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Spelling/ Dictation 2011
Term 1
1. Spelling
1. The circus clowns sang and juggled to 7. We are on our way to Marina Bay to
make us laugh. watch the National Day Parade.
2. The doctors are making their rounds at 8. The servants are busy preparing for the
the hospital to check on their patients. Royal Ball tonight.
3. My little cousin frowns whenever I 9. Tim wants to start his own business and
pinch him. become an entrepreneur.
4. “Your Majesty, you need to stay in bed 10. The paramedic attended to the victims
till you recover from fever,” advised the of the car accident.
doctor.
11. The referee ordered the player to leave
5. The musicians are playing their musical the field as he did not follow the rules
instruments in the Victoria Concert Hall. of the game.
6. James serves as a page boy in the royal 12. June loves animals and wants to be a
court. veterinarian when she grows up.
Please note:
1. Only the underlined words for Spelling will be tested.
2. The whole dictation passage will be tested.
3. The best 2 spelling and 1 dictation from semester 2 will be chosen for the
computation of SA2 marks.
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2. Spelling
5. The wolf is hungry so its stomach 10. These trousers are rugged enough to
rumbled and grumbled. withstand wear and tear.
6. The firemen remained calm as they put 11. John who is too timid to watch the
out the fire. horror movie kept his eyes closed
throughout the movie.
3. Dictation
Out from the trees came a wolf. It was snarling a menacing snarl at Fearless Phil.
Fearless Phil did not quiver. He thought he was invincible. He flexed his muscles which
were big like the rocks in the river! That poor wolf was terrified and bolted down the
mountain track.
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4. Spelling
1. Leo is in a tizz when he realised that he 7. The wolf tries to make up a story to
has left his documents in the taxi. convince others that he did not attack
the pigs.
2. Ali was told to switch off the lights
when he leaves the room. 8. The manager has to call off the meeting
due to an emergency.
3. Ron takes after his father and wants to
be a pilot when he grows up. 9. Jill was thrilled to bump into an old
friend whom she has not seen for years.
4. The children were reminded to keep off
the grass. 10. “Do come by to visit me next week,”
Grandmother said to Little Red Riding
5. Linda has decided to drop out of the Hood.
drawing class as she wants to focus on
tennis. 11. What a pity! Lily cannot join us at the
party.
6. The new drug has wiped out the strain
of 12. “That’s better,” Mother said to John
virus. praising him for writing neatly.
5. Dictation
The sunflower stood tall by the wall under the hot sun. The passers-by admired it.
They commented that it was a beauty. The next day, the sunflower went flop. “What a
shame!” said the neighbours. Mrs Brown looked at it and shook her head. Mr Brown
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6. Spelling
1. The wolf tried to get into the pig’s 7. The wolf claimed that he did not destroy
house by climbing down the chimney the pig’s house, he was just checking it
out.
2. The wolf blew down the pig’s house
with a puff. 8. The wanted man was locked away when
the police finally caught him.
3. The Giant was at the scene when the
wolf blew down the pig’s house. 9. With Harry missing so many lessons, he
is heading for a fall.
4. The wolf asked to Giant to testify that he
did not attack the pig. 10. The pupils were told not to approach
strangers to ask for donations.
5. The cat has long white whiskers.
11. The firemen put out the fire bravely.
6. Mr Lim recalled fondly the fateful day
that he first met his wife. 12. “ I was minding my business, I did not
attack the pig at all,” explained the
wolf.
7. Dictation
The wolf explained that he did not attack the pigs. He thought his eyes were
playing tricks when one pig ran away to a house of sticks and slammed the door. He
thought that houses should be built with strong materials. He then blew the house down
with a puff to convince the pig that its house could be easily destroyed.