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8th grade Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases worksheet

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Spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases

Grade 8 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Circle the best answer.

1.
Ari joins trans + port + ation. Which spelling is correct?
- transportashun
- transporation
- transpertation
- transportation
2.
Bo joins inter + rupt + ion. Which spelling is correct?
- enteruption
- interrupshun
- interruption
- interuption
3.
Esme joins super + intend + ent. Which spelling is correct?
- superintendant
- supertendent
- superintendent
- supperintendent
4.
Jun joins pre + dict + ion. Which spelling is correct?
- predition
- prediction
- preddiction
- predicshun
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?
- auditorium
- auditorrium
- auditorum
- awditorium
6.
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?
- prduce
- prodoose
- produse
- produce
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
- contraddict
- contradikt
- contradict
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?
- intercept
- interject
- interjeckt
- intergect
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?
- inedible
- inaudable
- inaudible
- inawdible
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
- intraduction
- introducsion
- instruction

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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 spell words built with fore-, inter-, super-, trans-, -al and -ion, and words built on audi, ject, dict and duce/duct.
I can see when a base changes before an ending, such as mit to miss or duce to duct, and copy the change to a new word.
I can edit misspelled words in a paragraph by splitting each into its parts.
I can give the reason for a spelling and tell a true reason from an over-broad or invented one.

Words to know

prefix: A part at the start of a word, such as fore- or inter-

suffix: A part at the end of a word, such as -al or -ion

word base: A meaning part such as audi (hear) or ject (throw)

word family: Words that share a base, such as predict and contradict

silent letter: A letter that is written but not heard, such as the c in indict

Common mistakes

When spelling a word with word parts, your child wrote it the way it sounds. Ask them to split the word and spell one part at a time.

Your child left out a letter from one of the word parts. Ask them to say each part slowly and count its letters.

Your child doubled a letter that the word parts do not double. Ask which parts meet where the double letter is.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with spell words with prefixes, suffixes and word bases?

When spelling a word with word parts, your child wrote it the way it sounds. Ask them to split the word and spell one part at a time.

Are these 8th 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.