hope its not! ___________

ME LY IN

3. I just remembered that our nieghbor warned us about bats. ___________

SH RI CK

4. My brother thinks I’m only imaging the noises. ___________

AT BE ES
5. Our little sister is so afriad that she’s crying. ___________
GR PI AN

6. I’m trying to forget about it, but the mysteryous sounds continue. ___________
TT EI OO

7. I’d love to ask Mom what could be causeing the rattling. ___________
BR NG GH

8. I cann’t find her anywhere in the house or the backyard. ___________

G-T V-N S-U

9. Bravly, I make the decision to check things out for myself. ___________
TS BA EA

10. Quitely and cautiously, I climb the ladder into the attic. ___________
R–S M–A L-D

11. When I finaly reach the top, I start laughing uncontrollably. ___________
DU FR UA

12. There’s Mom, moving boxes of our old cloths and toys! ___________
ND QU LL

Now here’s a very different joke:

Question: When should kids wear bibs to school?

Write the pair of letters under every word you circled in the blanks with the same number as the
sentence.

Answer:
__ __ __ __ __ __ T H __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ !
11 3 7 1 6 10 5 12 2 8 4 9

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