Year 4 Spellings
Autumn 2 PURPLE
Highlight any you are still finding tricky - keep this copy at home for regular practise.
Practise your spellings regularly but remember it is the rule that is the most important area to learn.
Write them in a sentence so that you can show that you understand how to spell the words, what they mean and the rule that they show.
Can you find any words that follow the same rule? Write them down and bring them in to share.
Get your parents to test you and remember to play some of the games you have used in class and online .Teach your family how to play.
The second set of words is a different rule which will be useful to your wider learning.
The last two words come from the list of words that you need to learn in Years 3 and 4 is in your planner on page 114.
Year 4
Rule:The most common
way to make a noun plural is
to add ‘s’.
w/c: 09/11/15
(to be tested 16/11)
Autumn 2
Rule: Nouns ending in ‘s’
Rule: Nouns ending in ‘x’
Rule: Nouns ending in ‘z’
Rule: Nouns ending in ‘ch’ add
add ‘es’ in the plural.
add ‘es’ in the plural.
add ‘es’ in the plural.
‘es’ in the plural.
w/c: 16/11/15
w/c: 23/11/15
w/c: 30/11/15
w/c: 07/12/15
(to be tested 23/11)
(to be tested 30/11)
(to be tested 07/12)
(to be tested 14/12)
television
prospectus
suffix
waltz
sandwich
televisions
prospectuses
suffixes
waltzes
sandwiches
computer
princess
prefix
quiz
wristwatch
computers
princesses
prefixes
quizzes
wristwatches
ReadWriteInc words
Science words
ReadWriteInc
Rainforest words
ReadWriteInc words
words
authority
classify
gingerly
vegetation
account
knowledgeable
classification
frayed
adaptation
recount
knowledgeably
enquiry
winces
persuasion
chronological
information
evaluation
gapes
atmosphere
perspective
Year 4 List
Year 4 List
Year 4 List
Year 4 List
Year 4 List
accidentally
breathe
calendar
eight
exercise
actually
business
century
eighth
extreme
Games to play:
Hangman
Kim’s game ( write out each of the words and then take one away – you then have to spell the missing word) odd
one out , write 3 versions of the word you are spelling and try to identify the correctly spelled version.#
Scrabble is a great game for practicing spellings and encouraging more ambitious vocabulary
How many words can you make – eg from condensation (sat, sad, not etc)
Countdown type games with a random choice of letters, make the longest word you can
http://www.spellingcity.com/
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Games/mag/spelling.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar/spelling/play.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en01soun-game-syllables-factory
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html#7
Reading regularly and playing word finding games with dictionaries will also extend your knowledge of words
and letter patterns . The more you practice the better you will become 
Other ideas for spellings practice, many other games and a comprehensive list of all Year 4 spellings can be found
on the OMS website in the ‘Parents’ section, under the ‘learning resources and support’ page.