SF•AW Everyday Spelling Grade 4

Lesson 1
Words with thr, scr, str, squ
1. throat
2. through
3. screen
4. scratch
5. scream
6. strange
7. street
8. strike
9. square
10. squeeze

11. threat
12. thrown
13. thrill
14. scrub
15. skyscraper
16. strawberry
17. strength
18. squeal
19. squirm
20. squirt

Challenge
arthritis
description
instrument
astronaut
squeezable

Lesson 2
Words with kn, gn, wr, mb
1. knot
2. unknown
3. know
4. sign
5. design
6. writing
7. wrist
8. wreck
9. climb
10. thumb

11. knit
12. knob
13. kneel
14. assign
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15. wreath
16. wrench
17. wren
18. limb
19. comb
20. lamb

Challenge
bologna
lasagna
align
cologne
wrestler

Lesson 3
Consonant Sounds /k/ and /f/
1. care
2. because
3. brake
4. track
5. pocket
6. stiff
7. enough
8. laughed
9. photo
10. alphabet

11. cover
12. record
13. Kansas
14. snack
15. attack
16. muffin
17. giraffe
18. rough
19. dolphin
20. elephant

Challenge
cuckoo clock
freckles
sheriff
autograph
headphones

Lesson 4
Adding -ed and -ing
1. happened
2. happening
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3. opened
4. opening
5. danced
6. dancing
7. studied
8. studying
9. stopped
10. stopping

11. chased
12. chasing
13. worried
14. worrying
15. dried
16. drying
17. robbed
18. robbing
19. slipped
20. slipping

Challenge
skied
skiing
argued
arguing
occurred
occurring

Lesson 5
Adding -er and -est
1. smaller
2. smallest
3. larger
4. largest
5. happier
6. happiest
7. hotter
8. hottest
9. sadder
10. saddest

11. deeper
12. deepest
13. closer
14. closest
15. scarier
16. scariest
17. funnier
18. funniest
19. fatter
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20. fattest

Challenge
weirder
weirdest
gentler
gentlest
angrier
angriest

Lesson 6
Review
1. scratch
2. scream
3. screen
4. scrub
5. skyscraper
6. square
7. squeal
8. squeeze
9. squirt
10. strawberry
11. street
12. thrill
13. through
14. assign
15. climb
16. design
17. kneel
18. knit
19. know
20. sign
21. unknown
22. wreath
23. wreck
24. wren
25. wrench
26. writing
27. alphabet
28. attack
29. because
30. brake
31. care
32. cover
33. dolphin
34. elephant
35. enough
36. Kansas
37. photo
38. pocket
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39. rough
40. snack
41. track
42. danced
43. dried
44. opening
45. stopping
46. studying
47. worried
48. worrying
49. scariest
50. smallest

Lesson 7
Words with sh, ch, tch, wh
1. shown
2. short
3. punish
4. March
5. chapter
6. watch
7. kitchen
8. whatever
9. anywhere
10. whenever

11. shelter
12. flashlight
13. trash
14. chocolate
15. church
16. pitcher
17. catcher
18. wheat
19. awhile
20. somewhere

Challenge
squash
champion
touchdown
crutches
wherever

Lesson 8
Words with Double Consonants
1. tomorrow
2. borrow
3. different
4. supper
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5. matter
6. written
7. bottle
8. ridden
9. odd
10. bubble

11. offer
12. suffer
13. slippers
14. grasshopper
15. worry
16. current
17. lettuce
18. paddle
19. shudder
20. hobby

Challenge
Mississippi
recess
impossible
antennas
allowance

Lesson 9
Short e and Long e
1. them
2. went
3. fence
4. speak
5. reason
6. beat
7. money
8. valley
9. honey
10. monkey

11. credit
12. engine
13. contest
14. least
15. steal
16. treat
17. season
18. hockey
19. alley
20. donkey

Challenge
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escaped
celery
squeaked
bleachers
jersey

Lesson 10
Short Vowels a, i, o, u
1. band
2. cash
3. into
4. river
5. with
6. pond
7. block
8. forgot
9. trouble
10. young

11. January
12. blanket
13. backpack
14. finger
15. window
16. closet
17. chop
18. cousin
19. couple
20. tough

Challenge
package
Pilgrims
ignored
o’clock
southern

Lesson 11
Long Vowels a, i, o
1. station
2. danger
3. April
4. wild
5. behind
6. whole
7. broke
8. drove
9. hide
10. decide
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11. vacation
12. cable
13. bacon
14. pint
15. lion
16. smoke
17. remote
18. stole
20. invite
21. arrive

Challenge
operation
behavior
private
Rhode Island
apologize

Lesson 12
Review
1. anywhere
2. catcher
3. chocolate
4. church
5. flashlight
6. kitchen
7. pitcher
8. shelter
9. somewhere
10. trash
11. watch
12. whatever
13. bottle
14. lettuce
15. odd
16. offer
17. slippers
18. supper
19. tomorrow
20. alley
21. beat
22. contest
23. fence
24. season
25. speak
26. them
27. treat
28. backpack
29. blanket
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30. chop
31. couple
32. forgot
33. into
34. river
35. tough
36. trouble
37. window
38. with
39. young
40. April
41. bacon
42. decide
43. drove
44. invite
45. remote
46. smoke
47. station
48. stole
49. vacation
50. whole

Lesson 13
Related Words
1. able
2. ability
3. sign
4. signal
5. mean
6. meant
7. deal
8. dealt
9. soft
10. soften

11. relate
12. relative
13. heal
14. health
15. meter
16. metric
17. compose
18. composition
19. crumb
20. crumble

Challenge
direct
direction
personal
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personality
invade
invasion

Lesson 14
Consonant Sounds /j/, /k/, /kw/
1. change
2. village
3. edge
4. except
5. excited
6. explain
7. expect
8. Texas
9. quick
10. equal

11. charge
12. bridge
13. fudge
14. excellent
15. relax
16. extra
17. queen
18. quart
19. liquid
20. quilt

Challenge
advantage
pledge
excess
explosion
question

Lesson 15
Adding -s and -es
1. monkeys
2. flowers
3. friends
4. supplies
5. enemies
6. eyelashes
7. beaches
8. circuses
9. classes
10. taxes

11. tigers
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12. holidays
13. delays
14. hobbies
15. memories
16. mysteries
17. ashes
18. bunches
19. glasses
20. suffixes

Challenge
accidents
skis
injuries
libraries
couches

Lesson 16
Using Just Enough Letters
1. coming
2. always
3. almost
4. didn’t
5. upon
6. wasn’t
7. until
8. during
9. want
10. father

11. hamster
12. a lot
13. ugly
14. washed
15. hotel
16. missed
17. eleven
18. crazy
19. lazy
20. feelings

Challenge
delivery
magnet
replied
drowned
mustard

Lesson 17
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Contractions
1. we’ll
2. I’m
3. I’d
4. you’d
5. I’ll
6. we’ve
7. it’s
8. that’s
9. what’s
10. doesn’t

11. he’ll
12. she’ll
13. they’ll
14. they’d
15. he’d
16. would’ve
17. could’ve
18. wouldn’t
19. shouldn’t
20. let’s

Challenge
it’ll
who’ll
might’ve
mustn’t
we’d

Lesson 18
Review
1. ability
2. able
3. compose
4. composition
5. crumb
6. heal
7. health
8. meter
9. relative
10. signal
11. soft
12. change
13. charge
14. edge
15. excellent
16. excited
17. explain
18. extra
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19. fudge
20. liquid
21. quart
22. quick
23. quilt
24. relax
25. Texas
26. village
27. beaches
28. bunches
29. classes
30. flowers
31. friends
32. glasses
33. holidays
34. memories
35. a lot
36. always
37. eleven
38. father
39. feelings
40. lazy
41. missed
42. want
43. washed
44. didn’t
45. doesn’t
46. I’m
47. it’s
48. let’s
49. shouldn’t
50. we’ll

Lesson 19
Getting Letters in Correct Order
1. piece
2. friend
3. field
4. said
5. again
6. asked
7. only
8. brought
9. heard
10. build

11. believe
12. heart
13. weird
14. height
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15. weight
16. neighbor
17. rattle
18. pickle
19. toes
20. hospital

Challenge
interview
poetry
sword
tongue
unusual

Lesson 20
Vowels with r
1. fourth
2. course
3. storm
4. morning
5. forest
6. serve
7. herself
8. certain
9. dirty
10. first

11. pour
12. fourteen
13. court
14. Florida
15. form
16. nerve
17. perfect
18. girlfriend
19. thirsty
20. skirt

Challenge
resources
unfortunately
commercial
determine
whirl

Lesson 21
Vowel Sounds in put and out
1. stood
2. took
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3. wood
4. bush
5. July
6. power
7. however
8. loud
9. house
10. outside

11. cushion
12. butcher
13. pudding
14. football
15. brook
16. shower
17. crowd
18. mountain
19. cloud
20. proud

Challenge
barefoot
jury
coward
thousand
announced

Lesson 22
Vowel Sounds in few and moon
1. huge
2. excuse
3. few
4. usual
5. pupil
6. cool
7. mood
8. fruit
9. suit
10. juice

11. confuse
12. nephew
13. curfew
14. fuel
15. menu
16. shoot
17. school
18. shampoo
19. bruise
20. cruise
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Challenge
commute
universe
reunion
fireproof
pursuit

Lesson 23
Homophones
1. wood
2. would
3. too
4. to
5. two
6. there
7. their
8. they’re
9. your
10. you’re

11. beat
12. beet
13. break
14. brake
15. clothes
16. close
17. piece
18. peace
19. thrown
20. throne

Challenge
guessed
guest
aisle
isle
waist
waste

Lesson 24
Review
1. again
2. believe
3. friend
4. heard
5. heart
6. height
7. hospital
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8. neighbor
9. pickle
10. piece
11. rattle
12. toes
13. weight
14. dirty
15. Florida
16. forest
17. fourteen
18. fourth
19. morning
20. nerve
21. perfect
22. skirt
23. storm
24. butcher
25. cloud
26. crowd
27. cushion
28. football
29. July
30. mountain
31. pudding
32. shower
33. few
34. fruit
35. fuel
36. huge
37. juice
38. menu
39. nephew
40. school
41. shampoo
42. suit
43. usual
44. clothes
45. there
46. they’re
47. too
48. two
49. wood
50. your

Lesson 25
Including All the Letters
1. often
2. might
3. they
4. remember
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5. finally
6. really
7. several
8. everyone
9. interesting
10. everybody

11. known
12. caught
13. surprised
14. island
15. swimming
16. camera
17. December
18. evening
19. beginning
20. February

Challenge
broccoli
kindergarten
cabinet
serious
temperature

Lesson 26
Compound Words
1. baseball
2. basketball
3. upstairs
4. myself
5. highway
6. classroom
7. anyway
8. newspaper
9. something
10. sometimes

11. chalkboard
12. earrings
13. nighttime
14. motorcycle
15. downstairs
16. softball
17. weekend
18. classmate
19. doorbell
20. driveway

Challenge
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courtroom
ourselves
heartbroken
teammate
skateboard

Lesson 27
Suffixes -ful, -ly, -ion
1. powerful
2. peaceful
3. beautiful
4. slowly
5. safely
6. daily
7. suddenly
8. carefully
9. action
10. location

11. cheerful
12. painful
13. thoughtful
14. weekly
15. lately
16. truthfully
17. hopefully
18. invention
19. correction
20. pollution

Challenge
grateful
suspenseful
completely
exactly
separation

Lesson 28
Suffixes -less, -ment, -ness
1. helpless
2. careless
3. hopeless
4. payment
5. statement
6. movement
7. goodness
8. softness
9. brightness
10. business
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11. spotless
12. breathless
13. worthless
14. useless
15. pavement
16. treatment
17. punishment
18. greatness
19. fairness
20. darkness

Challenge
assignment
appointment
announcement
homelessness
consciousness

Lesson 29
Prefixes dis-, in-, mis-, re-
1. dislike
2. disappear
3. incomplete
4. independent
5. incorrect
6. misplace
7. misspell
8. misled
9. rebuild
10. reuse

11. distrust
12. dishonest
13. disagree
14. invisible
15. inactive
16. mistreat
17. misbehave
18. react
19. replace
20. recall

Challenge
disobedience
incredible
inconvenient
misfortune
recycling

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Lesson 30
Review
1. camera
2. caught
3. December
4. evening
5. everybody
6. everyone
7. finally
8. interesting
9. island
10. often
11. remember
12. several
13. surprised
14. swimming
15. baseball
16. classmate
17. classroom
18. downstairs
19. myself
20. newspaper
21. nighttime
22. something
23. beautiful
24. carefully
25. daily
26. invention
27. painful
28. peaceful
29. powerful
30. suddenly
31. thoughtful
32. brightness
33. business
34. fairness
35. greatness
36. hopeless
37. pavement
38. spotless
39. statement
40. treatment
41. worthless
42. disagree
43. disappear
44. dislike
45. incomplete
46. independent
47. invisible
48. rebuild
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49. recall
50. reuse

Lesson 31
Vowels with No Sounds Clues
1. machine
2. especially
3. usually
4. probably
5. giant
6. moment
7. animals
8. iron
9. support
10. suppose

11. buffalo
12. Canada
13. canoe
14. relatives
15. stomach
16. cement
17. yesterday
18. favorite
19. welcome
20. August

Challenge
dictionary
separate
multiplication
salmon
recognize

Lesson 32
Vowels in Final Syllables
1. other
2. number
3. color
4. doctor
5. people
6. simple
7. model
8. broken
9. sudden
10. common

11. October
12. another
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13. motor
14. angle
15. title
16. barrel
17. angel
18. oven
19. gallon
20. button

Challenge
receiver
counselor
article
citizen
cinnamon

Lesson 33
Capitalization and Abbreviation
1. Memorial Day
2. Christmas
3. Sun.
4. May
5. June
6. September
7. Dec.
8. Dr.
9. Mrs.
10. Rd.

11. Hanukkah
12. Kwanzaa
13. Chinese New Year
14. Valentine’s Day
15. November
16. Feb.
17. Wed.
18. Ms.
19. Mr.
20. Ave.

Challenge
Fourth of July
St. Patrick’s Day
English
Blvd.
etc.

Lesson 34
Possessives
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1. Dad’s
2. friend’s
3. girl’s
4. girls’
5. teacher’s
6. teachers’
7. baby’s
8. babies’
9. family’s
10. families’

11. grandma’s
12. grandpa’s
13. brother’s
14. brothers’
15. boy’s
16. boys’
17. aunt’s
18. aunts’
19. lady’s
20. ladies’

Challenge
someone’s
boss’s
James’s
grandparent’s
grandparents’

Lesson 35
Easily Confused Words
1. set
2. sit
3. off
4. of
5. when
6. win
7. our
8. are
9. than
10. then

11. lose
12. loose
13. were
14. we’re
15. where
16. quiet
17. quite
18. quit
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19. whose
20. who’s

Challenge
recent
resent
pedal
petal
diary
dairy

Lesson 36
Review
1. animals
2. August
3. buffalo
4. Canada
5. especially
6. favorite
7. giant
8. iron
9. machine
10. moment
11. probably
12. relatives
13. stomach
14. support
15. welcome
16. yesterday
17. angel
18. another
19. broken
20. button
21. common
22. model
23. number
24. oven
25. people
25. Ave.
27. Chinese New Year
28. Dr.
29. Hanukkah
30. Ms.
31. November
32. Rd.
33. Sun.
34. Valentine’s Day
35. Wed.
36. baby’s
37. boys’
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38. Dad’s
39. are
40. loose
41. lose
42. of
43. our
44. quit
45. quite
46. set
47. than
48. were
49. we’re
50. win

Cross-Curricular Lessons

Social Studies: Global Grid

location
latitude
parallels
equator
degrees
hemispheres
longitude
meridians
prime meridian
coordinates

Social Studies: Deserts and Forests

oak
dune
evergreens
cactus
needleleaf
moisture
forest
broadleaf
desert
sagebrush

Social Studies: The Great Lakes

Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
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St. Lawrence Seaway

Atlantic Ocean
waterway
canal
lock

Social Studies: Using Natural Resources

energy
electricity
hydroelectric
fuels
oil
gasoline
natural gas
coal
steel
products

Social Studies: Our Government

Constitution
republic
democratic
participate
leaders
elected
represent
local
state
federal

Social Studies: Southwest American Indians

pueblo
adobe
corn
ceremony
pottery
Navajo
hogans
silver
weaving
reservation

Social Studies: Arctic Life

Inuit
seal
whale
walrus
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polar bear
caribou
blubber
fur
tundra
kayak

Health: Know Yourself

strengths
appreciate
weaknesses
decision
disagree
tears
result
psychologist
special
appearance

Health: Being Safe

crosswalks
first aid
pedestrians
rescue
reflector
bicycle
hand signal
jaywalking
emergency
helmet

Health: Your Body

bicuspid
cuspid
incisor
molar
enamel
epidermis
dermis
pore
sweat gland
oil gland

Science: Plant Reproduction

reproduce
seed
conifers
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ferns
spores
pollen
stamen
pistil
fertilize
fruit

Science: Living Together

producers
consumers
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
food chain
food web
predator
prey
decomposer

Science: Electricity and Magnetism

conduct
insulation
current
series circuit
parallel circuit
magnet
magnetism
poles
magnetic field
compass

Science: Weather
meteorologist
forecast
barometer
wind vane
rain gauge
humidity
air mass
front
Fahrenheit
Celsius

Science: Landforms
landforms
mountains
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plains
plateau
plates
volcano
faults
earthquake
seismograph
Richter scale

Science: The Eyes and Ears

pupil
iris
retina
optic nerve
lens
eardrum
ear canal
outer ear
middle ear
inner ear

Reading: Hopes, Dreams, and Wishes

accomplishments
artist
celebrated
humor
confidence
determination
disappointment
expert
strategy
successful

Reading: Many Ways of Learning

assignments
collections
counselor
demonstrations
interview
experiment
exhibit
research
librarian
brainstorm

Reading: How Families Matter

family
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parents
children
home
shared
chores
love
childhood
memories
scrapbook

Reading: Your Own Universe

cafeteria
concert
curtains
furniture
office
library
orchestra
skateboarding
spider web
water fountain

Reading: Looking at the World in New Ways

cathedral
Chartres
church
temple
Parthenon
marble
jewels
tomb
Taj Mahal
honor

Reading: Tales of Courage

compassionate
debris
devastate
emergency
extraordinary
panic
pressure
recover
siren
tremendous

Mathematics: The Calculator

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operation key
number keys
display
memory recall
memory plus
memory minus
key sequence
error
clear key
equals key

Mathematics: Measurement
length
width
height
weight
capacity
volume
area
perimeter
distance
temperature

Mathematics: Division
family of facts
grouping
number sentence
divide
dividend
divisor
division
quotient
remainder
divisible

Mathematics: Geometry
angle
vertex
endpoint
intersecting
line
parallel
point
ray
segment
perpendicular

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Work and Play: Swimming

kicks
stroke
breathe
floats
treads
dive
dog paddle
backstroke
butterfly
freestyle

Work and Play: Basketball

backboard
rim
dribble
rebound
foul
free throw
field goal
lay-up
jumpshot
slam-dunk

Work and Play: Reporter

articles
headline
deadline
byline
lead
details
interview
verify
sources
editors

Work and Play: Photography

camera
film
lens
shutter
focus
portrait
snapshot
develops
negative
print

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