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9th grade Spell the words most often misspelled worksheet

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Spell the words most often misspelled

Grade 9 Reading Worksheet

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Circle the best answer.

1.
The novelist wrote under a ____ so readers would judge the book and not the name. A parent reads the sentence aloud, saying the missing word. Which spelling puts the quiet letter in the right place, Bo?
- psuedonym
- pseudonyme
- sudonym
- pseudonym
2.
A ____ shift from gray to blue in the painter's sky is easy to miss. A parent reads the sentence aloud, saying the missing word. Which spelling puts the quiet letter in the right place, Esme?
- subtel
- subtle
- suttle
- subtl
3.
The union filed a [1] grievence about the schedule, and the manager's [2] nonchalant reply only deepened the anger. Jun proofreads a sentence. Exactly one marked word is misspelled. Which choice names it and spells it right?
- [1]; the right spelling is greivance
- [1]; the right spelling is grievance
- [2]; the right spelling is nonchalent
- [1]; the right spelling is grievanse
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Sentence
The handbook calls copying a classmate's essay [1] plagarism, and it warns that excuses based on [2] ignorance rarely persuade a board.
4.
Kira proofreads a sentence. Exactly one marked word is misspelled. Which choice names it and spells it right?
- [1]; the right spelling is plagiarisim
- [2]; the right spelling is ignorence
- [1]; the right spelling is plagiarism
- [1]; the right spelling is plagerism
Sentence
Hikers soon learned why the map's [1] ubiquitous red arrows mattered, and the [2] labrynth of side paths proved easy to enter and hard to leave.
5.
Luz proofreads a sentence. Exactly one marked word is misspelled. Which choice names it and spells it right?
- [2]; the right spelling is labirynth
- [1]; the right spelling is ubiquitious
- [2]; the right spelling is labyrinth
- [2]; the right spelling is labyrinnth
6.
Milo reads four versions of one sentence for a town newsletter. Which version spells every word correctly?
- The board's unanimous vote sent an irresistible proposal for an acessible playground to the state.
- The board's unanimous vote sent an irresistible proposal for an accessible playground to the state.
- The board's unanimous vote sent an irresistable proposal for an accessible playground to the state.
- The board's unanamous vote sent an irresistible proposal for an accessible playground to the state.
7.
Noah reads four versions of one sentence for a museum trip flyer. Which version spells every word correctly?
- The class chose the pharoah statue as its rendezvous, since its silhouette was easy to spot from the stairs.
- The class chose the pharaoh statue as its rendevous, since its silhouette was easy to spot from the stairs.
- The class chose the pharaoh statue as its rendezvous, since its silhouette was easy to spot from the stairs.
- The class chose the pharaoh statue as its rendezvous, since its silhouete was easy to spot from the stairs.
8.
Pia reads four versions of one sentence for a debate handout. Which version spells every word correctly?
- Praising fair play while ignoring it is hypocricy, and a deficient plan for a fair contest puts a team's trust in jeopardy.
- Praising fair play while ignoring it is hypocrisy, and a deficient plan for a fair contest puts a team's trust in jeopardy.
- Praising fair play while ignoring it is hypocrisy, and a deficeint plan for a fair contest puts a team's trust in jeopardy.
- Praising fair play while ignoring it is hypocrisy, and a deficient plan for a fair contest puts a team's trust in jeapordy.
9.
“Refer + -ence” Tala joins a base word and an ending. Which spelling is correct?
- reference
- refrence
- referrence
- referance
10.
“Courage + -ous” Zee joins a base word and an ending. Which spelling is correct?
- courageous
- courageus
- couragious
- couragous

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About this worksheet

Spell the words most often misspelled. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can spell hard words such as surveillance, conscientious, entrepreneur, pneumonia and pseudonym, and say which part is tricky.
I can proofread a sentence or a short note and find the word that is really misspelled, without changing a word that was right.
I can add an ending by rule (occurrence, reference, courageous) and explain why with a true reason, not a sound or a false rule.

Words to know

tricky spot: The part of a word people most often misspell

quiet letter: A letter you barely hear, such as the p in pneumonia

base word: The word an ending is added to, such as occur in occurrence

stress: The syllable said loudest; it decides whether a final consonant doubles

exception: A word that does not follow a usual pattern, such as truly or supersede

Common mistakes

Your child swapped i and e, as in sufficeint or counterfiet; try asking: picture the word, then say its ie or ei aloud letter by letter.

Your child wrote the wrong vowel in a part that is hard to hear, as in bureaucrasy or unanamous; try asking: is there a related word where that vowel is said clearly?

Your child doubled a single letter or wrote one where the word has two, as in embarass or acessible; try asking: which letters in this word really come in pairs?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with spell the words most often misspelled?

Your child swapped i and e, as in sufficeint or counterfiet; try asking: picture the word, then say its ie or ei aloud letter by letter.

Are these 9th 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.