Choose what words you will include. Your school may have a spelling curriculum complete with vocabulary books and lessons which you need to follow, making this step simple. If not, dozens of websites exist with formulated lists appropriate for each grade level. You can also choose words students are exposed to daily, borrowing from a recently read novel, play or poem. This makes spelling tests a good opportunity to increase related reading comprehension.
Decide how many choices to list for the test. Most teachers give four options for each word. The quickest and easiest way is to list the words only, misspelling all the options except one. However, to increase comprehension and give more of a challenge, list the words in a sentence, using the same sentence four times, asking which repeated word is misspelled. Consider giving options such as "None of the above."
Type your words and questions into your word processing program and create the multiple choice format. The steps for doing this can differ slightly depending on which word processing program you use. Once you set the format, the next step is creating the questions.
Save and print two copies. Use one copy to make additional copies for the students. You can use the other copy for grading the tests, so be sure to circle the correct answers.