This Year 5 Spring 1 Baseline Assessment is designed to assess understanding of spelling objectives covered during this term when following our suggested spelling sequence.

Presented in a format similar to that used in formal assessments to build familiarity with those, this assessment can be used as a baseline at the start of the half-term or as an assessment at the end of the half-term. With a teacher script, guidance and a detailed grid explaining which objective each spelling links to and when it's covered during this half-term, this download covers your spelling assessment needs!

Spelling objectives covered in this baseline assessment:

• S53: Words ending with the /shus/ sound spelt ‘cious’ or ‘tious’

• S54: Words ending with the /shul/ sound spelt ‘cial’ or ‘tial’

• S55 Pack 1: Words ending in ‘ant’, ‘ance’ or ‘ancy’

• S55 Pack 2: Words ending in ‘ent’, ‘ence’ or ‘ency’

• S55 Pack 3: Words ending in ‘ant’, ‘ance’, ‘ancy’, ‘ent’, ‘ence’ or ‘ency’ - exceptions

• S37 Pack 7: Common exception words