Students and Parents,

All of the fourth grade spelling lists for the year are listed below. We will have our spelling tests every Friday. A new list for study will be assigned on the weekly newsletter sent home each Friday to be tested the following Friday. The list is comprised of three parts: 5 high frequency words, 10 word pattern words, and 5 bonus words, for a total of 20 words. The test will be scored out of 15 with the opportunity to earn 5 extra points. The first five, high frequency words, must be spelled exactly correct for credit. The ten word pattern words must have the new pattern of study, and any previously studied patterns spelled correctly. As long as the word pattern of study is used correctly, credit for the word will be awarded. The academic words are taken from the 4th grade science and math core curriculum. If students spell the academic words exactly correct, they will be awarded bonus points. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the school.

We will practice the weekly spelling lists in class each day, but for a lot of students, this is not enough time to master the words. I strongly suggest each student spend at least five minutes studying the spelling lists each night. We will learn spelling strategies and memorization strategies in class that they can use at home.

Thanks,Mrs. Townsend

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3

High Frequency High Frequency High Frequencyadd area behindago anything bodyam American blackagainst became beforeable among become

AWS - Word PatternsClosed (1 Syllable) Closed (2 Consonants) Closed (2 Syllables)bench public bathtublunch invent complexpath album milkmanprint sunset tantrumspend until distractclass campus nonstopquick unzip snapshotcheck chipmunk handbagmist bedbug extractshrub goblin backdrop

Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic- Bonusclouds temperature evaporationdew water cycle condensationvapor addition precipitationoperation addend subtractionsymbol sum difference

Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

High Frequency High Frequency High Frequencycar certain coursebuilt can’t coldbox city completebrought cannot closebook class common

AWS - Word PatternsRule Breaking Closed Open Syllables Open/Closedfind be beganblind she resetmost fly itemwild try opencold so robotpost hi motelkind he silentsold we predictgold flu eventghost by rodent

Academic- Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic- Bonusaccurate forecasts cirrusatmosphere meteorologist stratusmultiplication division cumulusfactor quotient periodproduct divisor place value

Week 7 Week 8 Week 9

High Frequency High Frequency High Frequencydone face feltdoor draw fastdog English familycut eat feeldidn’t early fine

AWS - Word PatternsClosed/Closed O/C vs. C/C Review C/O Combinationsfinish bonus demandlimit cabin problempedal demand studypunish credit ladysolid refund punishrapid rapid creditplanet detach sillymodel unit focusexit prefix tempohabit topic banish

Academic- Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonusclimate freezing componentweather thermometer air pressureseasonal rain gauge barometerorder round standard formcompare estimate word form

Week 10 Week 11 Week 12

High Frequency High Frequency High Frequencyfull group horsefish green halffire grow holdfive gave hotfront ground himself

AWS - Word Patternsvowel-consonant-e VCE 2 Syllable Multisyllable Combosbase inside disinfecttape tribute inhabitplane admire relocatespine athlete consistentslime decline fantasticslope retire representphone escape magneticstone costume reptilegrove profile definequote explode inside

Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonuswind speed severe freezeanemometer phenomenon thawexpanded form identity property regrouppartial product associated property compatible numbersdistributive property commutative property partial quotient

Week 13 Week 14 Week 15

High Frequency High Frequency High FrequencyI’m learn meanhundred later livedI’ll kept listinside learned livingsidea less matter

AWS - Word PatternsR Controlled R Controlled Closed Schwachart burst signalinform spark jacketthird glory lessonperch stir atlashurt carpenter wagondepart perform happenfirst skirt helmetglory term saladstir far tabletdirt horn bucket

Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonusigneous nutrient topsoilsedimentary soil profile subsoilmetamorphic multiple bedrockdividend common factor divisibleremainder common multiple pattern

Week 16 Week 17 Week 18

High Frequency High Frequency High Frequencymoney person piecemorning open plantsnothing oh pointnotice perhaps playmove order probably

AWS - Word PatternsClosed Schwa Open Schwa Open Schwabucket adopt alonerandom scuba camerasalad abuse rackettypical cavity puppetgoblet elegant octagonpocket estimate amazecanvas uniform presidentpuppet element confidentcrystal alone animalcomet camera continent

Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic – Bonus organisms nonliving weatheringstructural support mineral erosionterm fraction equivalent fractionprime number numerator simplest formcomposite number denominator unit fraction

Week 19 Week 20 Week 21

High Frequency High Frequency High Frequencyreally sad seenran room shownready rest sixred run shortremember river sea

AWS - Word PatternsConsonant - le Consonant - le Vowel Teams ai, ayable riddle afraidcandle sparkle displayhandle title straymarble fumble plainsimple circle restrainsparkle cattle braintitle multiple fraycircle little dailytremble castle sustainexample humble sway

Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonusdinosaur prehistoric environmentfossil infer tropicalmixed number equivalent decimals acute angledecimal tenth obtuse angledecimal point hundredth right angle

Week 22 Week 23 Week 24

High Frequency High Frequency High Frequencyspecial strong thoughstart table topstate surface that’sstand stood talkspace stop ten

AWS - Word PatternsVowel Teams ea, ee Vowel Teams oi, oy /oa/ vs. O _ eclean noisy roastneedle destroy coachsleep annoy boastspeak joint stonequeen moist slopeteeth enjoy raincoatteam poison rodeteach spoil floatcheek toy wholeweak avoid toad

Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonuspreserved extinct amphibianreplacement extinction reptileimpression trilobite line symmetrystraight angle ray triangleline line segment right triangle

Week 25 Week 26 Week 27

High Frequency High Frequency High Frequencytoward upon voicetree turned windturn usually yettrue United yestown States whether

AWSVowel Teams ue, ew Vowel Teams aw, au Vowel Teams ey, eerescue crawl alleythrew shawl agreeglue sauce turkeynewest straw chimneycontinue vault seegrew pause freeblue lawn monkeyclue hawk fleedew taught honeystew claw tree

Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonusbird insect adaptationfish vertebrate migratemammal invertebrate hibernateacute triangle vertex perpendicularobtuse triangle vertices parallel

Week 28 Week 29 Week 30

Adding Suffixes Adding Suffixes Adding Suffixes(drop e) (double final consonant) (consonant y/y to i)divided stepped familiesargued hugged worriedclosing controlled funnierpracticing occurred happilyinjured beginning tiniest

AWS - Word PatternsVowel Teams oe, ow Vowel Teams ui, au Sounds of /ea/toe cruise beachfoe fault featherflow pause insteadso juice repeatgrow suit seasonago bruise sneakyglow applaud leaderblow saucer meantdoe recruit readywoe laundry team

Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonus Academic - Bonuswetland deciduous clockwiseforest conifer counterclockwisedesert rectangle degreesquare parallelogram protractorrhombus trapezoid two-dimensional

Week 31 Week 32 Week 33

Adding Suffixes Academic - Math Academic - Math(keep y when vowel y) milliliter secondstayed inch minuteplaying yard hourvalleys mile dayturkeys millimeter weekmonkeys ounce monthfluid ounce (math) pound yearcup ton elapsed timepint gram areaquart milligram perimetergallon

AWS - Word PatternsSounds of /ow/ & /ou/ Sounds of /oo/ & /ou/ Sounds of /ei/ & /ie/crowd tooth fieldwindow shook frieddown loose veinhouse group receiveproud youth thiefshower amount reliefamount moon tienoun book piecebowl pool seizeloud good believe