Spell the words most often misspelled

Grade 9 Reading Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 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?

   • sudonym
   • pseudonym
   • pseudonyme
   • psuedonym
2. 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?

   • subtl
   • suttle
   • subtle
   • subtel
3. 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
   • [1]; the right spelling is grievanse
   • [2]; the right spelling is nonchalent

4. Read this first

   Sentence

   The handbook calls copying a classmate's essay [1] plagarism, and it warns that excuses based on [2] ignorance rarely persuade a board.

5. 4.

   Kira proofreads a sentence. Exactly one marked word is misspelled. Which choice names it and spells it right?

   • [1]; the right spelling is plagiarism
   • [1]; the right spelling is plagiarisim
   • [1]; the right spelling is plagerism
   • [2]; the right spelling is ignorence

6. 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.

7. 5.

   Luz proofreads a sentence. Exactly one marked word is misspelled. Which choice names it and spells it right?

   • [2]; the right spelling is labyrinnth
   • [2]; the right spelling is labyrinth
   • [1]; the right spelling is ubiquitious
   • [2]; the right spelling is labirynth
8. 6.

   Noah reads four versions of one sentence for a museum trip flyer. Which version spells every word correctly?

   • 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.
   • The class chose the pharaoh statue as its rendevous, since its silhouette was easy to spot from the stairs.
   • The class chose the pharoah statue as its rendezvous, since its silhouette was easy to spot from the stairs.
9. 7.

   Pia reads four versions of one sentence for a debate handout. Which version spells every word correctly?

   • 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 deficient plan for a fair contest puts a team's trust in jeapordy.
   • 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 hypocricy, and a deficient plan for a fair contest puts a team's trust in jeopardy.
10. 8.

    “Occur + -ence” Ren joins a base word and an ending. Which spelling is correct?

    • occurance
    • occurence
    • occurrense
    • occurrence
11. 9.

    “Refer + -ence” Tala joins a base word and an ending. Which spelling is correct?

    • reference
    • referance
    • refrence
    • referrence
12. 10.

    “Courage + -ous” Zee joins a base word and an ending. Which spelling is correct?

    • courageous
    • couragous
    • couragious
    • courageus