4th Grade Spelling Words
Here is the list of spelling words that 4th.grade students are expected to learn this year.
Please check your child’s agenda book for the specific list for the week. Students will
receive a list of words each Friday and will take the test the following Friday. There will be
two (2) to three (3) spelling homework assignments given by the homeroom teachers each
week to help the students learn the words on the list. Again, you need to check your child’s
agenda book to see if there is homework.
12 Powerful Words
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trace
analyze
infer
evaluate
formulate
describe
support
explain
summarize
compare
contrast
predict
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Language Arts 1
antonym
synonym
homophone
compound
homonym
root word
base word
prefix
suffix
context clues
infer
evaluate
Math 1
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place value
standard form
expanded form
word name
period
comma
less than
greater than
equal
round
decimal
input
output
trace
analyze
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Science 1
photosynthesis
life cycle
learned behavior
inherited trait
mammal
reptile
amphibian
spider
insect
instinct
vertebrate
invertebrate
nocturnal
habitat
formulate
describe
Language Arts 2
1. fiction
2. genre
3. reading
4. realistic fiction
5. historical fiction
6. science fiction
7. mystery
8. setting
9. author
10. purpose
11. compare
12. contrast
13. cause
14. effect
15. plot
16. summarize
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Math 2
estimate
variable
addend
pattern
sum
difference
subtraction
addition
exact answer
zero
support
explain
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Science 2
food chain
food web
adaptation
camouflage
producer
consumer
decomposer
carnivore
herbivore
omnivore
environment
population
ecosystem
biome
contrast
predict
Language Arts 3
1. simile
2. stanza
3. metaphor
4. poetry
5. play
6. fairy tales
7. tall tales
8. point of view
9. passage
10. scan
11. infer
12. evaluate
Math 3
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fraction
numerator
denominator
whole number
greatest
least
order
tenths
hundredths
value
equivalence
trace
analyze
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Science 3
thermometer
barometer
hygrometer
wind vane
rain gauge
humidity
precipitation
evaporation
condensation
weather map
tornado
hurricane
thunderstorm
seasons
formulate
describe
Math 4
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factor
product
array
multiply
multiplication
multiple
skip-count
quotient
dividend
divisor
support
explain
Language Arts 4
1. text features
2. nonfiction
3. autobiography
4. biography
5. italics
6. bold print
7. caption
8. heading
9. subtitle
10. diagram
11. index
12. dictionary
13. glossary
14. table of contents
15. summarize
16. compare
Science 4
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fossil fuel
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
mineral
landslide
volcanic eruption
magma
lava
earthquake
glacier
flood
weathering
erosion
contrast
predict
Math 5
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table
pie chart
line graph
data
ordered pair
plot
analyze
display
median
mode
range
grid
coordinate
trace
analyze
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Language Arts 5
main idea
details
conclusion
sequence
inference
supporting details
summary
infer
evaluate
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solid
liquid
gas
matter
mass
volume
density
mixture
dissolve
solution
solute
solubility
solvent
buoyancy
formulate
describe
Science 5
Language Arts 6
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sequence
order
beginning
middle
end
story
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evaluate
Math 6
points
segments
line
perpendicular
parallel
intersecting
ray
angle
acute
obtuse
sides
closed figure
support
explain
Science 6
1. gravity
2. friction
3. force
4. simple machine
5. load
6. lever
7. fulcrum
8. wheel and axle
9. pulley
10. inclined plane
11. wedge
12. screw
13. potential energy
14. kinetic energy
15. contrast
16. predict
Math 7
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pound
gram
perimeter
area
temperature
seconds
minutes
hours
length
feet
inches
units
trace
analyze
Science 7
compass
magnetic field
magnetism
north pole
south pole
relative motion
velocity
acceleration
inertia
vibration
pitch
volume
electricity
closed circuit
formulate
describe
Math 8
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extend
pattern
rule
variable
equation
value
input
output
compare
function
support
explain
Science 8
energy
transformation
reflection
refraction
absorption
transparent
translucent
opaque
shadow
insulator
conductor
transfer
radiation
conservation
summarize
compare
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Kentucky Studies 1
symbol
goldenrod
crider soil
limestone
tulip poplar tree
limestone
motto
United We Stand
Divided We Fall
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Kentucky Studies 2
Ohio River
Bluegrass
Knobs
Pennyrile
Jackson Purchase
Eastern Coalfield
Western Coalfield
Appalachia
region
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Kentucky Studies 3
natural resource
limited resource
scarcity
opportunity cost
product
barter
specialize
manufacture
economy
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Kentucky Studies 4
Lawrenceburg
Anderson County
Kentucky
United States
hemisphere
equator
continent
latitude
longitude
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Kentucky Studies 5
constitution
democracy
legislative
judicial
executive
governor
Commonwealth
capitol
election