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Year 3 and 4 Spellings
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.
Spring Term 1 Focus Words
‘-ture’ The ending sounding like 'tch' is often spelt ture, but check that the word is not a root word ending in (t)ch with an er ending eg teacher | words ending 'ly' | ‘ous’ Added to verbs to form nouns |
creature picture nature texture capture culture feature fracture future mixture | truly wholly lovely duly bully heavenly really reply holy monopoly | famous various jealous obvious curious furious serious anxious hideous devious |
‘ch’ ('sh') . | 'qu/que' |
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chic chef machine machinery brochure chute parachute chalet chiffon fucshia | unique queue quest sequel queen squash squeak squeal aqua square |
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Autumn Term 2 Focus Words
Prefix ‘in’ To mean ‘not’ or ‘no’ | Prefix ‘il’ To mean not. Before a root word starting with L, in becomes il | ‘ation’ Added to verbs to form nouns |
inactive incorrect inelegant indecent insecure inflexible invisible indefinite incredible injustice | illegal illegible illusion illustrate illiterate illness illogical illuminate illation illusive | information adoration sensation preparation admiration nation conversation deflation duration donation |
‘-tion’ The most common spelling. It is used if the root word ends in t or te. | 'ei' |
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action duration donation education operation location creation station position question | vein beige veil reign reindeer reins forfeit foreign receipt weird |
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Autumn Term 1 Focus Words
Double the final consonant when adding a suffix -ed, -ing, -er | Adding -ly | Words with ou |
planned stopped rubbed forgetting planning beginning stepping madder thinner chatter | sadly usually finally quickly quietly calmly clearly deadly exactly lovely | young touch double count about mouth aloud cloud group shout |
| Words with ‘ch’ pronounced as ‘k’ | Words with ‘gue’ | y for ‘i’ |
| Christ Christian Christmas chaos echo ache earache headache chord school | league tongue plague vague rogue colleague dialogue catalogue vogue fatigue | myth gym hymn lyric gypsy identify apply supply occupy multiply |
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?
Spelling Activities
