Writing a letter to Uncle Sam

This task is about finding and correcting spelling mistakes.

Joseph wrote a letter to his Uncle Sam, but he has made some spelling mistakes.

Read Joseph's letter and circle all the spelling mistakes. Write the correct spelling of these mistakes in the space at the start of each line. If you cannot find a mistake, put a tick () in the space. The first two lines have been done for you.

	16 Strand
	Auckland
____________	14 Febuary
____________	Dear Uncle Sam,
____________	It wasn't untill I looked at the calendar that I saw
____________	how long you have been away. It has been to months.
____________	When will you be geting back? I can't wait to show
____________	you how I can run the fitness track in four minits.
____________	School is back and my freind Dallas is in the same
____________	class as me this yer. It will be great when we go to
____________	camp latter in Term 2.
____________	I broke my arm in the holidays. I was climbing the
____________	tree in the back yard when suddenally I slipped and
____________	fell threw the branches to the ground. I hurt my
____________	head too, but I'm all rite now.
____________	Your room is all redy for you, so I hope you will be
____________	back befor too much longer.
____________	I am off to play out side now. See you when you get back.
	Your nephew, Joseph

Answers/responses:

			Y6 (08/2002)
Given	street	16 Strand Stret
Given		Auckland
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	February	14	difficult difficult
1 mark (for correct recognition)		Dear Uncle Sam,	very easy
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	until	It wasn't I looked at the calendar that I saw	difficult difficult
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	two	how long you have been away. It has been months.	moderate moderate
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	getting	When will you be back? I can't wait to show	easy easy
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	minutes	you how I can run the fitness track in four .	very easy easy
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	friend	School is back and my Dallas is in the same	moderate difficult
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	year	class as me this . It will be great when we go to	very easy very easy
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	later	camp in Term 2.	moderate moderate
1 mark (for correct recognition)	____________	I broke my arm in the holidays. I was climbing the	very easy
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	suddenly	tree in the back yard when ____________ I slipped and	easy moderate
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	through	fell ____________ the branches to the ground. I hurt my	difficult difficult
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	right	head too, but I'm all ____________ now.	easy easy
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	ready	Your room is all ____________ for you, so I hope you will be	very easy easy
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	before	back ____________ too much longer.	easy easy
1 mark (for correct recognition) 1 mark (for corrected error)	outside	I am off to play ____________ now. See you when you get	difficult difficult

Recognition (16 marks)
Student recognises correct lines and spelling errors.

1 mark is given to each error-free lines identified as correct.
1 mark is given to each error correctly identified.

Production (14 marks)
1 mark is given for each error that has been corrected accurately.

Essential Word Lists The words for this resource are taken from:
List 4	List 5	List 6
two	through	suddenly
	before	right
	friend	ready
	year	outside
		until
		getting
		minutes
Source: 'Spell Write', Written by Cedric Croft, NZCER, 1998.

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