List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 1 Open syllables (V/CV) 1. famous 11. often 16. number 2. demand 12. near 17. calendar 1. An open syllable ends 3. decide 13. school 18. rectangle with a vowel which has a 4. human 14. might 19. square long sound ( it says its 5. began 15. close 20. estimation own name). An open 6. local syllable may have a 7. beside single final vowel such as 8. future in be or go, or it may be 9. silence part of a longer word (o- 10. motor pen).

2 Open Syllables (VV) 1. trial 11. group 16. rounding 2. idea 12. night 17. perimeter 1. When two vowels are 3. create 13. always 18. area together, the first vowel 4. react 14. beginning 19. length will have a long vowel 5. ruin 15. following 20. width sound. 6. science 2. If two vowels together 7. really don’t make a 8. dial recognizable word when 9. violin sounded as a double 10. chaos vowel, divide the word between the vowels.

3 Double Vowel Syllables:- ai 1. slay 11. afternoon 16. America and -ay 2. stray 12. color 17.community 3. holiday 13. become 18.family 1. The first vowel has the 4. Monday 14. questions 19.mountain long sound and the 5. stain 15. thought 20.nation second vowel is silent (in 6. faith most cases). 7. sprain 2. The ai vowel combination 8. plain is used in the beginning 9. aim or in the middle of a word 10. afraid or syllable and says /a/. 3. The ay vowel combination usually occurs at the end of a word or syllable and says /a/.

Grade 4

List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 4 Double Vowel Syllables: 1. coal 11. while 16. Connecticut -oa and -oe 2. groan 12. don't 17. Hartford 3. throat 13. children 18. northeast 1. The oa vowel 4. roam 14. until 19. county combination is most often 5. goal 15. watch 20. river used in the beginning or 6. toaster in the middle of a word or 7. doe syllable and says the /o/ 8. goes sound. 9. tiptoe 2. The first vowel has the 10. toenail long sound and the second vowel is silent (in most cases). 3. The oe vowel combination is most often used at the end of a word or syllable and says the /o/ sound. 5 Double Vowel Syllables: 1. spread 11. area 16. behavior ea 2. measure 12. problem 17. energy 1. The ea vowel team can 3. already 13. friends 18. force be either long or short. 4. sweater 14. heard 19. motion 5. meadow 15. easy 20. magnet 6. teacher 7. peanut 8. beast 9. season 10. breathe

6 1. 11. 16. 2. 12. 17. 3. 13. 18. 4. 14. 19. 5. 15. 20. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Grade 4

List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 7 Double Vowel Syllables: 1. niece 11. hours 16. Internet -ie and -ei 2. pierce 12. measure 17. navigate 3. believe 13. remember 18. icon 1. The first vowel has the 4. ceiling 14. early 19. document long sound and the 5. receipt 15. waves 20. graphics second vowel is silent (in 6. deceive most cases). 7. receive 2. Place i before e except 8. neighbor after c, or when it makes 9. freight a long a sound like in 10. weight weigh.

8 Suffixes: - able and -ible 1. comfortable 11. table 16. author 2. lovable 12. notice 17. alphabet 1. A root word (base word) 3. noticeable 13. south 18. character is a word without a prefix 4. agreeable 14. I'll 19. conversation or suffix 5. affordable 15. certain 20. folktale 2. A suffix is a group of 6. possible letters added at the end 7. visible of a word to change its 8. terrible meaning. 9. edible 3. The suffix –able is 10. incredible usually used when the root word is a full word. 4. The suffix –ible is usually used when the root is not a word.

9 Pattern: -ought, -ound 1. bought 11. field 16. dictionary 2. fought 12. travel 17. discussion 1. The –ought pattern says 3. brought 13. done 18. chapter aw like in saw 4. thought 14. English 19. connection 2. The –ound pattern says 5. sought 15. half 20. question ow like in cow. 6. hound 7. mound 8. ground 9. surround 10. astound

Grade 4

List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 10 Suffixes: -tion, -sion 1. lotion 11. finally 16. compare 2. station 12. wait 17. contrast 1. A root word (base 3. vacation 13. correct 18. novel word) is a word without 4. action 14. quickly 19. textbook a prefix or suffix 5. location 15. became 20. fiction 2. A suffix is a group of 6. questions letters added at the 7. vision end of a word to 8. decision change its meaning. 9. division 3. The –tion and –sion 10. occasion suffixes are pronounced /shun/.

11 Contractions 1. you’d 11. shown 16. noun 2. they’ll 12. minutes 17. verb 1. A word is formed from 3. would’ve 13. strong 18. adjective two or more words by 4. shouldn’t 14. inches 19. adverb omitting or combining 5. I’m 15. street 20. sentence some sounds 6. he’ll 7. they’d 8. could’ve 9. I’d 10. we’ve

12 1. 11. 16. 2. 12. 17. 3. 13. 18. 4. 14. 19. 5. 15. 20. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Grade 4 List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 13 Diphthong: ow 1. brow 11. decided 16. history 2. plow 12. contain 17. direction 1. Diphthongs usually 3. crowd 13. course 18. distance have two vowel sounds 4. gown 14. surface 19. weather blended together. 5. growl 15. produce 20. capital 2. The letters ow usually 6. blow make the sounds /ou/ 7. throw as in town or ō as in 8. bowl bow 9. arrow 10. follow

14 Plural Nouns: Adding - 1. dresses 11. ocean 16. physical es 2. dishes 12. building 17. education 3. foxes 13. nothing 18. musical 1. Add es to form the 4. sandwiche 14. carefully 19. library plural of nouns ending s 15. scientists 20. color in s, sh, ch, z, and x. 5. wrenches The e is necessary to 6. bushes make the plural forms 7. churches pronounceable. 8. branches 9. passes 10. quizzes

15 Pattern –igh 1. high 11.short 16. multiplication 2. tight 12.better 17. geometry 1. The -igh pattern is 3. brighten 13.order 18. fraction pronounced as a long i 4. sigh 14.grow 19. meter sound 5. height 15.begin 20. graph 6. frighten 7. alright 8. thigh 9. sight 10. slight

Grade 4 List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 16 Prefixes: dis-, im- and 1. dislike 11. ago 16. height in- 2. disappear 12. brought 17. capacity 3. disobey 13. stood 18. volume 1. A prefix is placed 4. disown 14. system 19. ruler before a root word to 5. disagree 15. behind 20. polygon change its meaning. 6. incorrect 2. The spelling of the root 7. impolite word is not changed 8. impossible when adding a prefix. 9. incomplete 3. The prefix dis- means 10. impatient “not” or “opposite.” 4. The prefixes im- and in- mean “not.”

17 Homophones 1. pair 11. leave 16.similarities 2. pear 12. voice 17.differences 1. A homophone is a word 3. meet 13. verb 18.ecosystem which is pronounced 4. meat 14. known 19. water cycle identically to another 5. waste 15. machine 20.environment word, but is spelled 6. waist differently and has a 7. know different meaning. 8. no 9. seen 10. scene

18 1. 11. 16. 2. 12. 17. 3. 13. 18. 4. 14. 19. 5. 15. 20. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Grade 4 List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 19 r-controlled vowels: -ir, 1. birth 11. understand 16. cause -er, -ur 2. thirst 12. wheels 17. effect 3. circus 13. town 18. respond 1. The –ir pattern says 4. twirl 14. fall 19. literature ur/ as in bird 5. percent 15. common 20. poetry 2. The –er pattern says 6. service /ur/ as in her 7. perhaps 3. The –ur pattern says 8. miserable /ur/ as in fur 9. burden 10. purpose

20 Plural nouns ending in f 1. calf 11. fire 16. journal or fe 2. calves 12. explain 17. introduction 3. leaf 13. though 18. conclusion 1. If a noun ends with f or 4. leaves 14. language 19. grammar fe, change the f or fe to v 5. loaf 15. thousands 20. detail and add –es to make it 6. loaves plural. 7. knife 8. knives 9. thief 10. thieves

21 Word beginnings: thr, 1. thrash 11. circle 16. colonial scr, str, squ 2. through 12. heavy 17. ceremony 3. strange 13. weather 18. explorer 4. square 14. square 19. independence 5. squeeze 15. perhaps 20. leader 6. threat 7. thrown 8. scrape 9. squeal 10. squirm

Grade 4 List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 22 Suffixes: -er, -est 1. smaller 11. black 16. religion 2. smallest 12. shape 17. national 1. The suffixes –er and – 3. hotter 13. clear 18. region est are used to form 4. hottest 14. equation 19. culture comparative adjectives. 5. funnier 15. government 20. tradition 2. When the word ends in 6. funniest y, change the y to an i 7. larger before adding –er or 8. largest –est. 9. happier 3. When the word contains 10. happiest a short vowel, double the final consonant before adding –er or –est.

23 Words beginning with 1. shelter 11. never 16. matter sh, ch and wh 2. chapter 12. space 17. prediction 3. chocolate 13. force 18. erosion 4. wheat 14. island 19. electricity 5. shallow 15. week 20. growth 6. chamber 7. champion 8. whale 9. whisper 10. whistle

24 1. 11. 16. 2. 12. 17. 3. 13. 18. 4. 14. 19. 5. 15. 20. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Grade 4 List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 25 Words containing sh, ch, 1. arch 11. war 16. decimal and tch 2. pitcher 12. object 17. parallelogram 3. watch 13. heat 18. quadrilateral 4. catcher 14. filled 19. symmetry 5. punish 15. among 20. probability 6. kitchen 7. fetch 8. approach 9. sandwich 10. attach

26 Plural Nouns 1. pulleys 11. step 16. temperature 2. chimneys 12. syllables 17. denominator 1. When a noun ends with 3. journeys 13. material 18. numerator a vowel + y, just add an 4. turkeys 14. check 19. multiple s to make it plural. 5. blueberries 15. special 20. operation 2. When a noun ends in 6. enemies consonant + y, change 7. batteries the y to i and add es. 8. mysteries 9. supplies 10. countries

27 Phonograms: kn, gn and 1. knead 11. sentence 16. continent wr 2. knob 12. different 17. agriculture 3. kneel 13. because 18. manufacturing 1. The phonogram kn is 4. gnarl 14. animal 19. pollution the two letter /n/ that is 5. design 15. America 20. transportation only found at the 6. assign beginning of a word. 7. wrestle 2. The phonogram gn is 8. wrist the two letter /n/ that 9. wreath may be used at the 10. wrench beginning or end of a word. 3. The phonogram wr is the two letter /r/ that may only be used at the beginning of a word.

Grade 4 List Spelling Word List High Content Rule/Pattern/Exception Frequency Words Words 28 Suffixes: -ful and -ly 1. peaceful 11. seem 16. health 2. thoughtful 12. those 17. doctor 1. A suffix is a group of 3. wishful 13. around 18. diet letters added at the end 4. skillful 14. should 19. lifestyle of a word to change its 5. kindly 15. answer 20. safety meaning. 6. dimly 2. In most cases, the 7. closely spelling of a root word 8. mostly is not changed when 9. correctly adding a suffix if it 10. loudly begins with a consonant. 3. The suffix –ful means full of. 4. The suffix –ly means “in a way that is.

29 Hard and soft c and g 1. complete 11. earth 16. civic 2. copy 12. point 17. political 1. Usually use the letter c 3. country 13. include 18. Congress to spell /k/ before the 4. voice 14. built 19. compromise letters a, o and u. 5. bounce 15. cannot 20. citizenship (hard c) 6. germ 2. Usually use the letter c 7. guess to spell /s/ before the 8. gentle letters e, i and y. (soft 9. magic c) 10. gypsy 3. Usually use letter g to spell the /g/ sound right before the letters a, o or u. (hard g) 4. Usually use the letter g to spell the /j/ sound before the letters e, i, or y. (soft g) 30 Patterns: -old,- ost, -oll, - 1. hostess 11. round 16. declaration olt 2. folder 12. boat 17. independence 3. scold 13. exercise 18. responsibility 1. The patterns –old, -ost, 4. golden 14. direction 19. democracy -oll, and –olt make the 5. moldy 15. suddenly 20. representative /ō/ at the end of a word 6. molt or syllable. 7. bolt 8. stroller 9. enroll 10. scroll

Grade 5