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
    • illegal
    • illeegal
    • inlegal
  2. Esme reads: 'The tiny seedling is still ___.' Which spelling is right?

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

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

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

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

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

    • constructon
    • construction
    • konstruction
    • constrution
  8. Pia met the ___ who sorts the museum's rare coins. Which spelling is right?

    • collector
    • colector
    • collecter
    • collektor
  9. “Struct = build” Ren wants a word built on the base struct, meaning build. Which word is it?

    • contract
    • constrict
    • construct
    • constant
  10. “Port = carry” Tala wants a word built on the base port, meaning carry. Which word is it?

    • porch
    • transport
    • portion
    • porcupine
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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
    • illegal
    • illeegal
    • inlegal
  2. Esme reads: 'The tiny seedling is still ___.' Which spelling is right?

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

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

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

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

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

    • constructon
    • construction
    • konstruction
    • constrution
  8. Pia met the ___ who sorts the museum's rare coins. Which spelling is right?

    • collector
    • colector
    • collecter
    • collektor
  9. “Struct = build” Ren wants a word built on the base struct, meaning build. Which word is it?

    • contract
    • constrict
    • construct
    • constant
  10. “Port = carry” Tala wants a word built on the base port, meaning carry. Which word is it?

    • porch
    • transport
    • portion
    • porcupine