Year 4 · US 3rd Grade · ages 8 - 9
Year 4 spelling games and word lists
Free spelling practice for children in Year 4 (ages 8 - 9), based on the UK National Curriculum. Play letter hunts, spot missing letters and read short explanations for every word.
What Year 4 children learn
- The /ʌ/ sound spelt ou (young, touch, double)
- Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, ir-, sub-, inter-, super-, anti-, auto-
- Homophones: accept/except, affect/effect, ball/bawl
- Apostrophes for possession, singular and plural
Sample Year 4 words
touchdoublealthoughsurprisemedicineoccasionallypositionpossess
These words come straight from the Year 4 statutory spelling list. Type them into Verbao's letter hunt game and the tiles will fall until your child finds every letter.
Tips for parents
- Ask 'how do you know?' after each answer - it builds evidence-based reading.
- Play the letter hunt game with words from your child's school spelling list.
- For reluctant readers, use audio books alongside the text.
Other year groups
Year 3
Year 3 spelling (ages 7 - 8)
Words with the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, ey (vein, eight, they)
Year 5
Year 5 spelling (ages 9 - 10)
Words ending -cious, -tious, -cial, -tial (vicious, ambitious, official)
Year 6
Year 6 spelling (ages 10 - 11)
-able, -ible, -ably, -ibly endings (comfortable, sensible, horribly)