strange spelling tests..

[maggiepy]

AIBU to think 'henceforward' is a ridiculous word to be teaching yr 6s (or anyone for that matter), henceforth would be bad enough. Understand they are learning about connectives but do we really have be teaching them Ye Olde Englishe? Share your DC's daft spellings here....

I have just asked ds who is in ye 7 if he knew what it meant , he said ' Yeah, it's a connective, like furthermore is'

YABU

year

Kimono

I'm not sure how often in their life most non Japanese people have to write that.

The whole of that list was random.

Sorry valiumredhead , yes year, but when were either of these words commonly used in either written or spoken English? Seems very dated don't you think?

Forsooth, but I fear you may be treading on unreasonable territory.

Ah you never know when a random word might come in use. Dont knock them. In my first proper job interview I was asked a bunch of maths and finance questions. Got them all wrong. Then asked to spell minuscule and pharaoh. Got the job.

It's better than my son's irreproachably useful but unfortunate list from about year 2 or 3:
quick
stick
prick
thick
chick

Oh dear.

Henceforward, I will consider myself suitably admonished... off with my head it is then. Whenceforth will I be seeing this truly magnificent word ensconced in everyday use?

Love it, Lancelottie

Well, no it isn't in every day use but you would still need to know what it meant, wouldn't you? It's not that unusual in written English.

I think I can honestly say I haven't used that word ever, ever in my life.

Lancelottie: I make my son do sentences to practise his new words. Did you do the same for yours ?

Errrmmm.... no

When the new year students start in my borough they all do a spelling test carried out by the SEN staff.

I sometimes have to leave the room as it makes me giggle too much. The spellings are read in pairs with a sentence to show context after. One pair is
'blow' - I blow on my porridge to cool it down. 'job' - My dad has a good job (the sentences are also incredibly sexist and old fashioned.
They also have ridiculous words to spell - one is 'turpentine!'