Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari reads: 'The sign says it is ___ to park here.' Which spelling is right?

   • ilegal
   • illegal
   • inlegal
   • illeegal
2. 2.

   Bo writes: 'Leaving the lab door open was ___.' Which spelling is right?

   • inresponsible
   • irresponsible
   • irresponsable
   • iresponsible
3. 3.

   Esme reads: 'The tiny seedling is still ___.' Which spelling is right?

   • inmature
   • imature
   • immature
   • immachure
4. 4.

   Jun reads: 'The change in the sky was barely ___.' Which spelling is right?

   • noticable
   • noticeable
   • noticeible
   • notisable
5. 5.

   Kira thanked a ___ firefighter. Which spelling is right?

   • courageous
   • couragious
   • couragous
   • courajous
6. 6.

   Luz heard a ___ hum from the machine. Which spelling is right?

   • continuous
   • continueous
   • continuos
   • continous
7. 7.

   Milo reads: 'Loud music can ___ a quiet study hall.' Which spelling is right?

   • dysrupt
   • disrup
   • disrapt
   • disrupt
8. 8.

   Noah watched the ___ of a new bridge. Which spelling is right?

   • konstruction
   • construction
   • constructon
   • constrution
9. 9.

   “Struct = build” Ren wants a word built on the base struct, meaning build. Which word is it?

   • contract
   • constrict
   • construct
   • constant
10. 10.

    “Port = carry” Tala wants a word built on the base port, meaning carry. Which word is it?

    • porcupine
    • porch
    • portion
    • transport