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?

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

   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; immediately
   • temperature; embarrassed; immediatly
   • tempreture; embarrassed; immediately
   • temperature; embarased; immediately
3. 3.

   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
4. 4.

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

   • Necessary is a long word, and long words usually have a y at the end.
   • 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.
   • A shirt has one collar and two sleeves, and necessary has one c and two s letters.
5. 5.

   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.
6. 6.

   The word that means "to divide." Jun picks a memory trick. Which trick best helps spell "separate" correctly?

   • Separate ends in -ate, so any word that ends in -ate is spelled the same way.
   • There is one collar and two sleeves, so the word has two s letters.
   • Separate has "par" in it, so the word is spelled sep and then par and then ate.
   • There is "a rat" in the middle of separate, so the third part is rat and then e.

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

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

   • independent, appearance, maintenance
   • independent, appearance, maintainance
   • independent, appearence, maintenance
   • independant, appearance, 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 after a soft c, so the c still sounds like s
    • Keep the e before any ending that begins with a consonant
    • 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 a silent letter at the end, so a second e is added there
    • 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 the long a sound of neighbor, so the e comes first for that reason