Spring Term
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 6.01.2025
Spelling rule: Words that end in /shun/ spelt – tion
Children will be tested on Friday 10th January.
1. invention 4. completion 7. construction
2. action 5. exception 8. connection
3. injection 6. transformation
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 13.01.2025
Spelling rule: Words that end in /shun/ spelt – ssion
Children will be tested on Friday 17th January.
1. expression 4. permission 7. impression
2. discussion 5. possession 8. mission
3. confession 6. profession
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 20.01.2025
Spelling rule: Words that end in /shun/ spelt – sion
Children will be tested on Friday 24th January.
1. division 4. persuasion 7. explosion
2. tension 5. decision 8.confusion
3. television 6. expansion
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 27.01.2025
Spelling rule: Words that end in /shun/ spelt – cian
(These tend to be jobs or occupations)
Children will be tested on Friday 31st January.
1. musician 4. beautician 7. mathematician
2. magician 5. electrician 8. politician
3. optician 6. dietician
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 03.02.2025
Spelling rule: A mixture of words that end in /shun/ spelt – tion, sion, ssion or cian.
Children will be tested on Friday 7th February.
1. discussion 4. optician 7. permission
2. magician 5. action 8.invention
3. injection 6. expression
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 10.02.2025
Spelling rule: Words ending with the /g/ sound spelt— gue and the /k/sound spelt que.
Children will be tested on Friday 14th February.
1. mosque 4. cheque 7. synagogue
2. unique 5. league 8. catalogue
3. antique 6. tongue
Spring 2
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 03.03.2025
Revision of spelling rules from Spring term 1
Children will be tested on Friday 7th March.
1. musician 4. cheque 7. mixture
2. tension 5. league 8. stomach
3. invention 6. measure
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 10.03.2025
Spellings from Year 4 National Curriculum statutory word list.
Children will be tested on Friday 14th March.
1. rough 4. thumb 7. disagree
2. receive 5. practice 8. ordinary
3. surprise 6. possible
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 17.03.2025
Spelling rule: The prefix inter– means ‘between’ or ‘among’
Children will be tested on Friday 21st March.
1. interact 4. intermediate 7. internet
2. intercity 5. interchange
3. international 6. interconnected
Year 4 Spellings for w/c1 31.03.2025
Spelling rule: ‘anti’ meaning against.
Children will be tested on Friday 4th April.
1. antibiotic 4. anticlockwise 7. anticipate
2. antisocial 5. antiseptic 8. antibody
3. antidote 6. antihero
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 07.04.2025
Spelling rule: The prefixes sub– means ‘under’ and auto means ‘self’.
Children will be tested on Friday 11th April
1. submerge 4. subtitle 7. automatic
2. submarine 5. subzero 8. autopilot
3. subheading 6. autograph
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 14.04.2025
Spelling rule: /u/ sound spelt ou
Children will be tested on Friday 18th April
1. young 4. trouble 7. courage
2. cousin 5. couple 8. enough
3. double 6. country
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 21.04.2025
Spelling rule: Homophones and near homophones
Children will be tested on Friday 25th April
1. piece 4. heal 7. scene
2. peace 5. main 8. seen
3. heel 6. mane
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 05.05.2025
Spellings from Year 4 word list.
Children will be tested on Friday 9th May
1. promise 4. strange 7. knowledge
2. purpose 5. strength 8. height
3. special 6. surprise
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 12.05.2025
Spellings from Year 4 word list.
Children will be tested on Friday 16th May
1. island 4. minute 7. natural
2. opposite 5. straight 8. experiment
3. regular 6. heart
Year 4 Spellings for w/c 19.05.2025
Spellings from Year 4 word list.
Children will be tested on Friday 23rd May
1. peculiar 4. accidentally 7. describe
2. calendar 5. believe 8. enough
3. actually 6. consider