Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases

Grade 8 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari joins trans + port + ation. Which spelling is correct?

   • transportashun
   • transportation
   • transporation
   • transpertation
2. 2.

   Bo joins inter + rupt + ion. Which spelling is correct?

   • interruption
   • interuption
   • enteruption
   • interrupshun
3. 3.

   Esme joins super + intend + ent. Which spelling is correct?

   • supertendent
   • superintendent
   • superintendant
   • supperintendent
4. 4.

   Jun joins pre + dict + ion. Which spelling is correct?

   • prediction
   • preddiction
   • predicshun
   • predition
5. 5.

   The spring concert will be held in the school ____. A parent says the missing word aloud and you write it. Which spelling fits the blank, Kira?

   • auditorum
   • auditorium
   • auditorrium
   • awditorium
6. 6.

   The nurse prepared to ____ the vaccine into the patient's arm. A parent says the missing word aloud and you write it. Which spelling fits the blank, Milo?

   • inject
   • injekt
   • indject
   • enject
7. 7.

   Choose the word built on the base dict. Pia looks for a correctly spelled word from the dict (say) family. Which word is it?

   • district
   • contradikt
   • contradict
   • contraddict
8. 8.

   Choose the word built on the base ject. Ren looks for a correctly spelled word from the ject (throw) family. Which word is it?

   • interjeckt
   • interject
   • intergect
   • intercept
9. 9.

   Choose the word built on the base audi. Tala looks for a correctly spelled word from the audi (hear) family. Which word is it?

   • inaudible
   • inedible
   • inaudable
   • inawdible
10. 10.

    Choose the word built on the base duct. Zee looks for a correctly spelled word from the duct (lead) family. Which word is it?

    • introduction
    • instruction
    • intraduction
    • introducsion