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6th grade Spell the words most often misspelled worksheet

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Spell the words most often misspelled

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.
Zee's group made a poster about protecting the ____. Ren chooses the correct spelling for the blank.
- enviroment
- envirronment
- environment
- environmant
2.
The ____ of our state meets in the capital each winter. Tala chooses the correct spelling for the blank.
- government
- goverment
- governnment
- governmant
3.
More fabric was ____ for the costume, so Pia borrowed some. Zee chooses the correct spelling for the blank.
- neccessary
- necessary
- necesary
- nessecary
4.
Ren felt ____ when the microphone squealed at the start of the talk. Ari chooses the correct spelling for the blank.
- embarrassed
- emberrassed
- embarassed
- embarrasd
5.
Our class will [seperate] into four teams for the relay. Bo fixes the marked word. Which spelling is correct?
- sepparate
- seperete
- separate
- separat
6.
It is [definately] going to rain on Friday, so bring an umbrella. Esme fixes the marked word. Which spelling is correct?
- definitely
- deffinitely
- definatly
- definitly
7.
Milo asked the librarian to [reccomend] a mystery novel. Jun fixes the marked word. Which spelling is correct?
- reckomend
- recommend
- reccommend
- recomend
8.
The [rythm] of the drums made everyone clap along. Kira fixes the marked word. Which spelling is correct?
- rhythem
- rhythm
- rithm
- rhythim
9.
Noah measured the ____ of the pool with a thermometer. Milo finishes the word. Which spelling is correct?
- temprature
- temperture
- temperature
- tempurature
10.
The science ____ is on the second floor of the school. Pia finishes the word. Which spelling is correct?
- laboratory
- laboritory
- labortory
- labratory

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About this worksheet

Spell the words most often misspelled. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can split a long word into parts and find its trouble spot: a double letter, a silent letter or a hidden vowel.
I can proofread a sentence or a short note and fix every misspelled word.
I can use a memory trick or a spelling rule, and tell a trick that works from one that does not.

Words to know

trouble spot: The letters in a word that are easy to get wrong

double letter: Two of the same letter side by side, as in necessary

silent letter: A letter you do not hear, as in the h in rhythm

memory trick: A short saying that helps you remember a spelling

proofread: Read slowly to find and fix spelling mistakes

Common mistakes

Your child left out a letter that the word needs. Try asking: is there a double letter, or a silent letter, that you cannot hear?

Your child added a letter the word does not have. Try asking: which doubled letter belongs, and which does not?

Your child spelled the word the way it sounds. Try asking: where might the sound hide a different letter?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with spell the words most often misspelled?

Your child left out a letter that the word needs. Try asking: is there a double letter, or a silent letter, that you cannot hear?

Are these 6th grade reading worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.