Free 4th Grade Spelling Worksheets — Auto-Graded in Seconds
Fourth grade spelling shifts to morphology: -tion and -sion, prefixes like pre- and mis-, and Greek and Latin roots. These worksheets teach students to spell by meaning rather than sound alone.
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What's covered in 4th Grade Spelling
- Suffixes -tion, -sion and -cian
- Prefixes pre-, mis-, non-
- Greek and Latin roots: tele, graph, port, spect
- Multi-syllable words with schwa vowels
- Double consonants after short vowels
- Frequently misspelled words: separate, definitely, surprise
Sample spelling questions
Real 4th Grade questions from generated worksheets. Answers are one tap away.
1.Change "decide" into a noun
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decision
2.What does the root "spect" mean in "inspect"?
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To look
3.Which is correct: "seperate" or "separate"?
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separate — think "a rat" in the middle
4th Grade Spelling questions parents ask
Why teach roots in 4th grade?
One root unlocks a family of words — spect gives inspect, respect, spectator, all spelled predictably.
How do I choose between -tion and -sion?
Listen to the base word: decide makes decision, but invent makes invention.
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