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Here is a complete list of spelling tests for the year. Each week your child will take home a copy of the test, and write the number of the test in their agenda. Use this list if the paper copy of the test doesn't make it home. 
​Spelling Test #1
        
          Short “a”
 
1.   am                11. black
2.   and              12. clap
3.   can              13. drank
4.   than             14. flag
5.   that             15. grass           
6.   crash           16. scan
7.   ask              17. smash
8.   snap             18. stamp
9.   thank           19. trash
10. had              20. band
 
Spelling Test #2
 
  Short “e”
 
  1. best            11.  yet
  2. then            12.  men
  3. get             13.  yell
  4. them           14.  eleven
  5. seven          15.  sent
  6. friend***     16.  ten
  7. went           17.  sell
  8. when***       18.  check
  9. except        19.  blend
10.tell                20.  smell
 
     Spelling Test #3
          
             Short “i”
 
  1. this       11.  kick
  2. is          12.  trip
  3. big        13.  quit
  4. him       14. think
  5. did        15.  slip             
  6. his        16.  miss           
  7. with      17.  drink
  8. will        18.  kiss
  9. in          19.  flip
  10. it          20. fish
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spelling Test #4
                     
                     Short “o”
 
 
  1. stop                  11.  dock
  2. shot                  12.  frost
  3. lost                   13.  long
  4. not                    14.  lock
  5. gone                  15.  crop
  6. frogs                 16.  mop
  7. cost                  17.  flop
  8. clock                 18.  mom
  9. chop                  19.  log
  10. doll                   20. shop
 
 
Spelling Test #5         short“u”            
 
     1.    just         11. trust        
     2.   trunk       12. skunk  
     3.   upon        13. munch
     4.   lunch       14. dug       
     5.   under      15. fun
            6.   up           16. bump
            7.   until        17. sun
            8.   bug         18. pump
           9.   run          19. must
           10. jump        20. crunch
 
Spelling Test #6
 
  Short Vowel Review
1. and                11. this
2. add                12. which
3. fast               13. will  
4. plan                14. clock    
5. ask                15. gone      
6. friend            16. chop
7. seven             17. upon
8. when              18. lunch
9. went              19. trunk
10. well              20. just
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spelling Test #8
 
      Long  “a”
 
1.   late        11.  date
2.  made       12.  blade
3.  sale        13.  cake
4.  bake       14.  dare 
5.  care       15.  stare    
6.  share      16.  make
7.  skate      17.  plate
8.  trade      18.  shade
9.  stale       19.  grape
10. take       20.  shake
 
Spelling Test #9
       Long  “e”
 
1.   sleep             11.  peek
2.  teeth           12.  free
3.  keep             13.  sheep
4.  meet             14.  greet
5.  green             15.  seen     
6.  tree             16.  sheet
7.  see               17.  bee
8.  week             18.  seed
9.  street          19.  feel
10. need             20.  seek
 
Spelling Test #10
 
            Long “e”
 
1.   each             11.  teach
2.  eat               12.  treat
3.  read             13.  bead
4.  clean             14.  lean
5.  please           15.  clear          
6.  easy             16.  peach
7.  hear             17.  tear
8.  near             18.  beat
9.  sea               19.  mean
10. year             20.  meal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spelling Test #11
 
Long “i” as “i-e” or “ight”
 
1.  time         11.  bike
2.  like 12. crime
3.  white       13. fight
4.  beside      14. tide
5.  ride         15. sight        
6.  write        16. strike
7.  tonight     17. tight
8.  right        18. vine
9.  might       19. line
10. light        20. mine 
 
Spelling Test # 12
 
Long “o” as “o-e” or “oa”
 
1.    road       11.  toad
2.   home       12.  coal
3.   float       13.  score
4.   those      14.  broke
5.   joke        15.  bone
6.   more       16.  stone
7.   nose        17.  rose
8.   phone      18.  coat
9.   boat        19.  choke
10. throat     20.  foam
 
Spelling Test # 13
 
Long “o” sound – “ow”
 
1.  throw       11.  snow
2.  flow         12.  mow
3.  blow         13.  tow
4.  know        14.  bow
5.  below       15.  stow
6.  grow        16.  below
7.  show        17.  flow
8.  glow         18.  coat*
9.  slow         19.  those*
10. crow        20.  more*
 
 
Spelling Test #14
 
Long “u” sound
 “u_e”, “ue”, “ew”
 
1.  blue *       11.  knew *
2.  true         12.  fuse
3.  glue         13.  tune
4.  cute         14.  new*
5.  pure         15. chew
6.  huge        16. blew *
7.  June         17. threw     
8.  use 18. grew
9.  amuse      19. fume
10. flew        20. few
 
Spelling Test #15
“ght” sound
 
1.  bright      11.  flight
2.  eight        12.  sight
3.  bought     13.  taught
4.  caught     14.  tight
5.  thought    15.  right     
6.  fright
7.  might
8.  weight
9.  brought
10. height
 
Spelling Test #16
 
y = long “i” with 1 syllable
y = long “e” with 2+ syllables
 
1.  why           11.  cry
2.  twenty     12.  plenty
3.  very          13.  thirty
4.  sky          14.  enemy
5.  family      15.  fry   
6.  quickly
7.  fly
8.  hungry
9.  easy
10. try
Spelling Test #17
 
“ou/ow”
and sight words
 
  1. down             11. clown
  2. how              12. crowd
  3. now               13. frown
  4. around          l4. loudly
  5. our               15. brown
  6. house            16. was *
  7. out               17. here *
  8. about            18. one *
  9. found           19. with *
  10.    outside         20. any *
 
Test #18
 
                    “er”
 
1. after         11. mother
2. brother     12. father
3. her           13. under
4. over          14. bigger
5. sister        15. lighter
6. teacher     16. never
7. other        17. softer
8. another     18. wonder
9. winner       19. bother
10.faster      20. Meaner
 
Spelling Test #19
 
         “oo”, “ou” & doozers
 
  1. could       11. wooden
  2. would      12. looked
  3. should     13. crooked
  4. good        14. looking
  5. book        15. booked
  6. look         16. come *
  7. stood       17. said *
  8. shook      18. little *
  9. took        19. of *
     10.  hook         20. from *
 
 
Spelling Test #20
 
Doozers!
 
  1. you
  2. they
  3. saw
  4. was
  5. have
  6. because
  7. give
  8. are
  9. of
  10. from
  11. said
  12. some
 
Spelling Test #21
 
Compound Words and Doozers*
 
  1. something    11. into
  2. sometimes    12. nowhere
  3. anyone         13. without
  4. everybody    14. outside
  5. everything    15. whatever 
  6. someone       16. children*
  7. whenever      17. does*
  8. anymore       18. more*
  9. nobody         19. your*
  10. anything       20. why*
 
Spelling Test #22
 
Review
  1. because
  2. friends
  3. anyone
  4. teacher
  5. should
  6. sometimes
  7. said
  8. except
  9. does
  10. many
  11. every
  12. until
  13. like
  14. whenever
  15. please
  16. each
  17. right
  18. thought
  19. those
  20. know
 
Spelling Test #23
Contractions
  1. won’t    (will not)    
  2. can’t     (can not)    
  3. didn’t    (did not)    
  4. don’t     (do not)
  5. it’s        (it is)
  6. that’s    (that is)
  7. they’re  (they are)
  8. doesn’t  (does not)
  9. let’s       (let us)
  10.  I’m        (I am)
  11.  wouldn’t (would not)
  1.  you’re     (you are)
 
Spelling Test #24
Homophones
  1. to         11. by
  2. two       12. there    
  3. too       13. they’re  
  4. one       14. their     
  5. won      15. right      
  6. knew     16. write     
  7. new      17. where
  8. know     18. wear
  9. no        19. its
  10. buy       20. it’s
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spelling Test #25
 
1.  Do you know where I can find something to wear?               /11
2. Their house is just over there.                                         /7
3.  Make sure that you write with the right hand.                   /10
4.  The two of us want to come to the store too.                    /12
                                                          Total:                              /40
 
Spelling Test #26
Verbs in the past tense with “-ed”
  1.  My dog jumped and barked at the door.                     /9
  2.  I looked and I saw a hint of spring outside.               /11
  3. She talked all the way when we walked to the store./ 12
  4. I’ve cleaned my room and washed my floor.                / 9
 
Spelling Test #27

Verbs in the past tense with “-d”

  1. 1.  She liked to eat the cake that I baked.                      /10
  2. 2.  They always joked with me and I liked it.                 /10
  3. 3.  We shared our time with them because we cared.  /10
  4. 4.  Have you ever skated around the lake before?        /9
  5.                                                                                     Total:       /39
 
 
 
Spelling Test #28
Verbs in the past tense with double consonants
 
1.   Help!  We’ve been robbed!                                                         /5   
2.  I had planned to do it later but I forgot.                                    / 11
3.  She hopped and skipped to the house.                                     /8
4.  I begged him to be quiet so he stopped talking.                      /11
5.   They tripped over the boxes.                                                      /6
                                                                                                Total:                      /41
 
Spelling Test #29
      Questions
1.  What are you going to wear to the dance tonight?                 /11
2.  Where will you go this summer?                                            / 7
3.  When do you have to be at school?                                        / 9
4.  Why are you playing outside all alone?                                   / 8
5.  Who has his book?                                                                / 5
6.  How long will your friends be in town?                                   / 9
                                                                   Total:                    /49
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spelling Test #30
      Dialogue
1.  “Come over here for a minute,” called Autumn.                                 /11
2.  “Sit in that desk!” ordered Andrew.                                                / 9
3.  “Do you want to come to my house?” asked Omni.                             /13
4.  “I wish that she would pick me,” thought Graham.                            /12
                                                                             Total:                    /45
 
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