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?

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

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

   • immature
   • immachure
   • imature
   • inmature
3. 3.

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

   • notisable
   • noticeable
   • noticable
   • noticeible
4. 4.

   Kira thanked a ___ firefighter. Which spelling is right?

   • courajous
   • courageous
   • couragous
   • couragious
5. 5.

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

   • continous
   • continueous
   • continuos
   • continuous
6. 6.

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

   • disrup
   • disrapt
   • dysrupt
   • disrupt
7. 7.

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

   • construction
   • constrution
   • constructon
   • konstruction
8. 8.

   Pia met the ___ who sorts the museum's rare coins. Which spelling is right?

   • collector
   • collektor
   • collecter
   • colector
9. 9.

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

   • portion
   • porch
   • porcupine
   • transport
10. 10.

    “Spect = look” Zee wants a word built on the base spect, meaning look. Which word is it?

    • inspect
    • speckle
    • spider
    • spiral