diff --git a/eth2deposit/credentials.py b/eth2deposit/credentials.py
index d561956..ce5318b 100644
--- a/eth2deposit/credentials.py
+++ b/eth2deposit/credentials.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Credential:
     @property
     def deposit_datum_dict(self) -> Dict[str, bytes]:
         """
-        Returns a single deposit datum for 1 validator including all
+        Return a single deposit datum for 1 validator including all
         the information needed to verify and process the deposit.
         """
         signed_deposit_datum = self.signed_deposit
diff --git a/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/mnemonic.py b/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/mnemonic.py
index 3525e87..bae4c81 100644
--- a/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/mnemonic.py
+++ b/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/mnemonic.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def _get_word_list(language: str, path: str) -> Sequence[str]:
 
 def _get_word(*, word_list: Sequence[str], index: int) -> str:
     """
-    Returns the corresponding word for the supplied index while stripping out '\\n' chars.
+    Return the corresponding word for the supplied index while stripping out '\\n' chars.
     """
     assert index < 2048
     return word_list[index][:-1]
diff --git a/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/path.py b/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/path.py
index cfd4097..8923aef 100644
--- a/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/path.py
+++ b/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/path.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def path_to_nodes(path: str) -> List[int]:
 
 def mnemonic_and_path_to_key(*, mnemonic: str, path: str, password: str) -> int:
     """
-    Returns the SK at position `path`, secured with `password` derived from `mnemonic`.
+    Return the SK at position `path`, secured with `password` derived from `mnemonic`.
     """
     seed = get_seed(mnemonic=mnemonic, password=password)
     sk = derive_master_SK(seed)
diff --git a/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/tree.py b/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/tree.py
index e9d2fc2..e4af719 100644
--- a/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/tree.py
+++ b/eth2deposit/key_handling/key_derivation/tree.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def _HKDF_mod_r(*, IKM: bytes, key_info: bytes=b'') -> int:
 
 def derive_child_SK(*, parent_SK: int, index: int) -> int:
     """
-    Given a SK, `derive_child_SK` returns the child SK at the supplied `index`
+    Given a parent SK `parent_SK`, return the child SK at the supplied `index`.
 
     Ref: https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-2333.md#derive_child_sk
     """
diff --git a/eth2deposit/key_handling/keystore.py b/eth2deposit/key_handling/keystore.py
index 11872b2..83d7837 100644
--- a/eth2deposit/key_handling/keystore.py
+++ b/eth2deposit/key_handling/keystore.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class KeystoreCrypto(BytesDataclass):
 @dataclass
 class Keystore(BytesDataclass):
     """
-    Implements an EIP 2335-compliant keystore. A keystore is a JSON file that
+    Implement an EIP 2335-compliant keystore. A keystore is a JSON file that
     stores an encrypted version of a private key under a user-supplied password.
 
     Ref: https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-2335.md
diff --git a/eth2deposit/utils/ssz.py b/eth2deposit/utils/ssz.py
index 91682c5..00cadac 100644
--- a/eth2deposit/utils/ssz.py
+++ b/eth2deposit/utils/ssz.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def compute_deposit_domain(fork_version: bytes) -> bytes:
 
 def compute_deposit_fork_data_root(current_version: bytes) -> bytes:
     """
-    Returns the appropriate ForkData root for a given deposit version.
+    Return the appropriate ForkData root for a given deposit version.
     """
     genesis_validators_root = ZERO_BYTES32  # For deposit, it's fixed value
     assert len(current_version) == 4
diff --git a/eth2deposit/utils/validation.py b/eth2deposit/utils/validation.py
index d835940..2de3f30 100644
--- a/eth2deposit/utils/validation.py
+++ b/eth2deposit/utils/validation.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from eth2deposit.utils.constants import (
 
 def verify_deposit_data_json(filefolder: str) -> bool:
     """
-    Validates every deposit found in the deposit-data json file.
+    Validate every deposit found in the deposit-data JSON file folder.
     """
     with open(filefolder, 'r') as f:
         deposit_json = json.load(f)