Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Circle the best answer.

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

    • ilegal
    • inlegal
    • illeegal
    • illegal
  2. Bo writes: 'Leaving the lab door open was ___.' Which spelling is right?

    • iresponsible
    • inresponsible
    • irresponsible
    • irresponsable
  3. Esme reads: 'The tiny seedling is still ___.' Which spelling is right?

    • immature
    • inmature
    • immachure
    • imature
  4. Jun reads: 'The change in the sky was barely ___.' Which spelling is right?

    • notisable
    • noticable
    • noticeable
    • noticeible
  5. Kira thanked a ___ firefighter. Which spelling is right?

    • courageous
    • couragious
    • couragous
    • courajous
  6. Luz heard a ___ hum from the machine. Which spelling is right?

    • continueous
    • continous
    • continuos
    • continuous
  7. Milo reads: 'Loud music can ___ a quiet study hall.' Which spelling is right?

    • disrapt
    • disrupt
    • disrup
    • dysrupt
  8. Noah watched the ___ of a new bridge. Which spelling is right?

    • constrution
    • konstruction
    • constructon
    • construction
  9. “Port = carry” Tala wants a word built on the base port, meaning carry. Which word is it?

    • porch
    • porcupine
    • transport
    • portion
  10. “Spect = look” Zee wants a word built on the base spect, meaning look. Which word is it?

    • inspect
    • speckle
    • spider
    • spiral
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Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases

Answer Key - Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

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

    • ilegal
    • inlegal
    • illeegal
    • illegal
  2. Bo writes: 'Leaving the lab door open was ___.' Which spelling is right?

    • iresponsible
    • inresponsible
    • irresponsible
    • irresponsable
  3. Esme reads: 'The tiny seedling is still ___.' Which spelling is right?

    • immature
    • inmature
    • immachure
    • imature
  4. Jun reads: 'The change in the sky was barely ___.' Which spelling is right?

    • notisable
    • noticable
    • noticeable
    • noticeible
  5. Kira thanked a ___ firefighter. Which spelling is right?

    • courageous
    • couragious
    • couragous
    • courajous
  6. Luz heard a ___ hum from the machine. Which spelling is right?

    • continueous
    • continous
    • continuos
    • continuous
  7. Milo reads: 'Loud music can ___ a quiet study hall.' Which spelling is right?

    • disrapt
    • disrupt
    • disrup
    • dysrupt
  8. Noah watched the ___ of a new bridge. Which spelling is right?

    • constrution
    • konstruction
    • constructon
    • construction
  9. “Port = carry” Tala wants a word built on the base port, meaning carry. Which word is it?

    • porch
    • porcupine
    • transport
    • portion
  10. “Spect = look” Zee wants a word built on the base spect, meaning look. Which word is it?

    • inspect
    • speckle
    • spider
    • spiral