SPELLING

Expectations, Assessment and Attainment

NOVEMBER 7, 2014
HYUNDAI FOREIGN SCHOOL
Contents
The Essential Words.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Commonly Misspelt Words....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Spelling Word Lists .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Hyundai Foreign School English Programme Spelling Level Thresholds:................................................................................................................................ 14
Assessment Week Spelling Tests ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
The Essential Words
The 290 words below, are used most often when we write. Together they make up about 75% of most writing, so they are very important. These words
have been arranged in alphabetical order and put in lists according to how often they are used. Because these words are used so often, it is very
important that all pupils learn to spell each one.

Essential List 1 (10 words – 25% of writing)
a I it the was and in my to we
Essential List 2 (20 words – 15% of writing)
at had of that up but he on then went for is she there
when got me so they you
Essential List 3 (30 words – 10% of writing)
about be go into our after because going just out all
came have like said are day her mum some as down
his not were back get home one with
Essential List 4 (50 words – 10% of writing)
again do next people time an first night put took
around food no ran two big from now saw us by good
off school very can has old see well come him only
started what could house or their will dad if other
them would did little over this your
walked been found made something want before
friend man still way best fun more thing where
brother heard morning think which called here name
thought who car know never three year
Essential List 6 (70 words – 5% of writing)
also cool eyes head jump always dark fell hit knew
asked decided felt how later black dog find inside life
boy eat four its live bus end gave it’s lot cat even
getting I’ll lunch coming every great I’m make
minutes place sister top water most ready sleep town
while much ride suddenly tree why nice right take
turned window opened run tell until woke outside
say ten wanted yes

Essential List 5 (50 words – 5% 0f writing)

am door last once through another everyone left play
told away family log really too bed five looked room
Essential List 7 (60 words – 3% of writing)
any each ground money soon baby ever guard
mother stay bad everything hand myself stop ball
face happened new swimming being fast happy
parents tea bit father help picked than boat few hole
playing tried bought finally hot presents under camp
finished hour road wait dead game let side won died
girl look small work doing gone many sometimes
world

Commonly Misspelt Words

Essential List 8 (Commonly Misspelt Words)

allowed centre dollars friends lightning second wasn't awhile chocolate don't front luckily someone watch believe
clothes everybody grabbed nearly stopped weren't breakfast couldn't everyday having police straight we're
brought didn't everywhere holidays present they're whole cannon different excited hopped probably threw won't
can't disappeared favourite hospital quiet tomorrow you're caught doesn't field instead scared video programme

Spelling Word Lists

Please see following pages
 Essential Words 1 Essential Words 2.1 Essential Words 2.2
1. A 1. At 1. For
2. I 2. had 2. is
3. it 3. of 3. she
4. the 4. that 4. there
5. was 5. up 5. when
6. and 6. but 6. got
7. in 7. he 7. me
8. my 8. on 8. so
9. to 9. then 9. they
10. We 10. went 10. you

Essential Words 3.1 Essential Words 3.2 Essential Words 3.3

1. About 1. all 1. as
2. be 2. came 2. down
3. go 3. have 3. his
4. into 4. like 4. not
5. our 5. said 5. were
6. after 6. are 6. back
7. because 7. day 7. get
8. going 8. her 8. home
9. just 9. mum 9. one
10. out 10. some 10. with
 Essential Words 4.1 Essential Words 4.2 Essential Words 4.3
1. again 1. around 1. by
2. do 2. food 2. good
3. next 3. no 3. off
4. people 4. ran 4. school
5. time 5. two 5. very
6. an 6. big 6. can
7. first 7. from 7. has
8. night 8. now 8. old
9. put 9. saw 9. see
10. took 10. us 10. well

Essential Words 4.4 Essential Words 4.5 Essential Words 5.1

1. come 1. dad 1. am
2. him 2. if 2. door
3. only 3. other 3. last
4. started 4. them 4. once
5. what 5. would 5. through
6. could 6. did 6. another
7. house 7. little 7. everyone
8. or 8. over 8. left
9. their 9. this 9. play
10. will 10. your 10. told
 Essential Words 5.2 Essential Words 5.3 Essential Words 5.4
1. away 1. been 1. best
2. family 2. found 2. fun
3. log 3. made 3. more
4. really 4. something 4. thing
5. too 5. want 5. where
6. bed 6. before 6. brother
7. five 7. friend 7. heard
8. looked 8. man 8. morning
9. room 9. still 9. think
10. walked 10.way 10.which

Essential Words 5.5 Essential Words 6.1 Essential Words 6.2

1. called 1. also 1. asked
2. here 2. cool 2. decided
3. name 3. eyes 3. felt
4. thought 4. head 4. how
5. who 5. jump 5. later
6. car 6. always 6. black
7. know 7. dark 7. dog
8. never 8. fell 8. find
9. three 9. hit 9. inside
10. year 10. knew 10. life
 Essential Words 6.3 Essential Words 6.4 Essential Words 6.5
1. boy 1. cat 1. minutes
2. eat 2. even 2. place
3. four 3. getting 3. sister
4. its 4. I’ll 4. top
5. live 5. lunch 5. water
6. bus 6. coming 6. most
7. end 7. every 7. ready
8. gave 8. great 8. sleep
9. it’s 9. I’m 9. town
10. lot 10. make 10. while

Essential Words 6.6 Essential Words 6.7 Essential Words 7.1

1. much 1. opened 1. any
2. ride 2. run 2. each
3. suddenly 3. tell 3. ground
4. tree 4. until 4. money
5. why 5. woke 5. soon
6. nice 6. outside 6. baby
7. right 7. say 7. ever
8. take 8. ten 8. guard
9. turned 9. wanted 9. mother
10. window 10.yes 10. stay
 Essential Words 7.2 Essential Words 7.3 Essential Words 7.4
1. bad 1. being 1. boat
2. everything 2. fast 2. few
3. hand 3. happy 3. hole
4. myself 4. parents 4. playing
5. stop 5. tea 5. tried
6. ball 6. bit 6. bought
7. face 7. father 7. finally
8. happened 8. help 8. hot
9. new 9. picked 9. presents
10.swimming 10.than 10.under

Essential Words 7.5 Essential Words 7.6

1. camp 1. died
2. finished 2. girl
3. hour 3. look
4. road 4. small
5. wait 5. work
6. dead 6. doing
7. game 7. gone
8. let 8. many
9. side 9. sometimes
10.won 10.world
Commonly Misspelt Words 1.1 Commonly Misspelt Words 1.2 Commonly Misspelt Words 1.3
1. allowed 1. believe 1. brought
2. centre 2. clothes 2. didn't
3. dollars 3. everybody 3. everywhere
4. friends 4. grabbed 4. holidays
5. lightning 5. nearly 5. present
6. second 6. stopped 6. they're
7. wasn't 7. weren't 7. whole
8. awhile 8. breakfast 8. cannon
9. chocolate 9. couldn't 9. different
10. don't 10. everyday 10. excited
11. front 11. having 11. hopped
12. luckily 12. police 12. probably
13. someone 13. straight 13. threw
14. watch 14. we're 14. won't

Commonly Misspelt Words 1.4

1. can't
2. disappeared
3. favourite
4. hospital
5. quiet
6. tomorrow
7. you're
8. caught
9. doesn't
10. field
11. instead
12. scared
13. video
14. programme
Key Stage 2 Words 1.1 Key Stage 2 Words 1.2 Key Stage 2 Words 1.3
1. beliefs 1. waste 1. vehicle
2. choices 2. enemy 2. brooch
3. countries 3. cultural 3. alright
4. appeared 4. expensive 4. achieve
5. earliest 5. animation 5. doubt
6. wetting 6. cemetery 6. opposite
7. balancing 7. awfully 7. earthquake
8. steering 8. bloated 8. midday
9. attacking 9. buried 9. disappear
10.adjusted 10.grabbed 10.useless

Key Stage 2 Words 2.1 Key Stage 2 Words 2.2 Key Stage 2 Words 2.3
1. coughed 1. forgetful 1. fulfil
2. hottest 2. allowed 2. library
3. starring 3. cheesy 3. cursor
4. hoping 4. survival 4. chief
5. amazing 5. detective 5. muscle
6. emptying 6. pollution 6. tomorrow
7. factories 7. exercise 7. goalkeeper
8. characters 8. absolutely 8. ungrateful
9. donkeys 9. collapsed 9. prescribe
10.disobey 10.capped 10.decrease
Key Stage 2 Words 3.1 Key Stage 2 Words 3.2 Key Stage 2 Words 3.3
1. worried 1. behave 1. watercolour
2. committed 2. forgiveness 2. argument
3. attached 3. guessed 3. daughter
4. brightest 4. ability 4. husband
5. whipping 5. emotional 5. virus
6. cycling 6. creative 6. nieces
7. containing 7. opposition 7. rhymes
8. fastening 8. medicine 8. blizzard
9. enemies 9. generally 9. everybody
10.services 10.chimed 10.underweight

Key Stage 2 Words 4.1 Key Stage 2 Words 4.2 Key Stage 2 Words 4.3
1. frightened 1. spluttered 1. dangerous
2. remembered 2. qualified 2. aerial
3. hungriest 3. scared 3. invisible
4. planning 4. lonely 4. watertight
5. surviving 5. innocent 5. antenna
6. whingeing 6. fierce 6. guide
7. hurrying 7. defensive 7. relief
8. marries 8. personal 8. millionaire
9. advantages 9. territory 9. science
10.athletics 10.peace 10.usually
Key Stage 3 Words 1.1 Key Stage 3 Words 1.2 Key Stage 3 Words 1.3
1. vacuum 1. laboratory 1. guarantee
2. although 2. frieze 2. caffeine
3. wreathe 3. chronicles 3. exterminate
4. strait 4. atmosphere 4. contour
5. counsel 5. evidence 5. adequate
6. council 6. equation 6. souvenir
7. skilful 7. audition 7. obtuse
8. site 8. illustrate 8. embarrass
9. sight 9. analyse 9. conscious
10.forty 10.hygiene 10.conscience

Key Stage 3 Words 2.1 Key Stage 3 Words 2.2 Key Stage 3 Words 2.3
1. wallop 1. principle 1. adjacent
2. crystal 2. parallel 2. despicable
3. receive 3. immortal 3. symptom
4. anxiety 4. adaptation 4. exaggerate
5. fiery 5. possession 5. resuscitate
6. aloud 6. longitude 6. bouquet
7. machinery 7. assessment 7. gnarled
8. sources 8. business 8. persuade
9. clothe 9. disappear 9. interrupt
10.cloth 10.adolescent 10.obedience
Key Stage 3 Words 3.1 Key Stage 3 Words 3.2 Key Stage 3 Words 3.3
1. libraries 1. continuous 1. integer
2. necessary 2. glamorous 2. arrogant
3. irregular 3. bachelor 3. possibility
4. sieve 4. separate 4. cauliflower
5. coarse 5. molecules 5. notorious
6. course 6. sincerely 6. expedition
7. advice 7. deliberate 7. sequence
8. advise 8. definite 8. pursue
9. surely 9. disappoint 9. formatting
10.acne 10.consistent 10.continuous

Key Stage 3 Words 4.1 Key Stage 3 Words 4.2 Key Stage 3 Words 4.3
1. practice 1. uneasiness 1. psychic
2. marriage 2. nationally 2. outrageous
3. piracy 3. plumber 3. grievance
4. asylum 4. rehearsal 4. maintenance
5. initial 5. possessive 5. continental
6. actually 6. foreground 6. miniature
7. effect 7. syringe 7. referred
8. affect 8. campaign 8. privilege
9. quite 9. practise 9. accuracy
10.quiet 10.practice 10.documentary
Hyundai Foreign School English Programme Spelling Level Thresholds:
All levels refer to end of year expectations. Mastery is consider 90% or higher
 Below Expectations: Students failing to exceed the requirements of the previous year level.
 Meeting Expectations: Students who have met the requirements of previous year level but not exceeded
the requirements of the year level above.
 Exceeding Expectations: Students who have met the expectations of the year level above.

Year 9
Year 7 Year 8 • Mastery of
Year 6
Year 5 • Mastery of • Mastery of essential
Year 3 Year 4 • Mastery of
• Mastery of essential essential words
• 260 essential • Mastery of essential words words
essential • Mastery of
P Levels Year 1 Year 2 words essential words
words • Mastery of • Mastery of commonly
words • Mastery of
• >70 essential • 130 essential • 200 essential • 30 • Mastery of commonly commonly misspelt
Commonly • Mastery of commonly words
words words words Commonly misspelt misspelt
misspelt Commonly misspelt words words
misspelt • Mastery of
words misspelt words
words • Mastery of • Mastery of the KS2 word
words • Mastery of
• 30 KS2 words • 90 KS2 words the KS2 word the KS2 word list.
• 60 KS2 words the KS2 word list. list. • Mastery of
list.
• 40 KS3 words • 80 KS3 words the KS3 word
list.

Assessment Week Spelling Tests

With the exception of ‘Essentials 1’ test are made up of random sample words from the word list above. These
are tests are designed to be given during assessment meant to allow students to quickly demonstrate mastery of
a particular spelling level.
Students demonstrating mastery (95% or higher) at a particular level should be moved on to the subsequent test.
Notes below each test should allow teachers to determine if students are below, meeting or exceeding spelling
level expectations at HFS.
See following pages for assessments and additional guidance.
 Essentials 1 Assessment Essentials 2 Assessment Essentials 3 Assessment
1. That
1. A 2. Up 1. About 11. Said
2. I 3. But 2. Into 12. Day
3. it 4. He 3. Our 13. Mum
4. the 5. Then 4. After 14. Some
5. was 6. Went 5. Because 15. Down
6. and 7. There 6. Going 16. Were
7. in 8. When 7. Just 17. Back
8. my 9. Got 8. Came 18. Home
9. to 10. Me 9. Have 19. One
10. We 11. They 10. Like 20. With
12. You

Students who have not completed this test by Students who have not completed this test by Students who have not completed this test by
the end of year one are below level for spelling. the end of year one are below level for spelling. the end of year one are below level for spelling.
 Essentials 4 Assessment Essentials 5 Assessment Essentials 6 Assessment
1. Again 18. Off 1. Door 18. Friend 1. Eyes 18. Coming
2. Next 19. School 2. Once 19. Thing 2. Jump 19. I’m
3. People 20. Very 3. Through 20. Where 3. Always 20. Minutes
4. Time 21. Old 4. Another 21. Brother 4. Dark 21. Place
5. First 22. See 5. Everyone 22. Morning 5. Knew 22. Sister
6. Night 23. Well 6. Left 23. Think 6. Asked 23. Water
7. Took 24. Come 7. Away 24. Which 7. Decided 24. Ready
8. Around 25. Only 8. Family 25. Called 8. Later 25. Suddenly
9. Food 26. What 9. Really 26. Here 9. Black 26. Right
10. Ran 27. Could 10. Five 27. Thought 10. Inside 27. Take
11. Two 28. House 11. Looked 28. Know 11. Its 28. Turned
12. Big 29. Or 12. Walked 29. Never 12. Live 29. Window
13. From 30. Their 13. Been 30. Three 13. Gave 30. Opened
14. Saw 31. Will 14. Found 31. Year 14. It’s 31. Until
15. Good 32. Other 15. Something 32. Room 15. Lot 32. Woke
16. Them 33. Little 16. Want 33. Still 16. Getting 33. Outside
17. Would 17. Before 17. Lunch
Students scoring above 90% or this test are
Students scoring above 40% on this test are Students scoring above 20% on this test are consider
consider to be meeting the standard for
consider to be meeting the minimum to be meeting the standard for year one and the
year two and the minimum standard for
standard for year one. minimum standard or year two.
year three.
 Essentials 7 Assessment Commonly Spelt Words KS2 1 (1.X-2.X)
1. ground 18.tried 1. allowed 16. holidays 1. countries 16.factories
2. money 19.bought 2. centre 17. present 2. earliest 17.characters
3. guard 20.presents 3. lightning 18. cannon 3. steering 18.starring
4. mother 21.under 4. second 19. different 4. cultural 19.hoping
5. baby 22.camp 5. chocolate 20. excited 5. animation 20.amazing
6. everything 23.finished 6. front 21. probably 6. cemetery 21.coughed
7. hand 24.hour 7. luckily 22. threw 7. balancing 22.cheesy
8. myself 25.wait 8. believe 23. disappeared 8. bloated 23.pollution
9. happened 26.dead 9. clothes 24. favourite 9. vehicle 24.exercise
10.swimming 27.game 10. everybody 25. tomorrow 10.brooch 25.absolutely
11.parents 28.died 11. weren't 26. field 11.achieve 26.collapsed
12.father 29.girl 12. breakfast 27. instead 12.doubt 27.library
13.help 30.sometimes 13. straight 28. scared 13.opposite 28.cursor
14.picked 31.world 14. nearly 29. programme 14.earthquake 29.chief
15.boat 32.finally 15. brought 30. caught 15.disappear 30.ungrateful
16.hole 33.face
17.playing
Students scoring above 80% on this test are Students scoring above 90% on this test are Students scoring above 90% on this test are
consider to be meeting the standard for year consider to be meeting the standard for year consider to be meeting the standard for year
three and the minimum standard for year four. four and the minimum standard for year five. five and the minimum standard for year six.
 KS2 2 (3.X-4.X) KS3 1 (1.X-2.X) KS3 2 (3.X-4.X)
1. committed 16.frightened 1. vacuum 16.wallop 1. libraries 16.marriage
2. attached 17.hungriest 2. wreathe 17.receive 2. necessary 17.piracy
3. cycling 18.whingeing 3. strait 18.anxiety 3. irregular 18.asylum
4. containing 19.athletics 4. counsel 19.machinery 4. sieve 19.initial
5. fastening 20.qualified 5. sight 20.clothe 5. acne 20.quite
6. forgiveness 21.fierce 6. laboratory 21.principle 6. glamorous 21.uneasiness
7. emotional 22.defensive 7. frieze 22.longitude 7. bachelor 22.rehearsal
8. creative 23.territory 8. chronicles 23.assessment 8. molecules 23.possessive
9. medicine 24.peace 9. equation 24.adolescent 9. deliberate 24.syringe
10.chimed 25.dangerous 10.audition 25.adjacent 10.consistent 25.campaign
11.watercolour 26.aerial 11.illustrate 26.despicable 11.arrogant 26.psychic
12.argument 27.invisible 12.hygiene 27.exaggerate 12.cauliflower 27.outrageous
13.virus 28.antenna 13.caffeine 28.resuscitate 13.notorious 28.grievance
14.nieces 29.relief 14.souvenir 29.bouquet 14.expedition 29.continental
15.blizzard 30.millionaire 15.conscious 30.gnarled 15.continuous 30.miniature

Students scoring above 90% on this test are Students scoring above 90% on this test are Students scoring above 90% on this test are
consider to be meeting the standard for year six consider to be meeting the standard for year consider to be meeting the standard for year
and the minimum standard for year seven. seven and the minimum standard for year eight/nine.
eight.
 Level Completion Level Completion Level Completion Level Completion Level Completion Level Completion
EW 1.1 CMW 1.1 EW 1.1 CMW 1.1 EW 1.1 CMW 1.1
EW 2.1 CMW 1.2 EW 2.1 CMW 1.2 EW 2.1 CMW 1.2
EW 2.2 CMW 1.3 EW 2.2 CMW 1.3 EW 2.2 CMW 1.3
EW 3.1 CMW 1.4 EW 3.1 CMW 1.4 EW 3.1 CMW 1.4
EW 3.2 EW 3.2 EW 3.2
EW 3.3 KS2 1.1 EW 3.3 KS2 1.1 EW 3.3 KS2 1.1
EW 4.1 KS2 1.2 EW 4.1 KS2 1.2 EW 4.1 KS2 1.2
EW 4.2 KS2 1.3 EW 4.2 KS2 1.3 EW 4.2 KS2 1.3
EW 4.3 KS2 2.1 EW 4.3 KS2 2.1 EW 4.3 KS2 2.1
EW 4.4 KS2 2.2 EW 4.4 KS2 2.2 EW 4.4 KS2 2.2
EW 4.5 KS2 2.3 EW 4.5 KS2 2.3 EW 4.5 KS2 2.3
EW 5.1 KS2 3.1 EW 5.1 KS2 3.1 EW 5.1 KS2 3.1
EW 5.2 KS2 3.2 EW 5.2 KS2 3.2 EW 5.2 KS2 3.2
EW 5.3 KS2 3.3 EW 5.3 KS2 3.3 EW 5.3 KS2 3.3
EW 5.4 KS2 4.1 EW 5.4 KS2 4.1 EW 5.4 KS2 4.1
EW 5.5 KS2 4.2 EW 5.5 KS2 4.2 EW 5.5 KS2 4.2
EW 6.1 KS2 4.3 EW 6.1 KS2 4.3 EW 6.1 KS2 4.3
EW 6.2 KS3 1.1 EW 6.2 KS3 1.1 EW 6.2 KS3 1.1
EW 6.3 KS3 1.2 EW 6.3 KS3 1.2 EW 6.3 KS3 1.2
EW 6.4 KS3 1.3 EW 6.4 KS3 1.3 EW 6.4 KS3 1.3
EW 6.5 KS3 2.1 EW 6.5 KS3 2.1 EW 6.5 KS3 2.1
EW 6.6 KS3 2.2 EW 6.6 KS3 2.2 EW 6.6 KS3 2.2
EW 6.7 KS3 2.3 EW 6.7 KS3 2.3 EW 6.7 KS3 2.3
EW 7.1 KS3 3.1 EW 7.1 KS3 3.1 EW 7.1 KS3 3.1
EW 7.2 KS3 3.2 EW 7.2 KS3 3.2 EW 7.2 KS3 3.2
EW 7.3 KS3 3.3 EW 7.3 KS3 3.3 EW 7.3 KS3 3.3
EW 7.4 KS3 4.1 EW 7.4 KS3 4.1 EW 7.4 KS3 4.1
EW 7.5 KS3 4.2 EW 7.5 KS3 4.2 EW 7.5 KS3 4.2
EW 7.6 KS3 4.3 EW 7.6 KS3 4.3 EW 7.6 KS3 4.3

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