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Sixth Grade Vocabulary Word ListThis sixth grade vocabulary list was built from an analysis of difficult words that appear in basal readers and other books commonly taught in the 6th grade. Those words were then analyzed to see how often they appeared on English Language Arts state tests given in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. This vocabulary word list is free and printable, but is also available through our systematic vocabulary development program, The Word Up Project, which has been proven to raise scores. You can also view the word lists of the other levels of The Word Up Project. | ||
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Prefixes Sixth Grade Prefix | Prefix Meaning | Sample Words and Definitions |
ad- | toward, to, at, about, indicates direction | adjoin: attach or add, make an addition to admit: allow to enter, grant entry to |
com- con- | together with jointly | combat: fighting between people combine: to join or mix together concur: to agree with someone |
de- | reduce down remove | debase: to reduce something in value or quality decelerate: to slow down; to reduce speed dethrone: to remove from power |
dis- | do the opposite, exclude, absence of, not | disagree: to have a different opinion disappear: to stop being seen disassemble: to undo something that’s assembled |
ex- | from, out, out of away from | excavate: to dig out exhale: to breathe out extract: to draw or put out |
il- im- in- ir- | not, without | illegal: not legal impossible: not possible inappropriate: not appropriate |
inter- | between, among, jointly | interact: to act upon one another international: involving two or more countries intersection: place where roads come together |
ob- | no, not, without | object: to be against something obscure: hard to understand obstruct: something that is in the way |
per- | through throughout | permanent: lasting throughout all time permeate: to spread throughout persist: to continue for a long time |
pre- | earlier, before, in front of | preamble: a part in front of a formal document prepare: to get ready in advance prepay: to pay ahead of time |
pro- | before, in front of | prognosis: a prediction of what will happen prologue: a passage before the main part prophet: a person who foretells the future |
re- | again, back backward | rebound: to spring back again, recover rebuild: to build again rewind: to wind something backward |
un- | not, opposite of lacking | unabridged: not shortened; full length unfair: opposite of fair, just, and impartial unfriendly: lacking friendliness; hostile |
Suffixes Sixth Grade Suffix | Suffix Meaning | Sample Words and Definitions |
-al | Rrelating to | bacterial: relating to bacteria natural: relating to nature theatrical: relating to the theater |
-an -ian | relating to, belonging to | American: of or relating to America Italian: of or relating to Italy urban: of or relating to a city |
-eer | one that is concerned with professionally, conducts or produces | auctioneer: a person who is in charge of selling things at an auction profiteer: a person who invests money in a business(usually a large business) |
-en | makes the word a verb | awaken: to wake up hammered: did hammer laughed: did laugh |
-ent | inclined to | competent: inclined to be able to do a job different: inclined to not be the same as potent: inclined to be extremely powerful |
-ar | of or relating to; being | lunar: relating to a moon molecular: relating to molecules liar: one who tells lies |
-ar | a person who | disciplinarian: a person who enforces all rules vegetarian: a person who eats vegetables, not meatand fish |
-er | more | bigger: more big faster: more fast happier: more happy |
-er | action of process | fluster: to make someone nervous ponder: to think carefully stutter: to say something haltingly |
-er | a person who | announcer: a person who announces barber: a person who cuts hair teacher: a person who teaches |
-or | a person who | inventor: a person who invents legislator: a person who makes laws translator: a person who translates |
-ful | full of | cheerful: full of cheer helpful: full of help thankful: full of thanks |