A calm review for home practice · England
Year 4 spelling words
Year 4 continues and revisits England's shared Years 3 and 4 spelling list before the next stage. Schools choose the sequence across these two years. Follow your school's current words and use this optional review to decide together which spellings to revisit.
Free ten-word practice draws from the wider Year 4 pool and does not guarantee this printed sample. Basic practice needs no child name, account or payment. Custom home lists and saved progress are optional Family Pass features: £9 per family for 12 months, with no automatic renewal.
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A two-page calm spelling review
This is Spellito's optional, non-exhaustive sample from the shared Years 3 and 4 list. It is not a statutory Year 4 subset, national test or diagnosis. There is no pass/fail threshold or judgement that a child is behind. Use it to choose a few words to revisit, following your school's current learning.
Use your browser's Print or Save as PDF command. The pack is designed for two A4 pages; browser settings may change pagination, so check the preview. Give only the first page to the child and keep the adult key out of sight. No name field is needed. Write only on paper.
Give the child page 1 and keep the adult key on page 2 out of sight. Read the word, its sentence, then the word again. Work at the child's pace, pause when helpful and review spellings together afterwards. Practise a small set over time and discuss persistent difficulty with the teacher. Write on paper; this page collects no answers or observations.
Source: Department for Education, English Appendix 1: Spelling, page 16. Its 100 shared entries expand to 109 individual forms in our full Years 3 and 4 list.
Year 4: let's try some spellings
Listen as your grown-up reads each word and a sentence. Take your time and write on the line beside its number. You can pause whenever you need to. Look at your spellings together afterwards.
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Adult reading and answer key
Keep this page out of the child's sight. Read the word, its sentence, then the word again. Work at the child's pace and review together afterwards. These sentences are Spellito's editorial suggestions.
| No. | Target | Reading sentence |
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| 1 | address | The envelope showed the correct address. |
| 2 | believe | I believe I can finish the puzzle. |
| 3 | calendar | We marked the school trip on the calendar. |
| 4 | different | We tried a different route home. |
| 5 | exercise | We did a short exercise before the game. |
| 6 | favourite | Blue is my favourite colour. |
| 7 | grammar | We discussed grammar in our English lesson. |
| 8 | heard | I heard the bell ring. |
| 9 | imagine | Try to imagine a unicorn in the garden. |
| 10 | knowledge | Books help us gain knowledge. |
| 11 | library | The library opened after lunch. |
| 12 | medicine | The medicine is kept in a safe cupboard. |
| 13 | natural | Honey is a natural sweetener. |
| 14 | occasionally | We occasionally have pancakes for tea. |
| 15 | position | I found a comfortable position on the chair. |
| 16 | quarter | I ate a quarter of the pizza. |
| 17 | regular | I have regular swimming lessons. |
| 18 | separate | Please separate the paper from the plastic. |
| 19 | therefore | The path was wet and therefore slippery. |
| 20 | women | The women crossed the finish line together. |
This is Spellito's optional, non-exhaustive sample from the shared Years 3 and 4 list. It is not a statutory Year 4 subset, national test or diagnosis. There is no pass/fail threshold or judgement that a child is behind. Use it to choose a few words to revisit, following your school's current learning.
Source: DfE English Appendix 1: Spelling, p16 · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7ccc06ed915d63cc65ce61/English_Appendix_1_-_Spelling.pdf
Spellito · https://spellito.com/year-4-spelling-words · 26 October 2026
Choose a few words to revisit
Notice a spelling together, cover it, try it from memory and check kindly. Return to a small set after a gap. If difficulty persists, talk with the teacher about support that fits your child's learning.
Explore the Year 3 starter resource and the shared Years 5 and 6 list. For current homework, use the weekly spelling homework template and help with learning spellings at home.
Year 4 spelling questions
Is there a separate statutory Year 4 spelling list?
England's national curriculum gives Years 3 and 4 one shared statutory spelling list. Year 4 continues and revisits that shared learning before Years 5 and 6. Schools choose the sequence across the two years; the appendix does not allocate a separate Year 4 subset.
What does this 20-word review tell us?
This is Spellito's optional, non-exhaustive sample from the shared Years 3 and 4 list. It is not a statutory Year 4 subset, national test or diagnosis. There is no pass/fail threshold or judgement that a child is behind. Use it to choose a few words to revisit, following your school's current learning.
How do we use the two-page review pack?
Give the child page 1 and keep the adult key on page 2 out of sight. Read the word, its sentence, then the word again. Work at the child's pace, pause when helpful and review spellings together afterwards. Practise a small set over time and discuss persistent difficulty with the teacher. Write on paper; this page collects no answers or observations.
Will free Year 4 practice use these exact 20 words?
Free ten-word practice draws from the wider Year 4 pool and does not guarantee this printed sample. Basic practice needs no child name, account or payment. Custom home lists and saved progress are optional Family Pass features: £9 per family for 12 months, with no automatic renewal.
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A child can practise ten built-in words without entering their name, making an account or paying. Family Pass is the optional complete home product.
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