Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases
Grade 8 Reading Worksheet
Circle the best answer.
The radio operator checked that the [transmision] was clear before reading the weather report to the fishing boats. Ari edits a student's paragraph. Which spelling correctly replaces the marked word?
- transmisson
- transmition
- transmission
- transsmission
The grand jury listened for three days before it voted to [indite] the company for dumping waste into the river. Bo edits a student's paragraph. Which spelling correctly replaces the marked word?
- indict
- indight
- indic
- inditct
The council announced that the new parking rules will [supercede] the old ones beginning in September. Esme edits a student's paragraph. Which spelling correctly replaces the marked word?
- superscede
- supersed
- supersead
- supersede
Although the forecast called for sun, we had [ocassional] showers that kept the hiking trail muddy all afternoon. Jun edits a student's paragraph. Which spelling correctly replaces the marked word?
- occassional
- ocasional
- occasional
- occasionel
“produce → production” Kira copies the change from one word to another. Produce becomes production. Which spelling shows the same change for reduce?
- reducion
- reduceion
- reducsion
- reduction
“explode → explosion” Luz copies the change from one word to another. Explode becomes explosion. Which spelling shows the same change for decide?
- decideion
- decission
- decision
- decizion
“approve → approval” Milo copies the change from one word to another. Approve becomes approval. Which spelling shows the same change for propose?
- proposal
- proposall
- proposeal
- proposl
“transmit → transmission” Noah copies the change from one word to another. Transmit becomes transmission. Which spelling shows the same change for permit?
- permisssion
- permision
- permission
- permittion
To take the place of something older. Pia picks the choice with the right spelling and the right reason. Which choice is it?
- supercede, because it is the one common word that ends in -sede
- supersede, because it is the one common word that ends in -sede
- supersede, because the base ceed means to go, as in proceed
- superceed, because words that end in a long e sound are spelled -ceed
The act of stopping someone who is speaking. Zee picks the choice with the right spelling and the right reason. Which choice is it?
- enteruption, because the prefix inter- is spelled enter-
- interruption, because the prefix inter- means inside
- interuption, because the prefix inter- ends in r and the base rupt begins with r
- interruption, because the prefix inter- ends in r and the base rupt begins with r