Year 4 Spelling Log

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Spelling GlossaryWord Meaningadjective a word that describes someone or

something (gentle, amazing)adverb a word that changes the meaning of a verb

(ran quickly)apostrophe

a punctuation mark that shows possession (Joe’s book) or a contraction (do not = don’t)

consonants

letters: b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z

contraction

shortened version of a word (I’m, can’t, didn’t)

grapheme letter or letters that we use to make a sound (t and h together make th)

homophones

words that sound the same but have a different meaning and spellings (see / sea)

noun a word for a place, object or person.prefix a group of letters at the front of a word to

change its meaning (dis + grace = disgrace)

root word part of the word that gives the most meaning.

silent letter

letters you can’t hear when you say the word (know)

suffix a group of letters at the end of the word to change its meaning (help + ful = helpful)

syllable part of a word that sounds like one beat (cat = 1 syllable, table = 2 syllables)

verb an action or being word (running, enjoy)vowels letters: a e i o uword family

groups of word that have a common feature or pattern (cry, crying, cried)

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ContentsSounds chart – consonants.............................4

Sounds chart – vowels..................................5

Spelling Challenges!

Unit 1: Words with ou...................................7

Unit 2: Adding prefixes dis- and in-...................8

Unit 3: Adding the prefixes mis- and un-.............9

Unit 4: Words with g spelt -gue......................10

Unit 5: Words with ei, eigh, ey.......................11

Unit 6: Adding im- to root words with m or p.......12

Unit 7: Prefixes re-, sub-, inter-....................13

Unit 8: Prefixes super-, anti-, auto-.................14

Unit 9: Adding –ation to verbs to form nouns.........15

Unit 10: The suffix –ous................................16

Unit 11: Adding the suffix –ian........................17

Unit 12: Words with the s sound spelt sc.............18

Unit 13: Possessive apostrophe with plural words.....19

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Unit 14: Homophones (part one)......................20

Unit 15: Homophones (part two)......................21

Unit 16: Homophones (part three)....................22

Silent Letters Chart...................................23

New words to me.......................................24

Y3 / Y4 Spelling List...................................25

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Sounds Chart – consonants

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Sounds Chart – vowels

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Spelling Challenge!

Unit One: Words with ou

Spelling ou can be tricky as it can make different sounds. In the words below ou makes a short u sound.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:youngtouchdoubletroublecountrycouplecousinenoughencourageflourishnourishcourage

Well done! You have achieved Unit One!

Unit Two: Prefixes dis- and in-7

Adding the prefix dis- or in- changes a word into its opposite, e.g. like --- dislike

Target Word Date: Date: Date:disappointdisagreedisobeydispleasedisconnectdislodgeinactiveincorrectincompleteindefinite

Well done! You have achieved Unit Two!

Unit Three: Prefixes mis- and un-

These prefixes both have negative meanings.

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Target Word Date: Date: Date:misbehavemisspellmisleadmisplacemistreatmisusemisreadunableuncommonuncertainunlikeunkindunlucky

Well done! You have achieved Unit Three!

Unit Four: Words ending in –gue and -que

The letter u acts as a wall and usually stops the g from making its soft sound.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:leaguetonguecatalogue

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colleagueleaguefatigueintrigueplaguerogueantiqueuniqueopaquechequetechnique Well done! You have achieved Unit Four!

Unit Five: Words with ei, eigh, ey

These words sound like ay and do not follow the ‘i before e, except after c’ rule.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:veinweigheightneighbourtheyobeyreignveilbeige

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greypreysurveyconvey

Well done! You have achieved Unit Five!

Unit Six: Adding im- to root words with m or p

Before root words starting with m or p, the prefix in- becomes im-. It changes a word into its opposite.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:impatientimmatureimmortalimpossibleimperfectimproperimmaterialimmoral

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Well done! You have achieved Unit Six!

Unit Seven: Prefixes re-, sub-, inter-

Sub- means ‘under’ or ‘beneath’. Inter- means ‘among’ or ‘between’. Re- means ‘back’ or ‘again’.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:redorefreshreturnreappearredecoratesubdividesubheadingsubmarinesubmergeinteractintercityinternationalinterrelated

Well done! You have achieved Unit Seven!12

Unit Eight: Prefixes super-, anti-, auto-

Super- means ‘above, beyond’. Anti- means ‘against’. Auto- means ‘self’.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:supermarketsupermansuperstarantisepticanti-clockwiseantisocialautobiographyautomaticautopilotautograph

Well done! You have achieved Unit Eight!

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Unit Nine: Adding –ation to verbs to form nouns

We can add the suffix –ation to verbs to make nouns. If the verbs end with an e we drop the e before adding –ation.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:preparationinformationadorationsensationadmirationconfrontationexclamationvegetationcancellationgerminationinspirationfrustrationtemptation

Well done! You have achieved Unit Nine!

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Unit Ten: The suffix –ous

The suffix –ous can be just added to some root words (e.g. mountainous). If a root word ends in –our, we have to swap the letters our for or before adding the suffix –ous.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:poisonousdangerousfamousvarioustremendousenormousjealoushumorousglamorousvigorousseriousobviouscurioushideousspontaneous

Well done! You have achieved Unit Ten!

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Unit Eleven: Adding the suffix –ian

If the root word ends with a c, add –ian to make a noun. If the root word ends in –cs, drop the s first.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:musicianelectricianmagicianpoliticianmathematicianclinicianopticianstatisticiantechnicianbeautician

Well done! You have achieved Unit Eleven!

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Unit Twelve: Words with the s sound spelt sc

The spelling of the s sound as sc (science, muscle) comes from the Latin ways of speaking and writing.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:sciencemusclescenedisciplinefascinatecrescentconfiscatecondescendcrescendodescenddiscdiscarddisconnectionescalate

Well done! You have achieved Unit Twelve!

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Unit Thirteen: Possessive apostrophe with plural

words

-S is not added if the plural already ends in –s, but is added if the plural does not end this way.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:girls’boys’babies’children’smen’smice’sdogs’parents’

*Can you use these words in a sentence?

Well done! You have achieved Unit Thirteen!

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Unit Fourteen: Homophones (part one)

Try learning these spellings within a sentence to help you to remember the different meanings.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:acceptexceptaffecteffectballbawlberryburybrakebreakfairfaregrategreatgrowngroan

Well done! You have achieved Unit Fourteen!

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Unit Fifteen: Homophones (part two)

Try to think of some funny mnemonics to help you to remember some of the more tricky spellings.

Target Word Date: Date: Date:herehearheelhe’llhealknotnotmailmalemainmanemeatmeetmissedmist

Well done! You have achieved Unit Fifteen!

Unit Sixteen: Homophones (part three)20

Why not get a friend to test you on the different meanings of the words below?

Target Word Date: Date: Date:peacepieceplainplanerainreignreignsceneseenweatherwhetherwhosewho’s

Well done! You have achieved Unit Sixteen!

Silent Letters Chart

Silent Letter Top Tip Examples21

k K used to be sounded before the letter n in these words.

knew, knowledge, knot, knight, knife, knee, kneel, knock

g G used to be sounded before the letter n in these words.

gnat, gnarl, gnaw, gnome

t Say the silent t quietly to yourself when you spell these words.

fasten, listen, soften, castle, rustle, bustle, wrestle, whistle

b B is silent when it follows m or comes before t at the end of a word.

crumb, climb, comb, lamb, thumb, debt, doubt, subtle

u U is silent when it follows g and comes before a vowel

guess, guest, guide, guilt, guitar

l Silent letter l follows the vowel letters a or o

salmon, clam, half, calf, talk, yolk, folk

n N is silent when it follows m at the end of a word

hymn, autumn, solemn, column

New words for me:

Word Meaning

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Year 3 and 4 Spelling Expectations:

By the end of Year 4 you should be able to spell all of the following words:

accidentally actually address

answer appear arrive

believe bicycle breath

breathe busy business

calendar caught centre

century certain circle

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complete consider continue

decide describe different

difficult disappear early

earth eighth enough

exercise experience experiment

extreme famous favourite

February forward fruit

grammar group guard

guide heard height

history imagine increase

important interest island

knowledge learn length

library length library

material medicine mention

minute natural naughty

notice occasion often

opposite ordinary particular

peculiar perhaps popular

position possession possible

potatoes pressure probably

promise purpose quarter

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question recent regular

reign remember sentence

separate straight strange

strength suppose surprise

therefore though/although thought

through various weight

woman/women

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