4th Grade Spelling

Unit #1 Unit #2 skate peach blade sweet gain feast safe cream drag fresh aid free past reach gray kept drain spent jail desk shape least plant east hang greed pray real pain dream glass west shall speed sale cheap *steak *chief *break *field

Strategy: Remember that Strategy: Remember that the short a sound is the short e sound is usually spelled a followed usually spelled e followed by a consonant sound. by a consonant sound. When you hear the long a When you hear the long e sound, think of the sound, think of the patterns a-consonant-e, ai patterns ea and ee. and ay.

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Strategy: Remember that Strategy: Remember that the short i sound is often the short o sound is spelled i followed by a usually spelled o followed consonant sound. When you by a consonant sound. hear the long i sound, When you hear the long o think of the patterns i- sound, think of the consonant-e, igh and i. patterns o-consonant-e, oa, ow, and o.

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Strategy: Homophones are Strategy: Remember that words that sound alike but the u sound is usually have different meanings spelled u followed by a and spellings. When you consonant sound. When you write a homophone, be sure hear the "you" sound or to spell the word that has the short oo sound, think the meaning you want. of the patterns u- consonant-e, ew, ue and ui.

*Exception Unit #7 Unit #8 wood pound brook howl tool jaw put bounce wool cause push always full shout roof aloud stood south stool drawn hook scout smooth false shoot proud bush frown fool sauce pull gown *group couch *prove dawn *soup mount *move *couple

Strategy: When you hear Strategy: When you hear the long oo sound, think the ou or the [ou] ou or ow of the pattern oo. [o] aw, au or a before Remember that the short oo l. Remember that a sound is often spelled oo consonant sound usually or u followed by a follows the ou or the au consonant or a cluster. pattern.

*Exception Unit #9 Unit #10 gear horse spear chore sharp firm stare learn alarm dirty cheer curve square world hairy pure starve earn charm burn beard cure scarf score spare worm stairs thirteen year worn charge curl dairy shirt *heart search *weird *board *scare *course

Strategy: When you hear Strategy: Remember these the [ir], [ar], or [ar] sounds, spelling patterns for the think of these patterns: vowel + r sounds:

[ir] ear, eer [ar] ar [ar] are, air [or] or, ore [ur] ur, ear, ir, or [yoor] ure

*Exception Unit #11 Unit #12 railroad sailor airport harbor seat belt enter everywhere weather homesick labor understand ladder background cellar anything chapter ninety-nine sugar fireplace suffer ourselves collar all right proper forever motor breakfast favor whenever bitter everything beggar meanwhile shower afternoon temper make-believe feather *already doctor

Strategy: A compound word Strategy: When you hear is made up of two or more the final er sounds in a smaller words. To spell a two-syllable word, think compound word correctly, of the patterns er, or and you must know if it is ar. written as on word, as two words joined by a hyphen, or as two separate words.

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Strategy: When you hear Strategy: If a word ends the final l or el sounds with e, drop the e before in a two-syllable word, adding ed or ing. If a think of the patterns el, one-syllable word ends al, and le. with one vowel followed by a single consonant, double the consonant before adding ed or ing.

*Exception Unit #15 Unit #16 beauty shark ugly attack lazy risk marry public ready sink sorry question empty electric honey jacket valley blank duty crooked hungry drink lonely topic alley track body blanket plenty struck turkey mistake hockey junk fifty squirrel monkey *stomach *ache Strategy: When you hear the final long e sound in Strategy: Remember these a two-syllable word, think spelling patterns for the of the spelling patterns y k, ng and kw sounds: and ey. k = k, ck, c ng = (before k) n kw = qu

*Exception Unit #17 Unit #18 village repaint cottage redo bridge refill fence rebuild strange discolor chance untidy twice dislike cage uneven change rewind carriage unlucky glance reread ridge unsure manage reheat damage unpack since unpaid marriage distrust edge recount lodge displease cabbage unload dodge disorder

Strategy: Remember these Strategy: A prefix is a spelling patterns for the word part added to the final j sounds: beginning of a base word. • j in a one-syllable it adds meaning to the word = dge, ge word. Un-, re-, and dis- • j in a word of more are prefixes. First, find than one syllable = the prefix and the base age word. Then remember to spell the word by parts. • s = ce

*Exception Unit #19 Unit #20 picture current person danger perfect canyon attend plastic number bottom support hollow common member welcome borrow offer organ expert compose harvest lumber survive seldom suppose engine perform pillow escape carpet helmet garbage allow master fellow arrow barber army tender thirty

Strategy : To spell a word Strategy: To spell a word with the VCCV syllable with the VCCV syllable pattern, divide the word pattern, divide the word between the consonants. between the consonants. Look for the patterns you Look for patterns you have have learned and spell the learned, and spell the word by syllables. word by syllables.

*Exception Unit #21 Unit #22 sunnier pilot cloudier pupil windier navy cities female heaviest silent prettiest human studied chosen easier music noisier paper families reason ferries tiger crazier spider funnier tiny earlier tuna copied fever hobbies frozen angriest moment emptied season worried stolen happiest basic

Strategy: If a word ends Strategy: When the first with a consonant and y, vowel sound in a VCV word change the y to i when is long, divide the word adding es, ed, er, or est. into syllables before the consonant. Remember to look for patterns you have learned, and spell the word by syllables.

*Exception Unit #23 Unit #24 cabin sickness robin illness cover treatment planet painful visit careless finish fearful salad colorful seven endless magic beautiful exact movement talent restless modern darkness limit useless cousin kindness oven hopeless prison statement punish powerful habit friendliness never peaceful busy *awful

Strategy: When the first Strategy: A suffix is a syllable of a VCV word has word part added to the end a short vowel sound of a base word. It adds followed by a consonant meaning to the base word. sound, divide the word When a suffix begins with into syllables after the a consonant, remember that consonant. Remember to the spelling of the base look for patterns you have word usually does not learned, and spell the change. When the base word by syllables. word ends with y, you must change the y to i before adding the suffix.

*Exception Unit #25 Unit #26 rocket ocean achieve police afraid depend machine siren secret defend gather today other parent package become declare below asleep relate agree exit apron polite bucket open pocket figure ticket event chicken belong degree award bother palace rather delay whether clever

Strategy: If the Strategy: Remember that a consonants in a VCCV word two syllable word with the are different and form a VCV pattern can be divided cluster or spell one into syllables before or sound, divide the word after the consonant. Look before or after the two for familiar patterns, and consonants. Look for spell the word by patterns you have learned, syllables. and spell the word by syllables.

*Exception Unit #27 Unit #28 wagon deliver capture department silver camera reward yesterday shelter tomorrow divide important nature together alone victory office remember famous library parade enemy narrow animal corner another bacon however amaze banana diner alphabet dinner hospital eager hamburger minute carpenter fancy several

Strategy: To help you Strategy: To spell a spell a word with more three-syllable word, than one syllable, divide divide the word into the word into syllables. syllables. Remember to Remember to look for look for familiar spelling patterns you have learned, patterns. Pay attention and spell the word by to the spelling of the syllables. unstressed syllables. Spell the word by syllables.

*Exception Unit #29 Unit #30 knight health castle blood honor type kneel against climb receive wrinkle flood limb month handsome magazine answer guess calf women listen guide calm style knit wealth often guilt palm says thumb guard wrist wonder lamb guest knob gasoline honest either

Strategy: Some words have Strategy: Some words have silent consonants. The sounds with unusual spellings of these words spellings. The spellings have to be remembered. of these words have to be remembered.

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