Fourth Grade Spelling List

Quarter One

Quarter 1 / Spelling Words / Dictation Sentences
All sentences should contain at least 8 words.
1.1 / Short Vowels VCCV
admire / magnet / soccer rally
engine / intend / fabric mitten
contest / sudden / flatten mammal
method / finger / rascal cannon
custom / accident / gutter happen
/ Write a complete sentence with at least seven words.
Write an interrogative sentence beginning with “Who”.
1.2 / Long a and i
sigh / right / sleigh raisin
bait / grain / slight weigh
thigh / spray / braid eight
freight / trait / highway height
frighten / dismay / tight detail
/ Write a declarative sentence.
Write an interrogative sentence beginning with “What”.
1.3 / Long e and o
sweet / throat / croak greet
seaweed / each / float rainbow
shallow / hollow / three below
foam / eagle / least season
flown / indeed / freedom grown
/ Write a declarative sentence using the name of your school.
Write an imperative sentence.
1.4 / Long e
prairie / movie / collie rookie
trolley / calorie / country steady
breezy / misty / honey finally
empty / jury / valley hockey
city / balcony / money alley
/ Write an exclamatory sentence.
Write a complete sentence using quotation marks.
1.5 / Long u
usual / scooter / pupil threw
huge / juice / groove cruel
flute / cruise / confuse curfew
mood / truth / humor afternoon
smooth / bruise / duty excuse
/ Write a declarative sentence using the title of a song.
Write an interrogative sentence beginning with “How”.
2.1 / Adding –s and -es
monkeys / months / delays hobbies
batteries / friends / companies taxes
scratches / donkeys / plays daisies
costumes / counties / supplies memories
sandwiches / teammates / holidays bunches
/ Write a complete sentence using a pair of antonyms.
Write an interrogative sentence beginning with “When.”

Revised July 2016