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
   • transpertation
   • transporation
   • transportation
2. 2.

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

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

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

   • predicshun
   • predition
   • preddiction
   • prediction
4. 4.

   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?

   • auditorrium
   • auditorum
   • awditorium
   • auditorium
5. 5.

   The dark clouds seemed to ____ the storm that came later. A parent says the missing word aloud and you write it. Which spelling fits the blank, Luz?

   • foreshadow
   • forshadow
   • foreshaddow
   • fourshadow
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?

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

   The factory will ____ a thousand radios every week. A parent says the missing word aloud and you write it. Which spelling fits the blank, Noah?

   • produce
   • prduce
   • produse
   • prodoose
8. 8.

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

   • contraddict
   • contradikt
   • contradict
   • district
9. 9.

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

   • interject
   • intergect
   • intercept
   • interjeckt
10. 10.

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

    • inawdible
    • inaudible
    • inaudable
    • inedible