Spell the words most often misspelled

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Dear Mr. Lopez, the [comittee] voted to [recomend] your idea, and the plan is [definately] ready. Ren edits a note. Which list replaces all three marked words correctly?

   • comittee; recommend; definitely
   • committee; recomend; definitely
   • committee; recommend; definitely
   • committee; recommend; definately
2. 2.

   The [enviroment] club asked for a [seperate] room, and the principal said it was [neccessary] to ask the board. Tala edits a club announcement. Which list replaces all three marked words correctly?

   • enviroment; separate; necessary
   • environment; seperate; necessary
   • environment; separate; necessary
   • environment; separate; neccessary
3. 3.

   The [temperture] of the room made Ari feel [embarassed], so Ari left [imediately]. Zee edits a short story. Which list replaces all three marked words correctly?

   • temperature; embarrassed; immediatly
   • tempreture; embarrassed; immediately
   • temperature; embarased; immediately
   • temperature; embarrassed; immediately
4. 4.

   A [mischievious] sparrow landed on the [calender] outside the [goverment] building. Ari edits a town report. Which list replaces all three marked words correctly?

   • mischievous; calendar; governmant
   • mischievous; calender; government
   • mischievous; calendar; government
   • mischeivous; calendar; government
5. 5.

   The word that means "needed." Bo picks a memory trick. Which trick best helps spell "necessary" correctly?

   • A shirt has one collar and two sleeves, and necessary has one c and two s letters.
   • A shirt has two collars and one sleeve, and necessary has two c letters and one s.
   • Rhythm helps your two hips move, and necessary has two h letters.
   • Necessary is a long word, and long words usually have a y at the end.
6. 6.

   The word for a steady pattern of beats. Esme picks a memory trick. Which trick best helps spell "rhythm" correctly?

   • Rhythm rhymes with rhyme, so spell the end of it r-h-y-m-e like rhyme does.
   • Rhythm helps your two hips move: the first letters of those words spell r-h-y-t-h-m.
   • Rhythm is a word about music, so it should look like the word music.
   • A shirt has one collar and two sleeves, so rhythm has one c and two s letters in it.

7. Read this first

   Use this

   Check each word, one trouble spot at a time.

8. 7.

   Kira checks three words from a spelling list. Which list has all three spelled correctly?

   • occurrence, paralel, miniature
   • occurrence, parallel, miniture
   • occurence, parallel, miniature
   • occurrence, parallel, miniature
9. 8.

   Luz checks three words from a spelling list. Which list has all three spelled correctly?

   • independent, appearance, maintenance
   • independent, appearance, maintainance
   • independant, appearance, maintenance
   • independent, appearence, maintenance
10. 9.

    “notice + able = noticeable” Noah adds -able to "notice." Which rule explains the spelling noticeable?

    • Add a second e whenever a word ends in the letter c
    • Keep the e before any ending that begins with a consonant
    • Keep the e after a soft c, so the c still sounds like s
    • Drop the e before any ending that begins with a vowel
11. 10.

    “i before e, except after c, or when sounding like a” Pia spells "weird." Which statement explains the spelling correctly?

    • Weird has the long a sound of neighbor, so the e comes first for that reason
    • Weird follows the rule, so the i comes before the e because no c is there
    • Weird is an exception, so the e comes before the i even though no c is there
    • Weird has a silent letter at the end, so a second e is added there