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6th grade Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases worksheet

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Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.
Ari reads: 'The sign says it is ___ to park here.' Which spelling is right?
- ilegal
- illegal
- inlegal
- illeegal
2.
Bo writes: 'Leaving the lab door open was ___.' Which spelling is right?
- inresponsible
- irresponsible
- irresponsable
- iresponsible
3.
Esme reads: 'The tiny seedling is still ___.' Which spelling is right?
- inmature
- imature
- immature
- immachure
4.
Jun reads: 'The change in the sky was barely ___.' Which spelling is right?
- noticable
- noticeable
- noticeible
- notisable
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?
- continuous
- continueous
- continuos
- continous
7.
Milo reads: 'Loud music can ___ a quiet study hall.' Which spelling is right?
- dysrupt
- disrup
- disrapt
- disrupt
8.
Noah watched the ___ of a new bridge. Which spelling is right?
- konstruction
- construction
- constructon
- constrution
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?
- porcupine
- porch
- portion
- transport

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About this worksheet

Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can change a prefix to match the letter that follows it (in- becomes il-, im- or ir-) and keep both letters at the join.
I can decide whether a final e stays or goes before an ending (noticeable, courageous, continuous, misbehaving, disagreement).
I can choose -able or -ible, and spell words built on bases such as rupt, struct, port, spect, scrib/script and tract.
I can proofread a sentence or fix two marked words by spelling one part at a time.

Words to know

prefix: A part at the start of a word, such as dis- or in-

suffix: A part at the end of a word, such as -able or -ment

word base: A meaning part such as port (carry) or tract (pull)

word family: Words that share a base, such as transport and export

seam: The place where two word parts join

Common mistakes

When spelling words with word parts, your child dropped, doubled or kept a letter where two parts join. Ask them to spell the prefix and the base separately, then join them and count the letters at the seam.

When spelling words with word parts, your child wrote the word the way it sounds instead of keeping each part's spelling. Ask them to split the word and spell one part at a time.

When spelling words with prefixes, your child did not change the prefix to match the base, such as in- before l or m. Ask them which prefix the word starts with and what letter comes next.

Questions parents ask

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Are these 6th grade reading worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.