Year 4 Spelling Worksheet - Intermediate

Year 4 Spelling worksheet for Year 4 (Key Stage 2 / Year 3-6 (Ages 7-11)). Intermediate level english practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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Year 4 Spelling: Word Patterns and Tricky Choices

Key Stage 2 · Year 4 (ages 8–9) · Intermediate

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Instructions: Read each prompt carefully and write your answers in the boxes. Use the spelling patterns and word meanings you have learnt to check your choices. Remember to check every word before you move on.

Choose the Correct Ending

Complete each word with the correct ending: -tion, -sion, -ssion or -cian. Read the whole word aloud quietly to help you decide. Write the completed word in the box.

1. atten___ (paying attention)

2. divi___ (the result of dividing)

3. discus___ (a talk about a topic)

4. musi___ (a person who plays or writes music)

5. inven___ (something newly created)

Add the Suffix -ous

Add -ous to each root word to make an adjective. Make any spelling change needed, such as changing the final 'e' to 'ous'. Write the complete adjective in the box.

1. danger + -ous =

2. poison + -ous =

3. fame + -ous =

4. courage + -ous =

5. vary + -ous =

Plural Possessive Apostrophes

Rewrite each phrase to show that the plural noun owns something. Put the apostrophe in the correct place. Remember: for most plural nouns ending in s, the apostrophe goes after the s.

1. the coats belonging to the girls

2. the lunches belonging to the pupils

3. the nest belonging to the birds

4. the books belonging to the children

5. the kennel belonging to the dogs

Homophones in Context

Choose the correct word from each pair to complete the sentence. Use the meaning of the whole sentence as your clue. Write the chosen word in the box.

1. Please ___ our invitation to the school concert. (accept / except)

2. Everyone ___ Maya remembered to bring a water bottle. (accept / except)

3. The rain might ___ the football match. (affect / effect)

4. The new rule had a good ___ on the class. (affect / effect)

5. ___ coat is hanging by the classroom door? (Whose / Who's)

6. ___ bringing the library books back today? (Whose / Who's)

Year 3–4 Statutory Words

Choose the correctly spelt word in each sentence. The other choices are misspellings of words from the Year 3–4 statutory word list. Write the correct word in the box.

1. We visited the ___ to find a book about dinosaurs. (libary / library / liberry)

2. I wrote the date on the ___ in the classroom. (calender / calendar / calandar)

3. It was ___ to finish the puzzle before lunch. (dificult / difficult / diffecult)

4. Our teacher asked us to ___ the journey in detail. (describe / discribe / descrbe)

5. Please keep your work in a ___ place. (separate / seperate / sepparate)

Proof-read the Spelling

Each sentence contains one spelling mistake from the spelling patterns or word groups practised on this sheet. Find the misspelt word and write its correct spelling in the box.

1. The musition played a lively tune at the concert.

2. The explorers found a dangerus path through the forest.

3. The girls coats were neatly hung in the cloakroom.

4. The bright light had a strong affect on the photograph.

5. We visited the libary after school.

Answer Key

Activity 1: attention ; division ; discussion ; musician ; invention

Activity 2: dangerous ; poisonous ; famous ; courageous ; various

Activity 3: the girls' coats ; the pupils' lunches ; the birds' nest ; the children's books ; the dogs' kennel

Activity 4: accept ; except ; affect ; effect ; Whose ; Who's

Activity 5: library ; calendar ; difficult ; describe ; separate

Activity 6: musician ; dangerous ; girls' ; effect ; library