If a word seems to offer unusual difficulties to the contestants, it should be briefly defined or used in an illustrative sentence. Words should be pronounced at a rate of approximately five words per minute. The pronouncer should be careful to distinguish between words which sound alike but have different meanings. These include words with affixes, roots, and suffixes which appear in words on the printed list by being different parts of speech, and other words of interest for the general lessons which they teach about language. The contest director shall provide each contestant with one blank sheet of regular-sized paper to be used for scratch work.
All answers are to be written on the spaces provided within the test.
Words may be written in pen or pencil. The contest director shall keep a list of all contestants, including the school and conference in which each is competing, and shall number the entries consecutively, assigning contestants their appropriate numbers, which the contestants shall be instructed to write on the upper right-hand corner of their contest papers. It is the responsibility of the pronouncer to check all spellings, pronunciations, and definitions of words on the tests. The pronouncer shall pronounce any words questioned by the verifiers. The pronouncer may not be a coach of any of the contestants entered in the contest.