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Year 4 Summer Spelling Resources

Year 4 Summer spelling resources

Teach spelling with confidence using our Year 4 Summer spelling resources, fully aligned with the National Curriculum and designed to complement the Year 4 Summer SPaG scheme. Each weekly spelling unit introduces a new spelling pattern, statutory word focus or word family before giving pupils structured opportunities to practise, apply and retain their learning through a consistent weekly routine.

Every unit includes a Spelling Rules PowerPoint, weekly spelling list, Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check sheet, handwriting practice, dictation activity and spelling test, providing everything needed for effective whole-class spelling teaching, intervention, home learning and assessment.

Part of the Year 4 Summer SPaG scheme

These Year 4 Summer spelling resources are designed to be taught alongside the complete Year 4 Summer SPaG sequence. Visit the Summer hub to explore the grammar lessons, lesson plans and rationale, assessments and progression documents for the term.

Explore Year 4 Summer SPaG

Summer spelling progression

Throughout the Summer term, pupils consolidate the Year 3 and 4 spelling curriculum while exploring more advanced spelling patterns, common homophones and suffixes. Weekly spelling focuses include:

  • Words beginning with sc-
  • Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling words
  • Common homophones and commonly confused words
  • Words containing the ei and ey letter patterns
  • Words beginning with gu-
  • Adverbs ending in -ly
  • Adjectives ending in -ous
  • Nouns ending in -ation
  • Consolidation and review weeks to reinforce learning and assess progress

Each weekly unit follows the same familiar structure, helping pupils build confidence through regular practice while making it easier to monitor spelling progress across the Summer term.

Year 4 Summer spelling resources

Our Year 4 Summer spelling resources provide a structured approach to teaching spelling through carefully sequenced weekly units. Pupils revisit statutory spelling words, learn increasingly challenging spelling patterns and develop confidence applying new spellings accurately in their everyday writing.

Throughout the Summer term, pupils explore a range of spelling rules and word patterns, including:

  • Words beginning with sc-
  • Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling words
  • Common homophones and commonly confused words
  • Words containing the ei and ey letter patterns
  • Words beginning with gu-
  • Adverbs ending in -ly
  • Adjectives ending in -ous
  • Nouns ending in -ation
  • Consolidation and review weeks to reinforce learning and assess progress

Every weekly unit includes a Spelling Rules PowerPoint, spelling list, Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check sheet, handwriting practice, dictation activity and spelling test, providing a consistent routine that helps pupils practise, apply and retain new spellings throughout the Summer term.

Explore the complete SPaG scheme for fully planned grammar, punctuation and spelling progression from Year 1 to Year 6.

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