A free printable spelling test template with 10, 15 or 20 numbered lines, a Name line, a Date line and a score box. Choose plain writing lines or the site's handwriting guide lines, print on US Letter or A4, and read the words aloud while students write.
Class set
One copy for every student: type the first names and get one PDF, with each name on that student's own pages. Every student's pages use the same settings.
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This is the sheet as it prints. Change any option and it updates.
What is on the sheet
The top of the page has the Name line, the Date line, the title Spelling Test and a box for the score out of 10, 15 or 20. Below it, 10 or 15 words run down one column; 20 are set as two columns of ten so each line stays long enough for a long word. With guide lines, each answer gets the top line, dashed midline and baseline of the site's tracing sheets. A first name typed into the name box is written on the Name line in print.
Three examples
Fifteen plain numbered lines on US Letter.
Twenty words in two columns with guide lines, on A4.
Ten words with guide lines; the Name line shows how a typed first name prints.
Spelling test sheets ready to print
Pick the number of words; each PDF is one US Letter page with an empty Name line.
10 words Ten numbered plain lines in one column.Download the PDF
15 words, guide lines Fifteen rows with the top line and dashed midline.Download the PDF
Print one sheet for each student. Read each word aloud, say it in a sentence if that helps, and pause while it is written on the next numbered line. The box at the top right takes the number of words spelled correctly.
Can each sheet have a student's name already on it?
Yes. Open Class set under the generator and type the first names, up to 30. The PDF has one page for each name, written on its Name line. As the form says, class lists are used only to draw the pages and are never saved.
Plain lines or guide lines: which should I choose?
Plain lines give one ruled line for each word. Guide lines add the top line and the dashed midline, which show how tall capitals and small letters are, as on the site's handwriting sheets.
Are the spelling words printed on the sheet?
No. The lines are empty, since the words are read aloud during the test. For practice sheets with the words to trace, use the spelling worksheets page, which takes a typed word list.
Will the template print on A4?
Yes. Choose A4 under Paper; the numbered lines are spaced again to fill the taller page.
