SPAGSpelling Punctuation and

Grammar

Delivered by Mr Kelly and Mrs Williams

The SPAG test combines the scores from a punctuation and grammar test with a separate spelling test to give one overall level.

Grammar and Punctuation test is out of 50. Spelling test is out of 20. Total mark out of 70.

What is SPAG?

Level 3 25 – 43 Level 4 44 – 53 Level 5 54 - 70

Level thresholds

Level 3 question

Level 4 question

Level 5 questions

My brother is training to be a geography teacher .

John concentrated very hard on his homework.

The monkey looked ridiculous wearing a hat.

Example of the spelling test:

Useful Resources

How it is taught in school Each year delivers one lesson a week

dedicated to SPaG. What is taught in this lesson is then

followed up on in literacy lessons. Each child is also set homework on the topic

covered in class. Spelling tasks and spelling lists are given

each week to learn and complete

Spelling strategies. Check your child’s homework –

understanding of the word. When reading, look and point out grammar

and discuss how it has been used. Use appropriate vocabulary with your

children – eg nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, phrases, clauses, connectives, inverted commas……

Help your child with their SPAG homework

What you can do to help