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Sample Grade 4 Spelling Worksheet

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Fourth Grade Spelling Words – 36 Week Program

The fourth grade spelling words curriculum below spans 36 weeks and includes a master spelling list and five different printable spelling activities per week to help support learning. You may print materials for your classroom or distribute them to parents for home use. (read more about the  spelling curriculum design. ) To take full advantage of the program, consider using the spelling program together with the companion  4th grade reading comprehension worksheets .

Teacher / Parent Materials (PDF Format)

Each week  includes 5 Different 3rd Grade Spelling Activities!  

Fourth Grade Spelling Words Worksheets (PDF Format)

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30 Spelling Activities for ANY List of Words

• March 6, 2020

We work hard to teach our students the correct way to spell words.  We spend countless hours creating spelling practice activities that are fun and not just writing the word multiple times.  Are you ready to get some of those hours back?!  Take a look at these fabulous EDITABLE Spelling Activities we have created for your students to practice their word lists.

Our Spelling Activities are super simple to use!!!

• Enter your spelling list into the first page of the packet.
• Choose the activities you want to use that week.  (We have 150+ different pages  to choose from!)
• Print those activities.

These spelling activities can be sent home as homework, used in a word work center, or as independent practice. You can find all of our editable spelling activities, (general, seasonal, and holiday-themed) on Education to the Core Premium. Join today as a monthly or annual member for instant access to this resource and thousands more.

* Spelling Activity Line-Up *

1. spelling list.

This is the page where you will type in your spelling words (up to 15 words).  It can be sent home for students to study during the week, as well as for parents to cut apart and use as flashcards.

2. MAGIC WORDS

Write each spelling word in white crayon, then color over with a marker to watch them “magically” appear.

3. ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Write each spelling word in ABC order.

4. RAINBOW SPELLING

5. WRITE A SENTENCE

6. SECRET CODE

7. ROLL A SPELLING WORD

Roll the dice to see which way you are going to practice your spelling words.  Which number did you roll the most?

8. WORD ILLUSTRATIONS

Students choose 4 different spelling words to illustrate. As an extension, can they write a sentence to go with the picture?

9. TRACE WORDS

Practice each word as you trace it with different writing tools.

10. EMOJI SPELLING

11. PATTERN BLOCK SPELLING

12. VOWELS AND CONSONANTS

13. SCRABBLE SPELLING

14. SPIN IT — SPELL IT

15. SPELLING MAZE

16. SPELLING SPIRAL

17. SPELLING WORD SYLLABLES

Students practice separating their spelling words into syllables. Count on fingers, clap your hands, or stomp your feet to see how many syllables are in each word. Then circle the corresponding number.

18. SILLY WRITING

19. PYRAMID SPELLING

20. SPELLING RHYMES

21. SPELLING COLORS

22. WORD SEARCH

For your higher-level kiddos, this word search is great! They write their words either across, down, or as a challenge, diagonal on the grid. Then place random letters among the words. Share with a partner to see if they can find all of your “hidden” words!

23. WORD ART

24. CREATE A STORY

How many spelling words can your students include in a story? Write a short story that makes sense and illustrate it.

25. KEYBOARD WORDS

26. STAMPING SPELLING WORDS

Everybody loves dot markers! Grab a few different colors and stamp your spelling words as you read them.

27. SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

For a more challenging activity, connect spelling practice with vocabulary work by finding a synonym and antonym for each spelling word.

28. SIGN LANGUAGE SPELLING

29. How Many Sounds

30. Tic-Tac-Toe Spelling

Perfect for partner spelling activities. Your students can each take a color and play tic-tac-toe with their spelling words.

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4th Grade Spelling Words Worksheets

4th Grade Unscramble

Choose and Spell

Twice as Tough

Extra Letter Spelling

What’s Missing?

Two Part 4th Grade Spelling

Unscramble and Fill Spelling

Rewrite and Use in a Sentence

Choose From 3

Underlined Spelling

Spell and Use in a Sentence

Pictures to Words

Week #1 Word List – A Words

Week #2 Word List – More A Words

Week #3 Word List – Even More A Words

Week #4 Word List – A & B Words

Week #5 Word List – B Words

Week #6 Word List – Even More B Words

Week #7 Word List – B & C Words

Week #8 Word List – C Words

Week #9 Word List – More C Words

Week #10 Word List – Even More C Words

Week #11 Word List – C and D Words

Week #12 Word List – D and E Words

Week #13 Word List – E Words

Week #14 Word List – E & F Words

Week #15 Word List – F, G, H Words

Week #16 Word List – H & I Words

Week #17 Word List – I, J, K, L Words

Week #18 Word List – L & M Words

Week #19 Word List – M Words

Week #20 Word List – N & O Words

Week #21 Word List – O & P Words

Week #22 Word List – P Words

Week #23 Word List – P, Q, R Words

Week #24 Word List – R Words

Week #25 Word List – R and S Words

Week #26 Word List – S Words

Week #27 Word List – S & T Words

Week #28 Word List – T Words

Week #29 Word List – T, U, V Words

Week #30 Word List – W, Y, Z Words

Complete Grade 4 Word List

All about these 4th grade spelling words worksheets.

This series of worksheets on 4th grade spelling words is a comprehensive and effective set of materials designed to help students further improve their spelling skills. The worksheets are designed to be engaging and challenging, with a variety of activities that help them practice spelling in a variety of ways.

The first part in this series have 15 worksheets that contain a variety of activities that encourage practice and mastery on spelling words appropriate for 4th graders. The rest of the worksheets in this series each contain a list of spelling words that teachers can provide weekly for a span of 30 weeks, which covers spelling words from letters A-Z.

The worksheets are also designed to be visually appealing, with colorful graphics and fun illustrations that capture children’s attention and make learning more enjoyable. The worksheets are also designed to be easy to use, with clear instructions and simple exercises that are appropriate for 4th graders. These are suitable for use in a classroom setting or as homework, and they can be easily customized to meet the needs of individual students.

Overall, this series of spelling worksheets for 4th graders is an excellent resource for students who are looking to further improve their spelling skills. With engaging activities, clear instructions, and ample practice opportunities, these materials are sure to help children become more confident and competent spellers.

Teaching spelling to 4th graders

One of the main challenges in teaching spelling to 4th graders is keeping them engaged and motivated to learn. Spelling can be a dry and repetitive subject, and students may lose interest if they do not see the relevance or practical application of what they are learning.

Additionally, some students may struggle with the more complex spelling patterns and rules that they encounter in 4th grade, and may require additional support or individualized instruction to master these concepts. Some students may also have difficulty applying their spelling skills in their writing, which can limit their ability to communicate effectively and confidently. Overcoming these challenges requires creativity, patience, and a willingness to adapt teaching strategies to meet the needs and interests of each student.

With this, here are some teaching strategies that can be effective in teaching spelling to 4th graders:

• Use multisensory activities: Engage students in multisensory activities to help them learn spelling words. For example, use manipulatives, draw words in the air with their fingers, or write words in sand or shaving cream.
• Teach patterns and rules: Focus on common spelling patterns and rules, such as prefixes, suffixes, and vowel patterns. This can help students recognize and spell new words more easily.
• Use games and activities: Spelling games and activities can make learning fun and engaging for 4th graders. Use activities such as word searches, crossword puzzles, and word ladders to reinforce spelling skills.
• Encourage dictionary use: Encourage students to use dictionaries to look up unfamiliar words and check their spelling. This can help them develop good spelling habits and improve their vocabulary.
• Use word families: Teach students about word families, which are groups of words that share a similar spelling pattern. This can help them recognize spelling patterns and improve their spelling.
• Use technology: Use technology to make spelling fun and engaging. For example, use spelling apps and online games to reinforce spelling skills.
• Provide frequent practice opportunities: Practice is essential for learning spelling, so provide students with frequent opportunities to practice spelling words in different ways, such as writing, spelling aloud, and playing word games.

By using these strategies, teachers can help their 4th grade students improve their spelling skills and become more confident writers.

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6 Fun Spelling Activities & Game Ideas to Add to Your Lesson Plans

Written by Jeanne Sager

Are you on the hunt for spelling activities and ideas for spelling games that won’t make your students groan? Hey, we get it! Spelling is a crucial skill that helps our students communicate and build the skills they need to be proficient writers, but the structure of the English language doesn’t exactly make it easy for kids to learn.

With thousands of words borrowed from a host of other languages, English spelling is packed with irregularities that make it challenging for young learners. But while it’s true we’re teaching in an age of auto-correct, spell-checking software and dictionaries available with a few swipes of a finger, the fact remains that teaching spelling is as important now as it ever has been.

So how do you get your students on board with learning the complex but fundamental rules that will have them spelling every word just right, every time? Make it fun … of course!

The teachers on the Teach Starter team have created this list of some of our favorite spelling activities and ideas to make stringing letters together just a bit more engaging this school year. Read on for ideas for a number of grade levels — including hands-on activities — plus some free printables!

Short on time? This spelling homework pack covers 36 whole weeks of the school year!

Spelling Activities for Kids

Play wordketball.

This spelling twist on the game of basketball requires a small hoop, which you can find at a dollar store and mount on your whiteboard. Most are available with suction cups, so they can easily be removed. You’ll also need a small ball that can fit in the hoop, plus your spelling word list!

How to Play

• Print out your list of weekly spelling words on slips of paper, and place each slip into a bowl.
• Line students up in two teams at the hoop.
• The student at the front of line 1 will select a paper slip from the bowl and read the word out loud.
• The student at the front of the other line then has to spell that word out loud. If they get the word correct, they then have a chance to shoot a basket to earn a point for their team before moving to the back of the line. If they are incorrect, they move to the back of the line without making an attempt.
• Play continues with the bowl full of words alternating between teams until you run out of spelling words.
• The team with the most amount of baskets made in wordketball wins!

Looking to enhance students’ understanding of the meaning of their spelling words? You could also challenge students to share the definition of the word to earn a point for their team or read out the definition and challenge students to guess the word before spelling it.

Go “Around the World”

Around the World is a whole-class spelling game that’s easy to adapt for different ability levels.

Here’s how it works:

• Choose a student to be the first traveler, and have them stand behind the person seated to their right.
• Read a word to this student, and he or she must spell it aloud.
• If they get the word correct, they move to stand behind the next person seated to their right — moving ‘around the world.’
• If the word is spelled incorrectly, give the word to the student seated in front of them. If that student spells the word correctly, that student becomes the next traveler.

The goal of the game is for a student to make it all the way around the circle (around the world).  This is another idea that works really well in small groups.

Create Spelling Word Shapes

This is another hands-on idea that will help students create visual memories — allow students to practise writing out their spelling words in their favorite shape! For this idea, you’ll need tracing paper and simple black and white coloring sheets or concrete poem templates. Students place the tracing sheet on top of their shape, and write their spelling words all along the black lines!

Here’s what it looks like when a word is written down to create the shape of a cat!

This fun activity works best using simple line drawings like this crescent moon shape poem  or our free printable heart template .

Play Sight Word Bingo

We know kids love playing Bingo — it’s why we have dozens of sight word bingo cards ready to print on Teach Starter. You can print one of the pre-made options, or add your spelling word list to this blank customizable template and have students play in small groups.

Too simple? This fun activity is deceptive! While it’s one that will get your students swept up, it also reinforces spelling as your students will need to recognize the spelling of words and match them to the corresponding spaces on their bingo cards. This repetition of reading and recognizing words can reinforce spelling skills and help students memorize the correct spellings.

Play Celebrity Heads with Words

Encourage students to learn more about their spelling words with the help of their classmates and a game of Celebrity Heads With Words.

Create a hat or crown using colored cardstock, or print out a crown template that students can wear for the rest of the day.

Use putty to stick a word to the front of the student’s hat. Students will work in small groups to figure out the spelling word on their hats. They can ask simple “yes” or “no” questions such as “Am I a noun?” or “Do I start with a consonant?”

When they have correctly guessed, they will then attempt to spell the word. If they are correct, they earn a point. Play then moves to the next player in the group, who will have to guess the word on their own hat. The goal of the game is to have the most points in the group.

Make Spelling Words Sparkle

Sparkle is a favorite on our teacher team, and it’s a great game to get the whole class involved!

• You’ll need to arrange the students in a circle or a line, depending on how much space you have in your classroom.
• The student chosen to start the game should say the first letter of a spelling word (you can provide the word, or you can challenge the student to remember one from their list).
• The next student in line says the second letter of the word, the following student says the third letter, and so on, until the word is spelled out completely. For example, if the word is “butterfly,” the starting student would say “B,” the next student would say “U,” and so on until the last student says “Y.”
• After the word has been spelled, the next person must say “Sparkle.” This encourages active participation — if the student wasn’t paying attention and doesn’t say sparkle, they will have to sit down!
• The player next to the person who said Sparkle must sit down.
• Provide a new word for students to spell, starting with the next student in the line (or circle). If the student cannot think of a letter or says the wrong letter, they are out and must sit down.
• The game continues this way, with each student saying the next letter of the spelling word until only one student stands.

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Spelling Activities Fourth & FIFTH Grade FREE

Grade Level: 4th Grade , 5th Grade

These unique concept-based spelling activities are flexible, easy to differentiate, and simple to use . The lesson is focused on spelling rules and patterns related to digraphs. 

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What’s included:.

• A weekly lesson plan 
• Sample schedules for teaching spelling in 2, 3, 4 or 5 days
• 4 spelling lists (3 differentiated lists and 1 combination list) 
• A family letter that explains the spelling rule 
• 1 interactive PowerPoint mini lesson to teach the spelling rule
• 2 anchor charts
• Partner practice activity
• 2 interactive notebook activities
• 12 task cards & recording sheet (color and black white options)
• 1 practice sheet & homework sheet
• Assessments for each spelling list
• Answer keys
• Detailed teacher directions that show you exactly how to implement the lesson

How to Use It in the Classroom:

• Day 1: PowerPoint mini lesson – whole group and individual practice; approximately 20 minutes
• Day 2: Interactive notebook and partner practice
• Day 3: Task card scoot
• Day 4: Practice sheet and partner practice; optional homework
• Day 5: Assessment
• Flexibility is built into this program. It is designed to be used between 2-5 days per week. See the sample schedules for implementation ideas.
• You can use the PowerPoint mini lesson for your whole group instruction. Project on the whiteboard and have students participate in the interactive lesson. Students can write words on individual whiteboards or spell with a partner.
• Complete interactive notebooks as a whole group activity or have students completely independently, use them during centers or morning work.
• You can integrate spelling work into reading centers if time permits.
• Partner practice takes only five minutes and can take place at any time throughout the day – try before lunch, after recess, or before dismissal.
• Practice sheets can be completed independently, in small groups, or as a whole class.

Differentiation

• Three differentiated spelling lists, for beginner, on-track, and advanced spellers, as well as a combined list. ALL LISTS focus on the same rule each week.
• Reduce the number of spelling words to be memorized and focus on the spelling pattern.
• Assign the optional homework for extra practice.
• Use both Interactive notebook activities for additional practice.
• Allow students to use their spelling lists as a resource when using task cards and practice sheets.
• Work with beginning spellers to provide assistance as they complete the task cards.
• Provide additional time for partner practice.
• Challenge advanced students with specific directions for the “write a sentence” part of the practice activity.
• Grade both the spelling lists and spelling pattern part of the assessments, or just grade one section.

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Fourth Grade Spelling

Spelling Homework Ideas 

Use these spelling homework ideas to add variety to your kids' spelling routine. Regardless of their age, most students need to practice, practice, practice their new spelling words, and that can quickly become boring, boring, boring!

To keep your kids engaged in the process, try some of these ideas this week. Don't miss the first half of our list.

21. Write a brand-new tall tale that uses 10 of your spelling words.

24. Type 5 of your words into a word processing program. Use its dictionary to find and copy definitions.

26. Write the words on a piece of graph paper so that every word intersects with another word, if possible.

27. Try to form new words by changing just one letter in each spelling word. Example: load - loaf

29. Write a story about your favorite holiday that uses at least 6 spelling words.

31. Use building blocks, toys or other items to form your spelling words.

32. Rewrite all your spelling words using a code. Include the code on the page. Ask a family member to solve.

35. Write 5 sentences so that each one contains a spelling word and a synonym or antonym for the spelling word.

37. Think of a shape that relates to each spelling word. Then try to write the word in that shape.

38. Write a new song to an old tune ( Jingle Bells, Mary Had a Little Lamb, etc.) that uses several of your spelling words.

39.  Write each word 6 times, using a different style of letters each time. (Use cursive letters, block letters, curvy letters, etc.)

40. Write the title of a fictional book for each spelling word.

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We also recommend the AnyWord Spelling Practice eBooks . The books are full of ideas for lots of spelling practice with any spelling words. The 3 eBooks provide practice with creative writing, word play, and partner games.

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