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Made at homeroomtools.comList 1: prefix unWord boxWrite the missing letters. Then write the whole word.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Spelling: missing lettersunsafeunwrapunlockunevenunnamedunkindunfairunusualunknownunableunabunfrunkndunlounsfunvnunownunusaluamedunap

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List 1: prefix un 10

  • unable The ending is le, as in table. Watch for unabel.
  • uneven Two e's, one on each side of the v.
  • unfair The long a is ai, as in air. A fare with are is the price of a ride.
  • unkind Long i with no e at the end, like find and mind.
  • unknown The silent k of know stays after un.
  • unlock After a short vowel the k sound at the end is ck.
  • unnamed un ends in n and named starts with n, so both are written.
  • unsafe A silent e makes the a long. Watch for unsaif.
  • unusual Three u's in all. The one after the s is easy to drop.
  • unwrap The silent w of wrap stays after un.

List 2: prefix re 10

  • reappear Double p, because appear has one. The e of re sits next to the a.
  • rearrange Double r, because arrange has one.
  • rebuild The u in build is silent. Watch for rebild.
  • recycle The long i sound is a y. The c before it sounds like s.
  • refill Fill keeps its double l.
  • replace The s sound is a c, because an e follows it.
  • return The er sound is ur, as in turn and burn.
  • reuse The s sounds like z, and a silent e makes the u long.
  • review i before e, then w. Watch for reveiw.
  • rewrite Silent w, as in wrong and wrist.
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List 3: prefix dis 10

  • disagree Double e at the end, as in tree.
  • disappear One s and two p's. The most common slip is dissapear.
  • disappoint One s, two p's, then oi as in coin.
  • disconnect Connect has a double n in the middle.
  • discover The short u sound is an o, as in cover and love.
  • dishonest The h of honest is silent but still written.
  • dislike A silent e makes the i long.
  • disobey The long a at the end is ey, as in they.
  • disorder Order starts with or and ends with er.
  • distrust The prefix is dis with an i, even when it sounds like des.

List 4: prefix mis 10

  • misbehave A v sound at the end of a word is normally written ve.
  • misjudge The j sound at the end is dge, as in hedge and bridge.
  • mislead Long e spelled ea, as in read.
  • misplace The s sound near the end is a c.
  • misread Read keeps one spelling for today and for yesterday.
  • misspell mis ends in s and spell starts with s, so both are written.
  • misstep Two s's: one from mis and one from step.
  • mistake Only one s here, because take starts with t.
  • mistreat Long e spelled ea, as in eat.
  • misuse One s from mis and one inside use, with the u between them.

List 5: prefix pre 10

  • precaution The aw sound is au, as in cause.
  • precook Double o, as in book.
  • prefix The ks sound at the end is one letter, x.
  • preheat Long e spelled ea, as in seat.
  • prehistoric It ends in ic with no k, like music and picnic.
  • prepaid Pay turns into paid, not payed.
  • prepare The ending is are, as in care. A pair with ai is two of something.
  • preschool The k sound is ch, and oo follows.
  • pretest The prefix is pre with an e, not pri.
  • preview View is v, i, e, w. Watch for preveiw.

List 6: prefixes im and in 10

  • immature im ends in m and mature starts with m, so both are written.
  • impatient The sh sound is spelled ti.
  • imperfect The last vowel is e: per, then fect.
  • impolite A silent e makes the i long. Watch for impolight.
  • impossible Double s in the middle, and the ending is ible.
  • inactive The k sound is a plain c before t.
  • incomplete The long e comes from a silent e at the end, not from ee.
  • incorrect Correct has a double r.
  • independent The ending is ent. Watch for independant.
  • invisible The z sound is an s, and the ending is ible.

List 7: over and under 10

  • overdue Due ends in ue, like blue. Dew with ew is water on the grass.
  • overflow The long o at the end is ow, as in snow.
  • overlook Look has oo, the same short sound as in good.
  • overnight Silent gh after the i, as in light.
  • overreact over ends in r and react starts with r, so both are written.
  • underground The ow sound is ou, as in found and round.
  • underline Line ends in a silent e. Watch for underlign.
  • underneath Long e spelled ea, then th.
  • understand Short a: stand, as in hand and land.
  • underwater Water has an a, though it does not sound like the a in cat.

List 8: fore, mid and sub 10

  • forecast fore means before, and it keeps its e. For without e is another word.
  • forehead fore keeps its e, and head has ea for a short e.
  • foresee The e of fore stays, and see adds two more.
  • midday mid ends in d and day starts with d, so both are written.
  • midnight The long i is igh: three letters for one sound.
  • midway Way ends in ay, like day and play.
  • submarine The long e sound near the end is an i, with a silent e after the n.
  • subtitle Title ends in le, not el.
  • subtotal Total ends in al, not le.
  • suburb The er sound is ur. Suburb has a u in each half.

List 9: uni, bi and tri 10

  • bicycle bi means two: two wheels. The i comes first and the y second.
  • bilingual Two languages. The w sound is a u.
  • biplane Two sets of wings, stacked: bi means two. Plain with ai means simple.
  • triangle tri means three: three angles. The ending is le.
  • tricycle Three wheels, and the same cycle as in bicycle.
  • tripod Three feet. Short o and a single d.
  • unicorn uni means one: a unicorn has one horn. The middle vowel is i.
  • unicycle One wheel. Cycle has a y for the long i sound.
  • uniform One form for everyone: uni, then form.
  • universe The er sound is er, and a silent e ends the word.

List 10: suffix ful 10

  • beautiful The y of beauty changes to i before ful.
  • cheerful Double e, as in deer.
  • colorful American spelling: color ends in or. British spelling is colourful.
  • grateful Not great plus ful. The base is grate, an old word for pleasing.
  • painful A pain that hurts has ai. A pane is a sheet of glass.
  • peaceful Peace keeps its e before ful. Watch for peacful.
  • plentiful Plenty ends in y, and that y becomes i before the suffix.
  • powerful Power has ow, then er.
  • thankful The suffix ful has one l, though the word full has two.
  • wonderful The first vowel is o, though it sounds like a short u.

List 11: suffix less 10

  • breathless Breath has ea for a short e.
  • careless The e of care stays, as it does in careful.
  • endless The suffix less has a double s.
  • fearless Fear has ea, as in ear.
  • harmless The suffix is less with an e, not liss.
  • helpless Say the l in help. Watch for hepless.
  • penniless The y of penny changes to i. Keep the double n.
  • priceless Price has a c and keeps its e.
  • restless The t of rest is easy to miss before less.
  • useless Use keeps its e before less. Watch for usless.

List 12: suffix ly 10

  • carefully Careful ends in one l, and ly brings the second.
  • completely Complete keeps its last e before ly.
  • exactly The t of exact is easy to drop when you say the word fast.
  • finally Final plus ly makes a double l.
  • friendly Friend has i before e.
  • lonely Lone keeps its e: l, o, n, e, then ly.
  • quickly The q has a u after it, and the k sound after the short i is ck.
  • really Real ends in l and ly starts with l, so both are written.
  • slowly Slow keeps its w before ly.
  • suddenly Double d in sudden.

List 13: y to i before ly 10

  • angrily Start from angry, not anger: angri, then ly.
  • busily The first vowel is u, though it sounds like a short i.
  • easily Easy swaps its y for an i.
  • happily Happy ends in a consonant and then y, so the y changes to i before ly.
  • heavily Heavy has ea for a short e, and its y turns to i.
  • hungrily Start from hungry: there is no e between the g and the r.
  • lazily Lazy becomes lazi before ly.
  • luckily Lucky becomes lucki. Without the i it would be luck plus ly.
  • noisily Noisy becomes noisi. The oi is the same as in coin.
  • steadily Steady has ea for a short e, like head and bread.

List 14: suffix ness 10

  • brightness Silent gh in bright.
  • darkness The suffix ness ends in a double s.
  • emptiness Empty has a p you may not hear, and its y changes to i.
  • forgiveness Forgive keeps its e before ness.
  • happiness Happy ends in y. Before ness that y is written i.
  • illness Double l from ill, then double s from ness.
  • kindness The suffix is ness with an e, even though it can sound like niss.
  • openness open ends in n and ness starts with n, so both are written.
  • silliness Double l in silly, and the y changes to i.
  • weakness Weak, the opposite of strong, has ea. A week with ee is 7 days.

List 15: suffix ment 10

  • agreement Agree keeps both e's.
  • amusement The e of amuse stays, and the s sounds like z.
  • apartment One p, and the t of apart stays: apart, then ment.
  • argument No e after the u, though argue has one. Watch for arguement.
  • enjoyment Enjoy keeps its oy before ment.
  • measurement Measure has ea for a short e and ends in ure.
  • movement Move keeps its e before ment.
  • payment Pay keeps its y before ment. Watch for paiment.
  • shipment One p. A last letter doubles only before a suffix that starts with a vowel.
  • statement State keeps its silent e.

List 16: suffix tion 10

  • action Act plus ion: the t is already there.
  • addition Add keeps its double d.
  • attention Double t near the start.
  • collection Double l, then collect plus ion.
  • direction Direct plus ion. The first vowel is i.
  • fraction A plain c before tion, with no k.
  • invention Invent ends in t, so the ending is tion, not sion.
  • location Locate drops its e and adds ion.
  • question After the s, tion sounds like chun.
  • station The shun sound at the end is tion.

List 17: suffix ous 10

  • adventurous Adventure drops its e before ous.
  • dangerous The ending is ous, though it sounds like us.
  • famous Fame drops its e before ous.
  • humorous Humor ends in or, then ous.
  • joyous Joy keeps its y: oy stays together before ous.
  • marvelous American spelling has one l. British spelling is marvellous.
  • mountainous Mountain keeps its ai.
  • nervous Nerve drops its e before ous.
  • numerous No b: number has one, numerous does not.
  • poisonous Poison has an o in its second half.

List 18: drop the e before ing 10

  • amazing Amaze drops its e before ing.
  • arriving Arrive drops its e before ing. Keep the double r.
  • deciding Decide drops its e. The s sound is a c.
  • describing The first vowel is e: de, then scribe without its e.
  • dividing Both vowels in divide are i.
  • escaping It starts with es, not ex.
  • exciting x, then c: the c is soft before the i. Excite drops its e.
  • inviting Invite drops its e before ing.
  • practicing Practice drops its e. British spelling is practising, with an s.
  • surprising The first r is easy to miss: sur, then prise without its e.

List 19: double a last letter 10

  • beginning The stress is on gin, the last part of begin, so the n doubles.
  • dropped Short o, so the p doubles before ed.
  • forgetting The stress is on get, so the t doubles.
  • grabbed Short a, so the b doubles before ed.
  • planned Double n keeps the a short. Planed with one n comes from plane.
  • running Double n keeps the u short.
  • shopping Double p keeps the o short.
  • stopped One vowel, then one consonant: double the p before ed.
  • swimming Double m keeps the i short.
  • upsetting The stress is on set, so the t doubles.

List 20: y to i in ed, er, est 10

  • carried The y of carry changes to i before ed. Keep the double r.
  • earlier Early starts with ear. The y changes to i.
  • funniest Double n, and the y changes to i before est.
  • hurried Double r, and the y changes to i.
  • prettier Double t, and the y changes to i before er.
  • replied The y changes to i even though it sounds like a long i.
  • stayed No change to i here. Stay keeps its y, as play does in played.
  • studied One d in study. The y changes to i.
  • tiniest One n in tiny. The y changes to i before est.
  • worried Worry has an o for its first vowel and a double r. The y changes to i.

How this list was compiled: Our own selection and grouping of 200 common English words into 20 spelling patterns, with our own hints. The grade is our suggestion: the United States has no national curriculum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_curriculum, read 2026-09-20), so no national list sets a grade's spelling words there. England does set statutory word lists, for years 3 to 6 of school (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7ccc06ed915d63cc65ce61/English_Appendix_1_-_Spelling.pdf, read 2026-09-20); this list does not follow them. Spellings are American, and every word has an entry page at https://en.wiktionary.org/ (all 200 checked on 2026-09-20). Facts in the hints were checked on 2026-09-19: the meanings of fore-, uni-, bi- and tri-, the origins of unicorn, tripod and grateful, what a biplane is, and the British spellings colourful, marvellous and practise at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fore-, /wiki/uni-, /wiki/bi-, /wiki/tri-, /wiki/unicorn, /wiki/tripod, /wiki/grateful, /wiki/biplane, /wiki/colourful, /wiki/marvellous and /wiki/practise; y changing to i before ly at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ly; dropping a silent e before a suffix that starts with a vowel at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_e; doubling a last consonant after a stressed single vowel at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences; double consonants after short vowels at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_orthography; ck after a short vowel at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin-script_digraphs; ve at the end of a word and o before v at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V; soft c before e, i and y at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_and_soft_C. Licence: own work

How it works

These 4th grade spelling worksheets hold 200 words in 20 lists of 10, one prefix or suffix to a list, from un and mis to tion and ous. Each word prints without its trouble spot: the ss in misspell.

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What the spelling worksheets grade 4 lists cover

Lists 1 to 9 add a prefix, from un to uni, bi and tri. Lists 10 to 17 add a suffix such as ful or tion. In Lists 13 and 18 to 20 the base word changes: happy turns its y to i, arrive drops its e, stop doubles its p. Under the tool each word has a hint: grateful is not great plus ful.

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Type up to 20 words in the box, one per line, and they replace our list. From typed words the tool drops about a third of the letters, and Shuffle the words picks again. Under More options, What goes on the sheet swaps Missing letters for Unscramble, ABC order, Word shapes, tracing or a sentence.

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