6th grade Spell the words most often misspelled worksheet

Spell the words most often misspelled

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   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
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; immediatly
   • tempreture; embarrassed; immediately
   • temperature; 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
   • mischeivous; calendar; government
   • mischievous; calendar; government
4. 4.

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

   • 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.
   • Necessary is a long word, and long words usually have a y at the end.
5. 5.

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

6. Read this first

   Use this

   Check each word, one trouble spot at a time.

7. 6.

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

   • occurrence, parallel, miniature
   • occurrence, parallel, miniture
   • occurence, parallel, miniature
   • occurrence, paralel, miniature
8. 7.

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

   • independent, appearence, maintenance
   • independant, appearance, maintenance
   • independent, appearance, maintenance
   • independent, appearance, maintainance
9. 8.

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

   • priviledge, temperature, laboratory
   • privilege, tempature, laboratory
   • privilege, temperature, labratory
   • privilege, temperature, laboratory
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
    • Drop the e before any ending that begins with a vowel
    • Keep the e before any ending that begins with a consonant
11. 10.

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

    • 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
    • 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