Spelling Pretest #3 -- Eighth Grade. Prefixes.
In your notebook, write the correct spelling of each boldfaced, underlined word. Some are already correct, most are not. Also be on the lookout for any other mechanical mistakes to fix for extra credit.
trans = _______, para = _________, sub = ________, pro = _______, pre = ______, co(n) = ______
  1. The bus is one form of transpartation.
  2. How much was your contrabution worth?
  3. I was losing bad, and had to consede.
  4. He remained submurged for 3 minutes before he came up for air.
  5. He moved from the city to a suberban neighborhood.
  6. This patient needs a blood transfuson now!
  7. The subtaranean passage caved in.
  8. Cover the pan with something transpairant so we can see what's inside.
  9. After the first tardy each subsaquent tardy will cost you one detention.
  10. He was cited for being a transiant, and told to move along.
  11. Please try to coordinate your efforts, so you won't make mistakes.
  12. The transfromation from caterpiller to butterfly is unique in nature.
  13. The court transcription proved what he said.
  14. Subconscously he knew what he was doing was wrong, but he did it anyway.
  15. His transiton to a new school was surprisingly easy.
  16. I now praclaim you man and wife...
  17. The king's proclaimation declared July 17th a holiday.
  18. The man's prejadise against brown-eyed people was strange.
  19. Prenatel care refers to the care you get while still inside Mom.
  20. Another name for Fate is predestination.
  21. Another way to say summarize is parephrase.
  22. Are those two lines paralell?
  23. He was a paramdedik with the fire department.
  24. Did you make any pravision for bad weather, like a tarp or something?
  25. He was bleeding profusly after the attack.
Vocabulary. credulous, amiable, visage, talisman, prosaic, avaricious, fusillade, fakir, presumptuous
  1. Amy was a very ______ person, well liked by everyone.
  2. His __________ was dark and lined from years of working in the sun.
  3. Tom Sawyer fired a _________ of dirt clods at Sid.
  4. The Indian _________ lived on little more than crusts of bread and some water.
  5. The _________ kid from the country was an easy target for the savvy con-man from New York.
  6. A rabbit's foot can be a sort of a __________.
  7. King Midas (with the golden touch) was the classic example of an ____________ king.
  8. It was rather _________ of her to invite herself to the party.
  9. His explanation for being late was pretty _________ for him. He usually comes up with something more exciting.