Spellings – Year 4
Learning session
1
Spelling pattern
spell words with the
suffix -ous
2
spell words from the describe, continue,
Year 4 list – Autumn 1 busy, breath,
mention, early,
interest, appear,
therefore
spell words with the courageous,
suffix -ous
outrageous, serious,
obvious, curious,
hideous,
spontaneous,
courteous,
continuous, precious
spell words with
immature, immortal,
prefix im and sub
impossible,
impatient, imperfect,
submarine, submerge
subdivide,
subheading, impair
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4
5
Spelling words
poisonous,
dangerous,
mountainous,
famous, various,
tremendous,
enormous, jealous,
humorous,
glamorous,
spell words from the guide, increase,
Year 4 list – Autumn 2 material, complete,
consider, surprise,
through, believe,
different, disappear
6
spell words with the interact, intercity,
prefix inter and super international,
interrelated,
supermarket,
superhero,
superman, superstar,
supersonic, intercept
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spell words with the
prefix anti and auto
antiseptic,
anticlockwise,
antisocial,
autobiography,
automobile,
autograph,
automatic,
antifreeze, antidote,
antibiotic
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spell words from the
Year 4 list – Spring 1
various, probably,
accidentally,
extreme, possess,
eight, purpose, guard
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spell words with
different /c/ sounds
scheme, chorus,
chemist, echo,
character, chef,
chalet, machine,
brochure, charade
10
spell words ending
gue and que
tongue, league,
analogue, catalogue,
fatigue, meringue,
antique, unique,
cheque, barbeque,
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spell words from the
Year 4 list – Spring 2
12
spell words with /s/
spelt sc
spell words with /ay/
spelt ei
13
spell words ending tion
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spell words from the
Year 4 list – Summer
1
15
spell words ending sion
16
spell words ending
ssion
address, answer,
bicycle, separate,
straight, February,
island, actually,
ordinary
science, , scissors,
discipline, fascinate,
crescent, vein,
neighbour, they,
obey, weight
invention, injection,
action, hesitation,
completion,
education, attention,
reduction, direction,
proportion
century, business,
exercise, particular,
weight, breathe,
important, peculiar,
possession
expansion, tension,
mansion,
comprehension,
extension, collision,
confusion, exclusion,
transfusion, invasion,
expression,
discussion, mission,
permission,
admission,
profession, passion,
oppression,
percussion,
transmission, session
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spell words from the
Year 4 list – Summer
2
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spell words ending
cian/other ‘shun’
words
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spell homophones
and near
homophones
position, reign,
occasionally,
medicine, library,
eighth, although,
strength, height
musician, electrician,
magician, politician,
mathematician,
technician, optician,
ocean, Asian, Russian
accept/except
affect/effect
berry/bury
bawl/ball
grate/great
grown/groan
main/mane
medal/meddle