323 words every grade 4 speller should know, each with a kid-friendly definition. Hear them read aloud and practice for free with the Spellaroo spelling quiz.
High-frequency words students should recognize instantly.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ago | in the past |
| area | space or region |
| became | past tense of become |
| certain | sure; definite |
| continue | to keep going |
| correct | right; without mistakes |
| course | path; class of study |
| data | facts and information |
| decided | past tense of decide |
| dry | not wet |
| energy | power to do work |
| ever | at any time |
| fact | something that is true |
| finally | at last; in the end |
| fraction | part of whole number |
| friends | people you like and trust |
| half | one of two equal parts |
| heart | organ that pumps blood |
| horse | large animal used for riding |
| hundred | the number 100 |
| knew | past tense of know |
| listen | to pay attention to sounds |
| mouth | opening in face for eating |
| open | not closed; to unfasten |
| order | arrangement; command |
| passed | went by; succeeded |
| piece | part of something |
| plan | scheme; to organize |
| poor | having little money |
| position | place where something is |
| president | leader of country or organization |
| problem | difficult situation to solve |
| products | things that are made |
| remember | to recall from memory |
| room | space inside building |
| shown | past participle of show |
| six | the number 6 |
| slowly | not fast |
| stay | to remain in place |
| street | road in town or city |
| strong | having great power |
| surface | outside or top layer |
| system | organized way of doing things |
| tail | part that sticks out from animal |
| teacher | person who instructs students |
| team | group working together |
| term | period of time; expression |
| themselves | they, used for emphasis |
| village | small town |
| wait | to stay until something happens |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| above | higher than |
| across | from one side to other |
| added | put together; joined |
| adventure | exciting and dangerous experience |
| afraid | feeling scared |
| alive | living; not dead |
| almost | nearly; very close to |
| alone | by yourself |
| along | beside; with |
| angry | feeling mad |
| animal | living creature |
| answer | response to question |
| anyone | any person |
| apartment | set of rooms for living |
| argument | disagreement with reasons |
| asked | past tense of ask |
| attention | careful listening or watching |
| away | at a distance |
| balance | even distribution of weight |
| beach | sandy area by water |
| beautiful | very pretty |
| began | past tense of begin |
| behind | at the back of |
| being | existing; creature |
| believe | to think something is true |
| below | under; lower than |
| between | in the middle of two |
| bicycle | two-wheeled vehicle |
| block | solid piece; to stop |
| board | flat piece of wood |
| body | physical form of person |
| bottom | lowest part |
| bought | past tense of buy |
| box | container with flat sides and corners |
| bread | baked food from flour |
| breakfast | morning meal |
| brought | past tense of bring |
| brown | color of wood |
| build | to make by putting together |
| busy | having much to do |
| butter | yellow food from milk |
| button | small round fastener |
| calendar | chart showing days and months |
| called | past tense of call |
| came | past tense of come |
| candy | sweet food |
| cannot | not able to |
| careless | not paying attention |
| category | group of similar things |
| caught | past tense of catch |
| celebrate | to honor with special activities |
| center | middle point |
| chair | seat with back |
| chance | opportunity |
| change | to make different |
| cheese | food from milk |
| chicken | farm bird; its meat |
| children | young people |
| choose | to pick; select |
| church | building for worship |
| city | large town |
| class | group of students |
| clear | easy to see through |
| clock | device that shows time |
| close | near; to shut |
| comfortable | feeling at ease |
| community | group of people living together |
| consider | to think about carefully |
| corner | where two lines meet |
| country | nation; rural area |
| cover | to put over |
| cross | to go across |
| curious | wanting to learn or know |
| dance | to move to music |
| danger | risk of harm |
| dark | without light |
| daughter | female child |
| dear | loved; expensive |
| decide | to choose |
| decimal | number with dot separating parts |
| delicious | tasting very good |
| desk | table for work |
| different | not same |
| dinner | evening meal |
| direction | way to go |
| discover | to find out something new |
| doctor | person who treats sick |
| door | entrance to room |
| drive | to operate vehicle |
| drop | to let fall |
| during | while something happens |
| each | every one |
| early | before usual time |
| earth | planet we live on |
| easy | not hard |
| education | process of learning |
| eggs | oval things laid by birds |
| electric | powered by electricity |
| enormous | extremely large |
| enough | as much as needed |
| even | level; also |
| example | sample to show |
| eyes | organs for seeing |
| face | front of head |
| family | parents and children |
| father | male parent |
| favorite | liked best |
| feel | to touch; sense |
| feet | plural of foot |
| field | open area of land |
| fine | good; thin |
| fire | burning flame |
| floor | bottom of room |
| flower | colorful part of plant |
| food | what we eat |
| forest | area with trees |
| forgot | past tense of forget |
| free | not costing money |
| freedom | ability to act without restriction |
| fresh | new; not old |
| friend | person you like |
| front | forward part |
| game | activity with rules |
| gentle | kind and soft |
| glass | clear hard material |
| grandfather | father's father |
| grandmother | mother's mother |
| great | very good; large |
| ground | earth; soil |
| group | number together |
| hair | strands on head |
| happy | feeling joy |
| hard | firm; difficult |
| head | top part of body |
| hear | to sense sound |
| heavy | weighing much |
| helicopter | aircraft with rotating blades |
| high | far up |
| hill | raised area of land |
| history | study of past events |
| home | where you live |
| hope | to wish for |
| house | building to live in |
| idea | thought |
| imagine | to form picture in mind |
| important | having great value |
| include | to contain as part |
| inside | within |
| into | to the inside of |
| kitchen | room for cooking |
| land | ground; country |
| large | big |
| last | final; most recent |
| late | after expected time |
| learn | to gain knowledge |
| leave | to go away |
| left | opposite of right |
| less | smaller amount |
| letter | symbol for sound |
| library | place with books to borrow |
| line | long thin mark |
| lost | cannot find |
| love | to care deeply |
| lunch | midday meal |
| maybe | perhaps |
| mean | to intend; unkind |
| measurement | act of measuring size |
| memory | ability to remember |
| mind | brain; to care |
| minute | 60 seconds; very small |
| miss | to fail to hit |
| money | coins and bills |
| more | greater amount |
| morning | early part of day |
| most | greatest amount |
| mother | female parent |
| mountain | very high hill |
| move | to change position |
| must | have to |
| name | what you are called |
| near | close to |
| necessary | required; essential |
| need | to require |
| neighbor | person living nearby |
| next | following |
| nice | pleasant |
| night | time of darkness |
| noise | loud sound |
| nothing | not anything |
| number | counting word |
| ocean | large body of water |
| office | place of work |
| often | many times |
| orange | round citrus fruit |
| other | different one |
| outside | not inside |
| page | sheet in book |
| paper | thin sheet for writing |
| part | piece of whole |
| party | celebration |
| pattern | repeated design |
| people | human beings |
| picture | image; drawing |
| place | location |
| please | polite request |
| point | sharp end; to show |
| population | number of people in area |
| practice | to do repeatedly to improve |
| pretty | beautiful |
| promise | pledge to do something |
| purpose | reason for doing something |
| push | to move away |
| question | asking for answer |
| quick | fast |
| quiet | not loud |
| quite | very; rather |
| ready | prepared |
| river | flowing water |
| road | path for vehicles |
| rock | hard piece of stone |
| same | not different |
| school | place for learning |
| sea | large body of water |
| sentence | group of words expressing thought |
| side | edge; part |
| sincere | honest and genuine |
| sister | female sibling |
| size | how big something is |
| soft | not hard |
| soon | in short time |
| sound | what you hear |
| space | empty area |
| speak | to talk |
| special | different; important |
| stand | to be upright |
| state | part of country |
| story | tale; account |
| study | to learn about |
| summer | warm season |
| sure | certain |
| table | furniture with flat top |
| talk | to speak |
| tall | high |
| than | compared to |
| thing | object |
| through | from one side to other |
| time | when things happen |
| told | past tense of tell |
| took | past tense of take |
| town | small city |
| turn | to rotate |
| under | below |
| until | up to the time |
| used | past tense of use |
| voice | sound from throat |
| want | to desire |
| watch | to look at |
| water | clear liquid |
| weather | conditions of atmosphere |
| week | seven days |
| while | during the time |
| wind | moving air |
| window | opening in wall |
| winter | cold season |
| woman | adult female |
| wonderful | extremely good; amazing |
| word | unit of language |
| world | the earth |
| year | twelve months |
| yesterday | day before today |
| young | not old |
| zero | the number 0 |
| zookeeper | person who cares for animals in zoo |