South Australian Spelling Test

Form B (Term 4) Instructions for Administration Position children so they cant copy Number each item before writing a response STOP testing when the student has made 10 consecutive errors Count all correct answers up to that point only When marking do not penalise for reversal of b and d DO NOT involve children in the marking of the test DO NOT give feedback on the correctness of responses this is a repeated standardised test.

Approximate Spelling Ages In years and tenths of a year (NOT in years and months) Number Correct Approximate Spelling age in Years 5 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.9 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.7 8.9 Number Correct Approximate Spelling age in Years 9.1 9.2 9.4 9.5 9.8 10 10.2 10.4 10.7 10.9 11 11.1 11.3 11.6 11.9 12.2 12.5 12.9 13.1 13.7 14.4 15.1 18.8 >16

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Read the number, the word, then the sentences provided. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. IN TOP CAN PET BUS DIG FED MEN BE TO BY NO WAS SON FLAG TRIP STOP SKIN COST THANK NEED HOOK PART FOUR OUR THEY HEAR FARE GATE CLOUD AIR TIGHT CRIED NONE ASK TREAT Come IN to the classroom. Write IN. Touch the TOP of your head. Write TOP. CAN you help me please? Write CAN. This dog is my PET. Write PET I take the BUS to school. Write BUS. I can DIG a hole in the sand. Write DIG. We FED the animals at the zoo. Write FED. The MEN are painting the house. Write MEN. You can BE the next leader. Write BE. I must send this letter TO my friend. Write TO. Please come home BY 5 oclock. Write BY. NO, you may not stay out late. Write NO. I WAS home early today. Write WAS. This mother gave her SON a present. Write SON. The FLAG was blowing in the wind. Write FLAG. Dont TRIP over the books on the floor. Write TRIP. The car must STOP at the red light. Write STOP. Our bodies are covered by SKIN. Write SKIN. How much will the ticket COST? Write COST. THANK you. That was a good answer. Write THANK. I NEED more time to finish this work. Write NEED. My fishing line has a new HOOK. Write HOOK. I will walk with you PART of the way home. Write PART. We will catch the bus at FOUR oclock. Write FOUR. This will be OUR last chance to win. Write OUR. THEY are not going to beat us. Write THEY. Can you HEAR the noise of the traffic? Write HEAR. How much is the bus FARE home? Write FARE. Please close the GATE when you go out. Write GATE. There is a dark CLOUD in the sky. Write CLOUD. Lets go outside and get some fresh AIR. Write AIR. I cant put on this belt; it is too TIGHT. Write TIGHT. The movie was so sad, I almost CRIED. Write CRIED. NONE of you are likely to see an alien. Write NONE. We must ASK permission to do this. Write ASK. The party was arranged as a special TREAT. Write TREAT.

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SURF WORLD DANCER UNUSUAL QUALITY FURNITURE RELIABLE FASHION LAUGHTER THOUGHTFUL ENCOURAGE EFFICIENT PURPOSE CURIOUS ACCEPTABLE EQUIPMENT CHOIR CHEMICALLY NEIGHBOUR NOCTERNAL ASSESSMENT ADOLESCENCE CASUALTY CATALOGUE BOULDER EXEMPLARY MAGNIFICANT SUBSTITUTE MAINTENANCE DISGUISE PROPRIETOR VACCINATION EXCRUCIATING KALEIDOSCOPE

The sea is calm and there is no SURF today. Write SURF. Here is a map of the WORLD. Write WORLD. My sister is a good ballet DANCER. DANCER. Your shoes are an UNUSUAL colour. UNUSUAL. The photocopier needs high QUALITY paper. I dont like modern style FURNITURE. FURNITURE. You can trust her. She is very RELIABLE. RELIABLE. the model wore a dress of the latest FASHION. FASHION. The sound of LAUGHTER makes me happy. LAUGHTER. It was THOUGHTFUL of you to help. THOUGHTFUL. Good marks will ENCOURAGE you. ENCOOURAGE. The cleaner is hardworking and EFFICIENT. What is the PURPOSE of the visit? I was CURIOUS to know the reason. Your gift is very ACCEPTABLE. The builders moved their EQUIPMENT. I was chosen to sing in the school CHOIR. The two substances were analysed CHEMICALLY. I often smile and speak to our NEIGHBOUR. A NOCTERNAL animal comes out at night. Our unit ASSESSMENT is to present an oral report. ADOLESCENCE is the period between age 13 and adulthood. The driver of the wrecked car was the only CASUALTY. You can check the price and details in the CATALOGUE. A large BOULDER and some smaller rocks blocked their path. She gave an EXEMPLARY performance nit he debate. The queen looked MAGNIFICANT in her robes. The team decided to use the SUBSTITUTE player. A motorcycle needs regular MAINTENANCE. He did not want to be recognised so he wore a DISGUISE The owner of a business is called the PROPRIETOR. To prevent catching this disease you need a VACCINATION. The injury to her knee caused EXCRUTIATING pain. A KALEIDOSCOPE is a toy that makes patterns of light with coloured glass.