Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Circle the best answer.

  1. Ari joins dis- + agree + -ment. Which word is right?

    • dissagreement
    • disagreemint
    • disagreement
    • disagrement
  2. Bo joins in- + access + -ible. Which word is right?

    • inaccesible
    • inaccessable
    • unaccessible
    • inaccessible
  3. Esme joins in- + resist + -ible. Which word follows the spelling rules?

    • iresistible
    • inresistible
    • irresistable
    • irresistible
  4. Read this first

    Use this

    Four sentences, one with no spelling slip.

  5. Jun proofreads sentences from a story. Which sentence has all of its words spelled correctly?

    • The oponent tried to suppress a smile.
    • The opponent tried to suppress a smile.
    • The opponant tried to suppress a smile.
    • The opponent tried to supress a smile.
  6. Kira proofreads sentences from a report. Which sentence has all of its words spelled correctly?

    • The two teams collaborate to remove inrelevant facts.
    • The two teams colaborate to remove irrelevant facts.
    • The two teams collaborate to remove irrelevent facts.
    • The two teams collaborate to remove irrelevant facts.
  7. Luz proofreads sentences from a letter. Which sentence has all of its words spelled correctly?

    • The agressive remark got an immediate apology.
    • The aggressive remark got an immediate apology.
    • The aggressive remark got an inmediate apology.
    • The aggressive remark got an immediete apology.
  8. “Rupt = break” Milo wants three words built on the base rupt, meaning break. Which group is spelled right and shares the base?

    • interrupt, corrupt, rapture
    • interrupt, corrupt, eruption
    • interupt, corrupt, eruption
    • interrupt, currupt, eruption
  9. “Tract = pull” Pia wants three words built on the base tract, meaning pull. Which group is spelled right and shares the base?

    • attract, extrakt, subtract
    • attract, extract, subtract
    • atract, extract, subtract
    • attract, extract, track
  10. Ren marks two words: 'The [aproval] came after the [oposition] gave up.' Which pair fixes both?

    • aproval, opposition
    • approval, oposition
    • approvel, opposition
    • approval, opposition
  11. Zee marks two words: 'An [acomplished] writer gave an [efective] speech.' Which pair fixes both?

    • acomplished, effective
    • accomplished, effective
    • accomplished, efective
    • accomplished, affective
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Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases

Answer Key - Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

  1. Ari joins dis- + agree + -ment. Which word is right?

    • dissagreement
    • disagreemint
    • disagreement
    • disagrement
  2. Bo joins in- + access + -ible. Which word is right?

    • inaccesible
    • inaccessable
    • unaccessible
    • inaccessible
  3. Esme joins in- + resist + -ible. Which word follows the spelling rules?

    • iresistible
    • inresistible
    • irresistable
    • irresistible
  4. Read this first

    Use this

    Four sentences, one with no spelling slip.

  5. Jun proofreads sentences from a story. Which sentence has all of its words spelled correctly?

    • The oponent tried to suppress a smile.
    • The opponent tried to suppress a smile.
    • The opponant tried to suppress a smile.
    • The opponent tried to supress a smile.
  6. Kira proofreads sentences from a report. Which sentence has all of its words spelled correctly?

    • The two teams collaborate to remove inrelevant facts.
    • The two teams colaborate to remove irrelevant facts.
    • The two teams collaborate to remove irrelevent facts.
    • The two teams collaborate to remove irrelevant facts.
  7. Luz proofreads sentences from a letter. Which sentence has all of its words spelled correctly?

    • The agressive remark got an immediate apology.
    • The aggressive remark got an immediate apology.
    • The aggressive remark got an inmediate apology.
    • The aggressive remark got an immediete apology.
  8. “Rupt = break” Milo wants three words built on the base rupt, meaning break. Which group is spelled right and shares the base?

    • interrupt, corrupt, rapture
    • interrupt, corrupt, eruption
    • interupt, corrupt, eruption
    • interrupt, currupt, eruption
  9. “Tract = pull” Pia wants three words built on the base tract, meaning pull. Which group is spelled right and shares the base?

    • attract, extrakt, subtract
    • attract, extract, subtract
    • atract, extract, subtract
    • attract, extract, track
  10. Ren marks two words: 'The [aproval] came after the [oposition] gave up.' Which pair fixes both?

    • aproval, opposition
    • approval, oposition
    • approvel, opposition
    • approval, opposition
  11. Zee marks two words: 'An [acomplished] writer gave an [efective] speech.' Which pair fixes both?

    • acomplished, effective
    • accomplished, effective
    • accomplished, efective
    • accomplished, affective