Year/group: Year 4 – Pioneers
Date set: Week beginning 08.02.16
Test date: Week beginning 22.02.16
Please learn these spellings and practise writing them in readiness for
your spelling test.
They are words with the prefix il-, and words revising un-, in-, im-,
mis- or dis-. These prefixes change the word to its opposite meaning.
illegal
illegible
illiterate
illogical
disappear
impatient
unacceptable
misunderstood
unconscious
impractical
Year/group: Year 4 – Pioneers
Date set: Week beginning 22.02.16 Test date: Week beginning 29.02.16
Please learn these spellings and practise writing them in readiness for
your spelling test.
These are words with the c sound spelt –que and the g sound spelt –gue.
These come from the French spelling of the c sound and the g sound.
antique
grotesque
plaque
technique
statuesque
plague
analogue
epilogue
fatigue
colleague
Year/group: Year 4 – Pioneers
Date set: Week beginning 29.02.16
Test date: Week beginning 07.03.16
Please learn these spellings and practise writing them in readiness for
your spelling test.
These words add the prefix ir- to words beginning with r. This changes
the word to its opposite meaning. There are also some common words to
know.
irresponsible
irrepressible
irresistible
irregular
irrelevant
irradiated
irrationally
irreconcilable
irredeemable
irrefutable
Year/group: Year 4 – Pioneers
Date set: Week beginning 07.03.16
Test date: Week beginning 14.03.16
Please learn these spellings and practise writing them in readiness for
your spelling test.
The sound ‘shun’ can be spelt in different ways. When the root word
ends in ‘ss’ just add –ion, and a ‘t’ should be swapped for ‘ss’ to add –
ion.
confession
possession
discussion
depression
expression
concession
transmission
concussion
oppression
percussion
Year/group: Year 4 – Pioneers
Date set: Week beginning 14.03.16
Test date: Week beginning 21.03.16
Please learn these spellings and practise writing them in readiness for
your spelling test.
The sound ‘shun’ can be spelt in different ways. When the root word
ends in ‘d’ we swap the ‘d’ for an ‘s’ before adding –ion. When the word
ends in ‘se’ we drop the ‘e’ and add –ion. There are also some common
words to know.
pretension
suspension
overextension
expansion
precision
comprehension
expulsion
incision
business
knowledge
Year/group: Year 4 – Pioneers
Date set: Week beginning 21.03.16 Test date: Week beginning 28.03.16
Please learn these spellings and practise writing them in readiness for
your spelling test.
These are common words that the Government wants us to know by the
end of year 4.
experiment
experience
exercise
famous
favourite
occasionally
certain
suppose
therefore
straight
Year/group: Year 4 – Pioneers
Date set: Week beginning 28.03.16
Test date: Week beginning 18.04.16
Please learn these spellings and practise writing them in readiness for
your spelling test.
These are common words that the Government wants us to know by the
end of year 4.
February
naughty
though
thought
through
opposite
disappear
peculiar
notice
mention