Grade 4 Spelling Worksheets — Suffixes & Homophones PDF
Grade 4 spelling is rule territory: when to double before -ing, when y becomes i, and which their/there/they're a sentence needs. The word bands here lean into suffixed forms and homophone-prone words, because those are what Grade 4 writing actually gets marked down for. Tune the settings and the worksheet updates instantly — and the link brings back the identical sheet for a retest next week. This page is the Trace and Write sheet; Missing Letters, Unscramble the Word, Choose the Correct Spelling and Use the Word in a Sentence are separate Grade 4 pages built from the same bands.
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Each one generates a different kind of question, with its own three levels and answer key.
- Trace and WriteRead the word, trace the model, then write it yourself.
- Missing LettersFill the gaps in a word, then write the whole word out.
- Unscramble the WordPut jumbled letters back in order to rebuild the word.
- Choose the Correct SpellingSpot the right spelling among two convincing near misses.
- Use the Word in a SentenceWrite a sentence of your own that uses the word correctly.
What each level generates
Grade 4 trace and write — the exact skill behind each difficulty setting, straight from the generator.
- Level 1Core words
- Level 2On level
- Level 3Challenge words
Grade levels follow the progression common to most English-language curricula — not one specific national curriculum. Every level shows exactly what it generates, so you can check the fit with your own program. See the full scope & sequence →
What Grade 4 spelling should cover
Most Grade 4 curricula expect students to apply suffix rules — dropping silent e (hoping), doubling final consonants (stopped), changing y to i (carried) — and to choose correctly between common homophones. Errors here are systematic rather than random: a child who writes hopeing will do it on every -ing word until the rule clicks.
Use On level as the default; its selection mixes suffixed forms with homophone-prone words. Challenge words brings in less common suffixes and longer base words, while Core words is a solid review band after holidays.
Turning rules into habits
When an error appears, name the rule out loud before the copy pass — "one vowel, one consonant, so we double" — then have your student find one more word on the sheet that follows the same rule. Connecting words beats correcting words. For homophones, ask for a quick spoken sentence with each one before it is traced; spelling a homophone without its meaning attached is wasted ink.
A weekly rhythm that works: Monday print a sheet and work through it, Wednesday press Shuffle for a fresh selection at the same settings, Friday reopen Monday's link and use the identical list as the week's check. Three sessions, two word sets, one measurable result.
Frequently asked questions
▸What spelling rules should a Grade 4 student know?
The main suffix conventions — drop the silent e, double the final consonant, change y to i — plus secure choices between common homophones like their/there and too/two.
▸How do I practise homophones with these worksheets?
Before your student traces a homophone, ask for a spoken sentence that proves which meaning it is. The read-trace-copy rows then anchor the spelling to that meaning rather than to guesswork.
▸Can I reuse the exact same list for a retest?
Yes — reopen the sheet's link and the identical words come back in the same order. Shuffle, by contrast, deliberately gives you a fresh selection at the same settings.
▸Isn't tracing too babyish for Grade 4?
The trace pass is quick at this age, but it still forces attention to every letter — exactly where suffix errors hide. On Trace and Write most students spend their effort on the independent copy and a cover-write-check round afterwards; on Use the Word in a Sentence the effort goes into the sentence.
▸We write 'centre' and 'honour' — will the sheet mark those wrong?
No. Both spellings are correct English and both are accepted. Two words in the Grade 4 Core band are spelled differently around the world — center and centre, honor and honour — and when one appears on your sheet the instruction line at the top prints the pair, so a parent or teacher marking by eye can see that either form counts. We do not pick one country's convention and mark everybody else's spelling as a mistake. The Unscramble sheet leaves these two words out, because a jumble hands the child a fixed set of letters and cannot honestly accept two different spellings; they still appear on the other four Grade 4 sheets.
▸Is anything saved about my child?
No. The optional name field prints on the worksheet and never leaves your device, and there are no accounts or stored lists — the link alone recreates the sheet.