Year 4 Spelling Strand Autumn Dictation Tasks
Reinforce weekly spelling focuses with our Year 4 spelling strand autumn dictation tasks. Designed to accompany the Year 4 Spelling Strand – Autumn Overview and Rationale, these tasks provide meaningful opportunities for pupils to apply their spellings in context.
Each dictation passage matches the spelling rules and word patterns taught through the Mrs Mactivity SPaG scheme, combining key vocabulary, punctuation, and sentence structure practice. The accompanying PowerPoint slides guide teachers through each week’s sentences, while the printable sheets give pupils space to write and self-assess.
- Weeks 1–6: Focus on prefixes, suffixes, and root words such as forgetting, complete, purpose and consider
- Weeks 7–9: Homophones and tricky patterns (e.g. fair/fare, bare/bear, through/threw)
- Weeks 10–12: Prefixes in-, im-, ir-, il- and re-, exploring words like impossible, irregular, illegal and irrelevant:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
These Year 4 spelling strand autumn dictation tasks help children apply spelling in context while improving grammar, punctuation, and handwriting fluency. They’re ideal for weekly lessons, interventions, or homework.
Use alongside the Year 4 Autumn Spelling Resources and lesson presentations for a complete approach to spelling instruction.
