Grade 4 Spelling Words

177 words for ages 9–10 — organized by topic, with audio sentences

Multi-syllable words and content area vocabulary. Every word comes with a sentence read aloud, so your child hears it in context before spelling it.

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📚 All Grade 4 Spelling Words

✏️ Academic Verbs 26 words

achieveadmirecapturecollectcontaincorrectdevelopdivideeducateexploreincludeinformannouncecontinuecontributeconvincediscussidentifyincreaseinfluenceorganizeprepareunderstandexplaincheckcommunicate

🏛️ Community & Civics 14 words

citizencommercialcommunitymajorityoccasionofficialperformancepermissionresponsibilitygovernment🏰 England📖 English🥐 FrenchIndian

🔬 Science & World 31 words

harvestlaboratorymanufacturephysicalpopulationsurfaceproduceoceanscientistswheelsmachinebasesystemforceshapeequationobjectmaterialcirclebuiltscienceenvironmentgeography⛏️ site💡 solutionsolvesouthernspeedstretchedsubstancesvalue

🌞 Everyday Words 32 words

listsongbeingleaveit'sscorenothingcarefullyknownthoughthousandsfilledamongcannotpersonactuallycontinueddoesn'teither🚪 enteredentireeverythingexactlyexcitingexpectfeelingthemselves👩 woman👷 workers❌ wouldn'tyou'reyourself

✨ Describing Words 15 words

ancientaveragegratefulaccurateadvantageconfidentflexiblefrequentnuisancepatiencecommonimmediatelyembarrassedresponsibleindependent

📝 Writing & Language 23 words

argumentdefinitionevidencelanguageopinionthereforenounadjectivecompound🔤 consonantdetailsdirect✏️ drawingstatementsuffixsyllablessymbolstermsunderlinevariousverb👁️ view📝 words

🏆 Challenge Round 2 words

consequenceopportunity

⚗️ Science & Tech 18 words

branchescellsconditions🌊 currentdead🏜️ desertdesigndeterminedeveloped🧭 direction🔭 discoveredeffect🥚 eggs⚡ electric⚗️ elements⚡ energyenginefig

📏 Math & Measurement 10 words

➕ addition🪙 cents🔢 decimaldifference📏 distance➗ divided➗ division💵 dollarsequalfactors

🏛️ Society & History 6 words

⚔️ army🏪 businessdeathdied👨‍⚕️ doctorfight

✏️ Example Sentences

With enough practice and determination, you can achieve almost any goal you set.
Archaeologists discovered ancient coins buried beneath the ruins of the old city wall.
Every citizen has a responsibility to vote and take part in their community.
The farmers worked from sunrise to sunset to harvest the corn before the frost came.

In HearSpell, your child hears each sentence read aloud, then types the missing word.

🎧 How It Works

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Hear it

Your child listens to a word used in a sentence.

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Spell it

They type the spelling using a kid-friendly keyboard.

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Master it

Spaced repetition tracks progress and brings back tricky words.

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