Weekly Spelling List: Week 3

Weekly Spelling List: Week 1 4 (Accelerated) Date

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

tasks
rent
weapon
twin
fond
club
son
grant
dreadful
lend
wisdom
solve
pump
smother
cash
threatened
slippery
occupy
sudden
blister
Spelling/Vocabulary
conquered / overcame
banner / a flag with a special design or words on it
summoned / ordered to appear
scroll / a roll of paper with writing on it
reluctantly / not willingly
prospered / was successful; thrived

Weekly Spelling List: Week 2Grade 4(Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

paste
aim
spray
leader
creep
evening
receive
drain
pace
flea
decorate
indeed
theme
indicate
faith
delay
heal
concentrate
greet
decay
Spelling/Vocabulary
approve
bruised
convenience
offend
presence
*abandon / desert; leave without planning to come back
*keen / sharp; eager; intense; sensitive
*jealous / afraid that the one you love might prefer someone else; wanting what someone else has
*tact / ability to sat the right thing
*oath / a promise that something is true; a curse

Weekly Spelling List: Week 3 Grade4 (Accelerated) Date:

excite
grind
notice
spy
hose
loaf
obey
site
fight
rely
fold
goal
code
despite
gigantic
enclose
type
console
notion
slightly
Vocabulary
athletic / strong and active
concentrating / keeping one’s thoughts on something
astounding / amazing
bushel / a measure for dry things equal to 32 parts
scholarship / money given to a student to help pay for education
defraud / take money, rights, etc.
comprehensive / including much, covering completely
client / person whom a lawyer acts; customer
thorough / being all that is needed; complete
thorough / being all that is needed; complete
popular / liked by most people

Weekly Spelling List: Week 4 Grade 4(Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

nephew
boom
truly
grew
juicy
include
lose
view
cucumber
flew
dispute
cruel
contribute
assume
prove
reunion
suitcase
boost
rumor
remove
Spelling/Vocabulary
spire / structure that becomes narrow at the top
shoreline / the outline of the land along the edge of an ocean, lake, or river
timbers / long, heavy pieces of wood for building
hull / the sides and bottom of a ship
treacherous / dangerous
ominous / telling of trouble to come; threatening

Weekly Spelling List: Week 5 Grade 4(Accelerated)

Date: Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

twister
computers
hurricane
strength
condense
rainfall
instruments
front
warning
conditions
damage
horizon
satellites
surge
debris
device
energy
sleet
humid
cyclone
Spelling/Vocabulary
predictions / noting of future events
reliable / dependable
detect / discover; notice
severe / harsh; extreme
destruction / act or process of destroying or ruining
stadium / large structure in which events are held
*corpse / a dead body, usually of a person
*conceal / hide
*dismal / dark and depressing
*frigid / very cod
*inhabit / live in

Weekly Spelling List: Week 6 Grade4(Accelerated) Date:

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lotion
subject
ugly
simply
pony
luggage
silence
victim
moment
bubble
gravy
lantern
active
bacon
fable
agent
stifle
baggage
spiral
blender
Spelling/Vocabulary
shriveled / shrunken or withered
insistent / making a strong demand
despair / a feeling of no hope
stifling / stopping the breath; smothering
speechless / unable to speak
distressed / having sorrow or pain
*typical / usual; of a kind
*minimum / the least possible amount; the lowest amount
*scarce / hard to get; rare
*annual / once a year; something that appears yearly or lasts for a year
*persuade / win over to do or believe; make willing

Weekly Spelling List: Week 7 Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

Words with Consonant Clusters

scramble
strange
sprang
schoolyard
throughout
screech
straightest
sprout
schedule
throat
scrape
stray
sprain
scholar
throne
scribble
strain
script
strawberry
strategy
Spelling/Vocabulary
rebuild / make or build again
acre / a piece of land that measures 43,500 square feet
dynamite / a powerful explosive for blasting
pulverized / ground into dust
grit / fine pieces of gravel or sand
*vapor / moisture in the air that can be seen; fog; mist
*eliminate / get rid of; remove; omit
*villain / a very wicked person
*dense / closely packed together; thick
*utilize / make use of

Weekly Spelling List: Week 8 Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday

dizzy
manage
squeeze
lodge
paragraph
gem
lizard
average
budge
refuse
telegraph
fudge
represent
margin
challenge
trophy
zipper
praise
postage
physical
Spelling/Vocabulary
auction / a public sale at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money
dangled / hung or swung loosely
donate / to give
deliveries / things taken to someone or to someplace
lecture / to give a talk to an audience; to scold
publicity / information given to bring a person or thing to the attention of the public
*tradition / beliefs, opinions, and customs handed down form one generation to the other
*rural / in the country
*burden / what is carried out; a load
*campus / grounds of a college, university or school
*majority / the larger number; greater part; more than half

Weekly Spelling List: Week 9 Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

losses
stories
reefs
shelves
pianos
potatoes
atlases
difficulties
gulfs
wolves
studios
heroes
crutches
possibilities
beliefs
wives
rodeos
tomatoes
thieves
echoes
Spelling/Vocabulary
submitted / handed in; presented
rejected / refused to accept
reserved / set aside for a special purpose
snoop / one who searches in a sneaky or nosy way
afford / have enough money to pay for
permission / consent from someone in authority
*approach / come near or nearer to
*detect / find out; discover
*defect / that which is wrong
*employee / a person who works for pay
*neglect / give to little care or attention to

Weekly Spelling List: Week 10 Grade 4(Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

capital
colonists
ancestor
territory
congress
liberty
senator
justice
settlers
culture
property
immigrant
governor
plantation
politics
empire
civil
settlement
historians
federal
Spelling/Vocabulary
violent / showing great or destructive force
bullet / a small piece of metal fired from a gun
starvation / the state of not having had enough food
arrowheads / the pointed tips or heads of arrows
fraction / a part of a whole
eventually / at the end, finally
*postpone / put off to a later time; delay
*consent / agree; give permission or approval
*massive / big and heavy; large and solid; bulky
*capsule / a small case or covering
*preserve / keep harm or change; keep safe; protect

Weekly Spelling List: Week 11 Grade 4(Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

join
outfit
howl
hoist
destroy
mount
shower
employee
broil
eyebrow
couch
rejoice
loyalty
doubt
drowsy
background
prowl
sour
turquoise
trousers
Spelling/Vocabulary
accurate / correct; exact
elementary / dealing with the beginning or something
onlookers / spectators
glory / great praise; honor
division / part of a whole; group
congratulated / gave praise for something done well
*exaggerate / make something greater than it is; overstate
*amateur / person who does something for pleasure, not for money
*mediocre / neither good nor bad; average; ordinary
*variety / lack of sameness; a number of different things
*valid / supported by facts or authority; sound; true

Weekly Spelling List: Week 12 Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

looked
bureau
surely
poor
cushion
understood
tourist
mural
assure
childhood
lure
barefoot
gourmet
bulletin
textbook
rural
fishhook
tournament
jury
purify
Spelling/Vocabulary
uprooted / removed from the ground
heroic / very brave or daring
billowed / moved in a great wave or surge
quench / bring in to an end by extinguishing
devour / to take in eagerly
scorched / burnt on the surface
vicinity / region near a place; neighborhood
century / 100 years
rage / violent anger; something that arouses intense but brief enthusiasm
document / something handwritten or printed that gives information or proof of some fact
conclude / end; finish; decide

Weekly Spelling List: Week 13Grade 4(Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

Words with Digraphs

sheets
especially
chopped
kitchen
patient
polish
ancient
cheap
clutch
caution
vanish
commercial
orchard
latch
nation
publish
gracious
arch
hitch
function
Spelling/Vocabulary
bashful / shy around people
canvas / strong, heavy cloth
granite / a type of enameled ironware
orphanage / place that takes in and cares for parentless children
tornado / powerful storm with winds that whirl in a funnel-shaped cloud
cemetery / place where the dead are buried
*excel / be better than; do better that
*feminine / of women or girls
*mount / get up on
*compete / try hard to get something wanted by others; be a rival
*dread / look forward to with fear; fear greatly; causing great fear

Weekly Spelling List: Week 14 Grade 4(Accelerated) Date:

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Adding –ed and -ing

slammed
exploring
copied
jogging
amusing
pitied
skimmed
deserved
applied
dripping
fascinated
envied
referring
collapsed
relied
regretted
easing
qualified
forbidding
complicated
Spelling/Vocabulary
heritage / handed down from an earlier generation
survival / the act of continuing to exist
influenced / to have an effect on
livestock / animals raised for profit
thrive / to be successful or do well
tiresome / boring, dull, monotonous
*evidence / that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something
*solitary / alone; single; only
*vision / power of seeing ; sense of sight
*frequent / happening often; occurring repeatedly
*glimpse / a short, quick view

Weekly Spelling List: Week 15 Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

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Words from the Arts

carving
monument
memorial
displays
process
gallery
portrait
impression
style
decoration
quality
technique
original
fabric
medium
texture
jewelry
charcoal
glaze
creative
Spelling/Vocabulary
sculpture / figure or design made by carving stone, wood, marble, or modeling clay
awesome / causing wonder or fear
nostril / one of two outer openings of the nose
dedicate / to set apart for a special purpose
hail / to greet or attract the attention of by calling or shouting
explosives / something that can burst or cause other items to burst suddenly and violently
*ignite / set on fire
*abolish / do away with completely; put to an end
*urban / of or having to do with cities or towns
*population / people of a city or county
*frank / free in expressing one’s real thoughts, opinions, or feelings; not hiding what is on one’s mind

Weekly Spelling List: Week 16Grade 4(Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Thursday.

Words with /o/ and /or/

forward
course
audience
aboard
bore
fawn
install
longing
performing
astronaut
soar
chore
withdraw
wallpaper
coffee
border
source
applaud
coarse
forecast
Spelling/Vocabulary
tortillas / round, flat bread made from cornmeal
peculiar / odd; unusual
unpleasant / not pleasing; disagreeable
unbearable / difficult to put up with
stunned / shocked and confused
nestled / settled down snugly and comfortably
*journalist / one who writes for, edits, manages, or produces a newspaper or magazine
*famine / starvation; great shortage
*revive / bring back or come back to life of consciousness
*commence / begin; start
*observant / quick to notice; watchful

Weekly Spelling List: Week 17Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

cards
carve
barely
stairway
remark
vary
rare
airline
scar
scarce
chart
square
repairman
target
aquarium
barge
beware
lair
artistic
regard
Spelling/Vocabulary
normally / usual level or condition
assignments / things that are given out as tasks
automatically / done without a person’s control
observations / acts or power of noticing
carelessly / done without close attention
swerved / turned aside suddenly
*unruly / hard to rule or control; lawless
*rival / person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another; one who tries to equal or do better than another
*violent / acting or done with strong, rough force
*brutal / coarse and savage; like a brute; cruel
*brawl / a noisy quarrel or fight

Weekly Spelling List: Week 18Grade 4(Accelerated) Date:

Weekly Spelling List: Week 18Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

steer
return
appear
nerve
frontier
fir
mysterious
career
surface
fearsome
term
cashier
squirm
experience
eerie
purse
dreary
alert
squirt
material
Spelling/Vocabulary
naturalist / a person who specializes in the study of nature
barrier / something that blocks the way
parallel / being the same distance apart at all points
teeming / to be full; swarming
emerge / to come out
fireball / a sphere of glowing light
*expand / increase in size; enlarge; swell
*alter / make different; change; vary
*mature / ripe; fully grown and developed
*sacred / worthy of respect; holy
*revise / change; alter; bring up to date

Weekly Spelling List: Week 19Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

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Compound Words

mailbox
all right
goldfish
no one
ice-skating
homesick
post office
twenty-five
somebody
peanut butter
raindrop
cold front
merry-go-round
teaspoon
parking lot
thirty-third
snowstorms
mountaintops
sister-in-law
northeast
Spelling/Vocabulary
atmosphere / a layer of gases that surround Earth
cycle / a series of events that happens over and over again
uneven / not straight or regular
collision / the act of crashing against each other
injured / harmed or damaged
data / individual facts, figures , and other items of information
*slender / long and slim; limited; slight
*surpass / do better than; be greater than; excel
*vast / very great; enormous
*doubt / not believe; not sure of; feel uncertain about;
*capacity / amount of room or space inside; largest amount that can be held by a container

Weekly Spelling List: Week 20Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

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Words from Social Studies

journey
canoes
traveled
route
service
hardships
trail
explorer
communicate
agency
canal
fort
native
caravan
agreement
expedition
elevation
canyon
dwell
campsite
Spelling/Vocabulary
bison / a large animal with a big, shaggy head, short horns and a bump on its back
diaries / written records of one’s thoughts and actions
former / happening in the past
journal / a regular record or account
superb / very fine; excellent
glistening / shining with reflected light
*appeal / attraction; interest; to urge
*addict / one who cannot break away from a habit or practice
*wary / on one’s guard against danger or trickery; cautious
*aware / knowing; realizing
*misfortune / bad luck

Weekly Spelling List: Week 21Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

labor
legal
captain
fasten
tunnel
answer
regular
single
camel
pardon
chosen
castle
clever
apron
terror
twinkle
central
sweater
grammar
riddle
Spelling/Vocabulary
lamented / expressed sorrow, regret, or grief
inquired / asked for information
debt / something owed by one person to another
apologized / expressed regret or embarrassment; made an apology
hasty / quick; hurried
refreshment / food or drink
*tragedy / a very sad or terrible happening; a sad play
*pedestrian / person who goes on foot; walker
*glance / to look at quickly; a quick look
*budget / estimate of the amount of money that can be spent for different purposes in a given time
*nimble / active and sure-footed; quick moving; light and quick

Weekly Spelling List: Week 22Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

constant
consult
neglect
patrol
accuse
distance
compose
dozen
collage
compass
torrent
focus
purchase
payment
possess
ransom
method
emblem
support
hammock
Spelling/Vocabulary
dimensions / the measurement of length, width, or height
thickness / the distance between two sides of something
distinguished / set apart, marked as separate or different
landscape / a stretch of land
trifle / to treat something in a careless way
unique / being the only one of its kind
*harvest / gathering in of grain or other food crops
*abundant / more than enough; very plentiful
*uneasy / restless; disturbed; anxious
*calculate / find out by adding, subtracting ,multiplying, or dividing; figure
*absorb / take in or suck up (liquids); interest greatly

Weekly Spelling List: Week 23Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date:

Attached is your child’s spelling list of words for this week The Spelling test is on Friday.

sign
wrist
knit
lightning
gnaw
autumn
knuckle
wring
naughty
gnat
column
knowledge
wrench
brighten
dough
campaign
handwriting
bough
solemn
gnarled
Spelling/Vocabulary
consented / agreed to or gave permission for something that was requested
defiantly / in a way that is openly resisted or against something
cleft / crack, crevice, or hollow in something such as a rock
gratitude / feeling of thankfulness for something received
sacred / connected with religion; worthy of respect or reverence
tribute / something said or done to show honor and praise
*emerge / come out; come up; come into view
*jagged / with sharp points sticking out; unevenly cut or torn
*linger / stay on; go slowly as if unwilling to leave
*ambush / a trap in which soldiers or other enemies
*crafty / skillful in deceiving others; sly; tricky

Weekly Spelling List: Week 24 Grade 4 (Accelerated) Date: