Year 3 and 4 Spellings
Autumn Term 1
These are the focus words during our spelling lessons this term. We would appreciate your support in helping your child to learn them. Throughout the term, they will receive a mixture of focus words from each spelling pattern alongside the Y3/4 statutory words in their spelling tests.
Double the final consonant when adding a suffix: -ed, -ing, -er, -en | Adding -ly | ‘ou’ |
grabbed robbed slammed suffered wrapping regretting bigger planner shopper forgotten | completely hurriedly wrongly correctly brightly sweetly softly swiftly strangely dearly | astound fountain account mountain amount announce armour bounce bound sound |
‘ch’ making the k sound Greek origin | ‘gue' | y for ‘i’ |
chemist chemistry chorus mechanic scheme character stomach technology technical technique | intrigue prologue technique analogue monologue epilogue synagogue brogue morgue league | rhyme rhythm syrup symptom symbol physics crystal physical system crypt |
Spelling Word List for Year 3 and 4
Below are the 100 words that children in England are expected to be able to
spell by the end of Year 4 (age 9). How many can you spell?