IXL | Spell words with base elements: scribe, script, tract

Fill in the missing part.

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ive

descriptive

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question

Fill in the missing word.

con

tract

ual

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key idea

Spelling can be a little tricky sometimes, but it can help to think about the parts in a word.

For example, think about the parts in

inscribe,

description,

and

subtraction.

in + scribe

de + script + ion

sub + tract + ion

It can also help to recognize common base elements in related words.

For example, the word inscribe includes the base element

scribe.

You can see this same base in words like these:

describe

The word description includes the base element

script.

You can see this same base in words like these:

transcript

scripture

The word subtraction includes the base element

tract.

You can see this same base in words like these:

distract

contract

To spell, think about each part of the word on its own. Then put them together.

in + scribe → inscribe

de + script + ion → description

sub + tract + ion → subtraction

solution

This is the word

contractual.

It has these word parts:

con + tract + (u)al

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