A complete 4th grade spelling words list — grouped by pattern and word study — with free printable practice worksheets and a blank test template. These words match a typical fourth-grade year: prefixes and suffixes, tricky vowel patterns, homophones, and academic vocabulary.
This list has 40 words grouped into 5 pattern-based units, so you can assign one set a week. Use the Practice Worksheet to write each word, the ABC Order Sheet for alphabetizing practice, and the Blank Spelling Test template on test day. All three print on standard US Letter paper.
For the sound-and-spelling patterns behind these words, see our phonics worksheets; for high-frequency reading words, see sight words.
Fourth graders work on prefixes and suffixes, multisyllable words, homophones (there/their, your/you're), tricky vowel patterns like -ough and -eigh, and academic vocabulary.
Homophones such as there/their and your/you're sound the same but are spelled differently, so fourth graders learn to choose the correct spelling by meaning, not just sound.