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Free Spelling Test Papers for teachers and parents

Need a spelling test paper template for your students? Want a spelling or phonics worksheet that is aligned to Science of Reading best-practices and aligns with Words Their Way (WTW), Orton-Gillingham, and UFLI’s best-practices? Here are lots of options for you to choose from. You can even generate your own in seconds with our Worksheet Creator tool.

Once you’ve started your students using these spelling test papers, test and re-test their spelling skills with Spelling Test Buddy.

Templates

Spelling Word List - 24 words
Spelling Word List - 24 words

This generator creates a printable spelling word list worksheet. There are 24 words per page. Use it for flash cards, sound sort, pattern sort, and other activities. You create this with Worksheet Creator's 24 Word Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Spelling Word List - 16 words
Spelling Word List - 16 words

This generator creates a printable spelling word list worksheet. There are 16 words per page. Use it for flash cards, sound sort, pattern sort, and other activities. You create this with Worksheet Creator's 16 Word Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Spelling Word List - 10 words
Spelling Word List - 10 words

This generator creates a printable spelling word list worksheet. There are 10 words per page. Use it for flash cards, sound sort, pattern sort, and other activities. You create this with Worksheet Creator's 10 Word Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Spelling Word List - 8 words
Spelling Word List - 8 words

This generator creates a printable spelling word list worksheet. There are 8 words per page. Use it for flash cards, sound sort, pattern sort, and other activities. You create this with Worksheet Creator's 8 Word Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Draw and Label
Draw and Label

This generates a printable Draw and Label worksheet. You can customize the font to be lined, cursive, or cursive and lined. Best for grades K-5. Trace/write the word, write it again, then draw a picture of that word’s meaning. You create this with Worksheet Creator's Draw and Label Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

This generator creates a printable Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check worksheet. Students study the word, say it aloud a few times, write it into the second column while saying it aloud again, cover the first two columns with a piece of paper, write the word again in the third column, uncover and check to see if they spelled it correctly. You create this with Worksheet Creator's Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template. You can customize the font to be printed, lined, cursive, or lined and cursive.

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Trace, Copy, Cover & Write
Trace, Copy, Cover & Write

This generator creates a printable Trace, Copy, Cover & Write (also known as Trace Copy Cover & Close) worksheet. Students trace the word with a pencil on the lined version of the word in the first column, copy the word into the second column while looking at the first column as a reference, cover the first two columns with a piece of paper, write the word in the third column, spelling it from memory, then remove the cover and check to see if they got it right.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Trace, Copy, Cover and Write Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF. You can customize the font to be printed or cursive.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Missing Letters
Missing Letters

Fill in the missing letters to spell the word! Enter the words you want to use, and the letters you want removed from the words. Each word will be written in random order, with the letters replaced with underscores. Your students will then fill in the missing letters to spell each word. Answer key is on the last page. Best for grades 1-5.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Missing Letters Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Tic Tac Toe
Tic Tac Toe

This generator creates a printable Tic Tac Toe worksheet.

Have your students play Tic Tac Toe against each other. They take turns picking a word from the list and writing it into their chosen square with different colored pens. The first player to get three of their marks in a row wins! This activity is best for grades K-2.

Create this with Worksheet Creator's Tic Tac Toe Worksheet Generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually. The worksheet will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Write 5 Sentences for 5 Words
Write 5 Sentences for 5 Words

This generator creates a printable “Write 5 Sentences for 5 Words” worksheet. There are 5 sets of lines for students to write a sentence, using words from the list on the left. The student picks any of the five words, and writes a sentence on each line for each of these five words.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Write 5 Sentences for 5 Words Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Bingo Cards
Bingo Cards

This generates a classroom’s worth of Bingo printable worksheets. Enter as many words as you want, but at least 24. We will then create 35 Bingo cards for you, one per page. Each card will have a random assortment of 24 words placed onto the 5x5 grid. Print only what you need. The last page will be the full list of words for the word caller to pick from.

Use one or more of our pre-made word lists to instantly create a fun activity for your students.

To play, you or a student acts as the word caller and calls out a word from the full list on the last page. Your students mark it off on their Bingo card. The first student to get five words in a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally, calls out ‘Bingo’ and wins!

Best for grades K-3.

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Word Hunt for up to 7 words
Word Hunt for up to 7 words

This generator creates a short, age-appropriate Word Hunt worksheet that uses the first 7 words from your word list in the paragraph. The paragraph is in the main section of the page, and the words that are used are at the bottom of the page. Best for grades 1-4.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Word Hunt generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into a Word Hunt.

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Definition Match
Definition Match

This is a printable Definition Match worksheet generator. Across the top of the worksheet are the first 10 words from your word list. Below are the definitions of those words. Students need to find the word that matches the definition, and write the word to the left of the definition. Best for grades 4-12.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Definition Match generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into a Definition Match worksheet.

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Cloze Worksheet for up to 10 words
Cloze Worksheet for up to 10 words

This generator creates a Cloze (fill in the blank) worksheet that uses up to the first 7 words from your word list in the paragraph. The passage has fill-in-the-blank sections for the words from your word list, and the words that are used are at the bottom of the page. Best for grades 1-5.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Cloze Worksheet generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into a Cloze Worksheet.

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Rainbow Words
Rainbow Words

This generates a printable Rainbow Words worksheet, with a name block at the top. Students write each word in a different color below the printed word. The letters are unlined, but you can customize the font to be lined, cursive, or cursive and lined. This template is best for grades 1-3.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Rainbow Words Template. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF. You can customize the font to be lined, cursive, or cursive and lined.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Word Search Puzzle
Word Search Puzzle

This generates a Word Search puzzle worksheet for up to 20 words. The grid of letters is in the upper half, and the words to find are in the lower half. Best for grades 2-6.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Word Search Puzzle generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Cloze Worksheet with Comprehension Questions
Cloze Worksheet with Comprehension Questions

This generates a Cloze (fill in the blank) worksheet for up to 10 words. Either use your own paragraph, or let our AI generate one for you based on your words. The paragraph has fill-in-the-blank sections for the words from your word list, and the words that are used are at the top of the page. You can customize by adding 3 AI-generated comprehension questions on Page 2 as well, and by changing the language of the paragraph and questions as well. Best for grades 1-7.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Cloze Worksheet generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Sentence Fill in the Blank
Sentence Fill in the Blank

This generates printable worksheet of sentences that have words each from your list of words removed. Students fill in the missing words to complete the sentence. Customization options: you can customize the AI-generated sentences, or use your own. Best for grades 2-7.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Sentence Fill in the Blank generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Word Hunt for up to 7 words with Comprehension Questions
Word Hunt for up to 7 words with Comprehension Questions

This generates a short, age-appropriate paragraph that uses the first 7 words from your word list in the paragraph. The paragraph is in the main section of the page, and the words that are used are at the bottom of the page. The paragraph is followed by 3 comprehension questions about the paragraph on the next page. Best for grades 3-7.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Word Hunt with Comprehension Questions generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Rhyming Pairs
Rhyming Pairs

This generates a printable Rhyming Pairs worksheet for up to 24 words. There are no suggested answers, so students can write any word that rhymes with the word on the left. The words are printed in the left column, and an open line is printed in the right column.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Rhyming Pairs generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Rhyming Pairs with Suggested Answers
Rhyming Pairs with Suggested Answers

This generates a printable Rhyming Pairs with Suggested Answers worksheet for up to 24 words. There are suggested answers across the top, each of which rhymes with one of the words. The words are printed in the left column, and an open line is printed in the right column.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Rhyming Pairs with Suggested Answers generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Word Scramble Worksheet
Word Scramble Worksheet

This generates a Word Scramble worksheet. Each page has up to 20 words. The words are scrambled, and the student needs to unscramble them. Best for grades 2-6.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Word Scramble generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Crossword Puzzle
Crossword Puzzle

This generates a Crossword Puzzle worksheet for up to 20 words. The grid of letters is in the upper half, and the clues are in the lower half. The system automatically generates initial clues which you can then customize. You can also choose whether to show the word list. Best for grades 2-8.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Crossword Puzzle generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Read, Sort, and Write
Read, Sort, and Write

This generates a Read, Sort, and Write worksheet. The list of words is in the left column. The student needs to read each word, sort them into the correct column, and then write the word into that column. You can choose how many columns to use, what each column header should say, and what type of font to use. The template will use up to 24 words. Best for grades K-5.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Read, Sort, and Write generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Roll and Read
Roll and Read

This generates a printable Roll and Read worksheet with dice headers and word grids. Students roll a dice, read the word in the matching column, and cross it out. The worksheet distributes words into 6 columns with dice faces (1-6) as headers. It will use up to the first 36 words. The words will fill in vertically, columns first. The page will print in landscape mode. Customization options: font size. Best for grades K-3.

You create this with Worksheet Creator's Roll and Read generator. Simply take a photo of your word list, pick a phonics/decodable strategy, or enter the words manually, and they will be properly formatted into a downloadable PDF.

It takes less than a minute to create your word list into this template.

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Spelling Test Paper - 5 words
Spelling Test Paper - 5 words

This is a printable spelling test template. It has a name and date block at the top, and block to write in the student’s score. This version has 5 lines; you can find other versions on this page. Free to download, free to edit. We only ask that you keep the bottom footer if you do edit.

PDF version
Microsoft Word/Google Docs (.docx) editable version
Apple Pages editable version

Spelling Test Paper - 10 words
Spelling Test Paper - 10 words

This is a printable spelling test template. It has a name and date block at the top, and block to write in the student’s score. This version has 10 lines; you can find other versions on this page. Free to download, free to edit. We only ask that you keep the bottom footer if you do edit.

PDF version
Microsoft Word/Google Docs (.docx) editable version
Apple Pages editable version

Spelling Test Paper - 15 words
Spelling Test Paper - 15 words

This is a printable spelling test template. It has a name and date block at the top, and block to write in the student’s score. This version has 15 lines; you can find other versions on this page. Free to download, free to edit. We only ask that you keep the bottom footer if you do edit.

PDF version
Microsoft Word/Google Docs (.docx) editable version
Apple Pages editable version

Spelling Test Paper - 20 words
Spelling Test Paper - 20 words

This is a printable spelling test template. It has a name and date block at the top, and block to write in the student’s score. This version has 20 lines; you can find other versions on this page. Free to download, free to edit. We only ask that you keep the bottom footer if you do edit.

PDF version
Microsoft Word/Google Docs (.docx) editable version
Apple Pages editable version