Spelling List Placement Test

SPELLING LIST PLACEMENT TEST

APPENDIX D SPELLING PLACEMENT TEST

SPELLING LIST PLACEMENT TEST.

To administer this placement test, read all fifty words to your student. First say the first word, read the sentence including the word, and then say the word again. The student will write each of the fifty words on a separate sheet of paper. At the bottom of this placement test, you will note which list is appropriate for beginning your spelling instruction. HAPPY TESTING!!

1. hat He wore a hat. hat 2. big The big dog barked at the cat. big 3. men The men worked on the street. men 4. top She sat on top of the hill. top 5. look Look at the show! look 6. about The book is about a boy. about 7. bread We ate bread with the meal. bread 8. one One day we will see him. one 9. obey Obey the law. obey 10. come Please come here. come 11. brave The brave boy saved her. brave 12. down We came down the stairs. down 13. blow We will blow bubbles. blow 14. eight She is eight years old. eight 15. first He is first in line. first 16. date Today’s date is the tenth. date 17. anything He didn’t say anything. anything 18. quiet Be quiet! quiet 19. clothe She will clothe the child. clothe 20. wrote She wrote a long letter. wrote 21. brought He brought a hostess gift. brought 22. early He woke early in the morning. early 23. lead The lead pencil was dull. lead 24. people The people cheered at the game. people 25. Tuesday On Tuesday we played ball. Tuesday 26. emigration Emigration has enlarged the USA. emigration 27. reason What was her reason? reason 28. thief The thief stole her purse. thief 29. capture We played ‘Capture the flag.” capture 30. fourth He was in fourth grade. fourth 31. arrest The policeman will arrest him. arrest 32. wear What will she wear? wear 33. thought She thought they were done. thought 34. neighbor She borrowed flour from her neighbor. neighbor 35. young The young child was happy. young 36. anxious Be anxious for nothing. anxious 37. conceit His conceit caused his firing. conceit

38. invitation We accepted her invitation. invitation 39. pianos They sold many pianos. pianos 40. therefore We yelled; therefore we were hoarse. therefore 41. battalion The Second Battalion won the battle. battalion 42. dispassionately He talked dispassionately. dispassionately 43. innocent He was innocent of the crime. innocent 44. science Science was his favorite subject. science 45. vesture His vesture was made of silk. vesture 46. antique The antique chair was fragile. antique 47. contagious The flu is contagious. contagious 48. imagination The child had a vivid imagination. imagination 49. interrogation He slept after the interrogation. interrogation 50. sovereign The king was sovereign over his land. sovereign

If your student’s first error was on words 1-5, begin with Spelling List 1; words 6-10, Spelling List 2; words 11-15, Spelling List 3; words 16-20, Spelling List 4; words 21-25, Spelling List 5; words 26-30, Spelling List 6; words 31-35, Spelling List 7; words 36-40, Spelling List 8; words 41-45, Spelling List 9; and words 46-50, Spelling List 10. Circle the list you need to start with and download it as soon as the required phonograms are memorized. The phonograms to learn are listed in the

Prescription for Reading Success right before the spelling list required. They are also listed on the appropriate downloadable spelling list as well.