Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases
Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.
Ari reads: 'The sign says it is ___ to park here.' Which spelling is right?
- ilegal
- inlegal
- illeegal
- illegal
Bo writes: 'Leaving the lab door open was ___.' Which spelling is right?
- iresponsible
- inresponsible
- irresponsible
- irresponsable
Esme reads: 'The tiny seedling is still ___.' Which spelling is right?
- immature
- inmature
- immachure
- imature
Jun reads: 'The change in the sky was barely ___.' Which spelling is right?
- notisable
- noticable
- noticeable
- noticeible
Kira thanked a ___ firefighter. Which spelling is right?
- courageous
- couragious
- couragous
- courajous
Luz heard a ___ hum from the machine. Which spelling is right?
- continueous
- continous
- continuos
- continuous
Milo reads: 'Loud music can ___ a quiet study hall.' Which spelling is right?
- disrapt
- disrupt
- disrup
- dysrupt
Noah watched the ___ of a new bridge. Which spelling is right?
- constrution
- konstruction
- constructon
- construction
“Port = carry” Tala wants a word built on the base port, meaning carry. Which word is it?
- porch
- porcupine
- transport
- portion
“Spect = look” Zee wants a word built on the base spect, meaning look. Which word is it?
- inspect
- speckle
- spider
- spiral