275 spelling words for 4th graders with fun activities
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Great spelling, as spelling bee participants prove, starts by building good study habits at a young age. Spelling practice can be a fun activity for you to share with your child. It's educational and helps build a strong foundation that kids can lean on for the rest of their lives. But you need to know where to start.
This list of 275 fourth-grade spelling words (along with some fun spelling games) will help you incorporate regular spelling practice into your routine.
If you're not quite ready for these yet, or if you're ready to move onto the next level, check out our lists of spelling words for third graders and spelling words for fifth graders.
List of spelling words for 4th graders
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bridge
gravity
hungry
eclipse
secret
applaud
laundry
trouble
watch
singer
slippery
spring
gather
these
thread
athlete
worth
thirsty
dialogue
expression
inferences
voice
signature
relate
mood
discuss
edit
genre
interpret
intonation
myth
began
clasp
rapid
able
later
space
stranger
grade
display
main
explain
freight
neighbor
playground
teammate
yardstick
windshield
fisherman
saltwater
downstairs
fingerprint
haircut
lifeguard
sandpaper
sidewalk
sunlight
eighty
either
electric
engine
enough
evening
except
faint
false
famous
fear
feather
felt
fever
few
fifth
fifty
final
follow
forever
forgive
forty
fourth
fright
fruit
gain
garden
gasoline
gear
gentle
giant
glance
gold
grandfather
grandmother
groceries
grown
guard
handsome
happiest
he’ll
he’s
health
heard
hiking
holidays
honey
honor
hospital
hour
however
howl
hundred
hungry
hurry
husband
important
interest
invite
jacket
jaw
judge
juice
kindness
kitchen
kneel
knight
libraries
library
listen
lonely
loyal
machine
mailbox
meant
medal
middle
mirror
mistake
moment
monkey
movement
neighbor
neither
nickel
ninety
ninth
no one
nobody
o’clock
obeyed
odd
office
often
paper
parent
paste
path
peaceful
pencil
perfect
picture
planet
playground
pleasing
police
powerful
proper
anguish
famine
coax
stubborn
fortune
impulsive
reunite
yard
measurement
length
metric
meter
width
centimeter
kilometer
inch
climate
urban
coastline
boundary
temperature
coastal
plain
suburban
metropolitan
electricity
energy
heat
light
package
meant
taxes
shelf
rapid
dwell
eggplant
alligator
camper
attitude
special
nonsense
enter
activity
festive
elephant
measure
bandage
spend
scrap
painter
shape
danger
skater
space
drain
painful
faint
crazy
basic
famous
ranger
tasty
phrase
weight
frame
change
steak
radio
eighth
uniform
mute
unicorn
threw
salute
stew
chewing
juice
curfew
usually
bugle
utensil
music
duel
blueberry
tuned
excuse
toothache
unusual
using
bounce
always
slouch
frown
sauce
aloud
sprout
mountain
false
howling
awful
drawn
jigsaw
awning
pounce
scouted
couch
scrounge
squawk
coleslaw
coach
Interactive spelling activities you can do at home
The best way to help kids build good habits is by making things fun. And believe it or not, spelling can be fun!
Creative games for learning
There are loads of interactive, online games that you can customize for kids of all ages. But if you don't want to use up their screen time, make it a competition at home!
Have your child ask you to spell 10 words, and then ask them to spell 10 words back. Make it even more engaging by looping in a sibling or another family member.
Hands-on activities
Many kids are more hands-on learners. There are many products available that support tactile spelling, helping kids form words by moving physical letters themselves. If you don't want to purchase a game, write letters on a piece of paper yourself and cut them out. (Make copies first so you can create multiples of each letter!)
Using individual letters, you can spell things around your home by actually labeling them, or make it fun by intentionally mislabeling them.
Kinesthetic approaches to spelling
Kinesthetic approaches involve using physical movement and touch to help kids practice spelling words. Common methods are writing out the words in the air, on textured surfaces, or with manipulatives. Like with hands-on activities, teaching kids these methods will help them visualize words in the real world rather than just in their heads.
4th-grade spelling FAQs
What words should a 4th grader be able to spell?
Fourth graders should be able to start picking up silent sounds and different vowel sounds, spelling words like "salute," "sauce," frown," and "faint."
How can a 4th grader best practice new spelling words?
Different approaches work for different kids, but the best spelling practice is fun spelling practice. Find ways to make it engaging by creating spelling games or using physical letters to increase the hands-on nature of their practice.
What words can a 10-year-old spell?
A 10-year-old should be able to spell words like "important," "knight," "painter," and "scrap."
How do you make a spelling game fun?
Different kids respond to different activities. Some common ways to make spelling more fun is by making it competitive, adding an element of hands-on practice, or helping them make connections by spelling things in their lives.
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