4th Grade ELA Flashcards: Spell Grade Level Words

What this deck covers

This deck focuses on Spell Grade Level Words, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for 4th Grade ELA.

How to use these flashcards

Work through these flashcards in short sessions. Try to answer each prompt before flipping the card, then revisit any cards you miss until the explanation feels automatic.

Flashcard 1: Choose the correctly spelled word: until, untill, unteil.

Answer: until. Only one 'l' at the end.

Flashcard 2: Choose the correctly spelled word: finally, finaly, finnally.

Answer: finally. Final + ly, with double 'l' in the middle.

Flashcard 3: Choose the correctly spelled word meaning "a lot": alot or a lot?

Answer: a lot. Two separate words, never combined.

Flashcard 4: Choose the correctly spelled word: government, goverment, govermentt.

Answer: government. Keep the 'n' in 'govern' + 'ment'.

Flashcard 5: Find and correct the spelling: "runing" (as in "runing fast"). What is the correct spelling?

Answer: running. Double the n to keep the short u sound.

Flashcard 6: Identify the correct spelling: seperate or separate.

Answer: separate. Remember: there's 'a rat' in separate.

Flashcard 7: Which option correctly spells the contraction for they are: theyre, they're, or their?

Answer: they're. Apostrophe replaces 'a' in 'are'.

Flashcard 8: Choose the correctly spelled word: necessary, neccessary, necesary.

Answer: necessary. One 'c', double 's', ends with '-ary'.

Flashcard 9: Find and correct the spelling: "seperate" (meaning "not together"). What is the correct spelling?

Answer: separate. Remember: "par" in the middle, not "per".

Flashcard 10: Find and correct the spelling: "makeing" (as in "makeing cookies"). What is the correct spelling?

Answer: making. Drop silent e from "make" before adding -ing.

Flashcard 11: Which rule tells you when to change y to i before adding -es or -ed?

Answer: Change consonant + y to i before adding -es or -ed. Prevents awkward letter combinations (baby → babies).

Flashcard 12: What is the best reference to consult first to confirm the correct spelling of a word in your writing?

Answer: A dictionary (print or online). Dictionaries provide authoritative spellings.

Flashcard 13: What is the spelling rule for adding a suffix to a word ending in silent e (for example, hope + ing)?

Answer: Drop the final e before a vowel-starting suffix. Silent e is dropped to avoid double vowels.

Flashcard 14: Choose the correctly spelled word: back or bak (meaning "behind")?

Answer: back. Short a sound requires ck ending.

Flashcard 15: Choose the correctly spelled word: surprise, suprize, surprize.

Answer: surprise. Sur + prise, with 's' not 'z'.

Flashcard 16: Which rule tells you what to do when a word ends in a vowel + y before adding -s?

Answer: Keep y and add -s (vowel + y + s). Vowel before y keeps the y sound (key → keys).

Flashcard 17: What is the spelling rule for forming most plurals of words ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh (for example, dish)?

Answer: Add -es. These endings need -es to be pronounceable.

Flashcard 18: Which option correctly spells the plural of leaf: leafs or leaves?

Answer: leaves. Most words ending in f change to v + es.

Flashcard 19: Choose the correctly spelled word: different, diferent, diffarent.

Answer: different. Double 'f' in the middle, ends with '-ent'.

Flashcard 20: Identify the correct spelling: definately or definitely.

Answer: definitely. Remember: finite, not finate.

Flashcard 21: Choose the correctly spelled word: beginning, begining, beggining.

Answer: beginning. Double 'n' after 'begin' + suffix '-ing'.

Flashcard 22: Which option correctly spells the word meaning "to receive a gift": recieve or receive?

Answer: receive. Follows the "ei after c" rule.

Flashcard 23: Choose the correct spelling for the plural of "baby": babys or babies?

Answer: babies. Y changes to i after consonant before -es.

Flashcard 24: Which option correctly spells the past tense of plan: planed or planned?

Answer: planned. Single-syllable CVC words double the final consonant.

Flashcard 25: Which spelling rule tells you when to double the final consonant before adding -ing or -ed?

Answer: Double after 1 vowel + 1 consonant in a one-syllable word. Preserves short vowel sound (run → running).

Flashcard 26: What is the spelling rule for forming most plurals of words ending in f or fe (for example, wolf)?

Answer: Usually change f/fe to v and add -es. Common pattern, though some exceptions exist.

Flashcard 27: Which option correctly spells the present participle of make: makeing or making?

Answer: making. Drop silent e before adding -ing.

Flashcard 28: Which option correctly spells the plural of box: boxs, boxes, or boxies?

Answer: boxes. Words ending in x take -es for plurals.

Flashcard 29: Choose the correctly spelled word: beautiful, beatiful, beautifull.

Answer: beautiful. Remember 'beau' (French for handsome) + 'tiful'.

Flashcard 30: Choose the correctly spelled word: probably, probly, propably.

Answer: probably. Keep all letters in 'prob-ab-ly'.

Flashcard 31: Choose the correctly spelled word: neighbor, nieghbor, neighber.

Answer: neighbor. E before I, followed by 'gh' (silent).

Flashcard 32: Choose the correctly spelled word: trouble, truble, troubl.

Answer: trouble. Ends with '-le', not just 'l'.

Flashcard 33: Which option correctly spells the contraction for I will: Ill, I'll, or I wil?

Answer: I'll. Apostrophe replaces 'wi' in 'will'.

Flashcard 34: Which spelling rule tells you what to do with final silent e before adding a consonant-starting suffix?

Answer: Keep the final silent e before adding a consonant-starting suffix. Preserves pronunciation (hope + ful = hopeful).

Flashcard 35: Choose the correctly spelled word meaning "a close friend": freind or friend?

Answer: friend. Common exception to i-before-e rule.

Flashcard 36: Identify the correct spelling: untill or until.

Answer: until. Only one L at the end.

Flashcard 37: Which spelling generalization helps with words like "receive": is it "i before e" or "e before i" after c?

Answer: Use "ei" after c (as in receive). C makes the ei combination necessary.

Flashcard 38: Which spelling rule tells you what to do with final silent e before adding a vowel-starting suffix?

Answer: Drop the final silent e before adding a vowel-starting suffix. Prevents double vowels (make + ing = making, not makeing).

Flashcard 39: What is the spelling rule for adding a suffix to a word ending in consonant + y (for example, happy + er)?

Answer: Change y to i, then add the suffix. This prevents having two y's together.

Flashcard 40: Which spelling rule helps you spell words with /k/ sound: when do you use ck instead of k?

Answer: Use ck after a short vowel (for example, back). Short vowels need ck; long vowels use k alone.

Flashcard 41: What is the spelling rule for adding a suffix to a 1-syllable word with 1 vowel and 1 final consonant (for example, hop + ing)?

Answer: Double the final consonant, then add the suffix. CVC pattern doubles to keep the vowel short.

Flashcard 42: Choose the correctly spelled word: usually, usualy, ussually.

Answer: usually. Usual + ly, with double 'l' in suffix.

Flashcard 43: Choose the correctly spelled word: tomorrow, tommorow, tomarow.

Answer: tomorrow. To + morrow (double 'r', single 'm').

Flashcard 44: Which option correctly spells the plural of baby: babys, babies, or babyes?

Answer: babies. Y changes to i before adding -es for plurals.

Flashcard 45: What is the correct spelling for the word meaning "away from a place" (a + way)?

Answer: away. Compound word combining 'a' (from) + 'way' (path/direction).

Flashcard 46: Which option correctly spells the comparative of busy: busyer or busier?

Answer: busier. Y changes to i before adding -er.

Flashcard 47: What reference should you consult first to check the correct spelling of a word for school writing?

Answer: A dictionary (print or online). Dictionaries provide authoritative spellings for standard usage.

Flashcard 48: Choose the correctly spelled word: library, libary, librery.

Answer: library. Keep the 'r' after 'b' - think of 'librarian'.

Flashcard 49: What is the correct spelling of the word meaning "until the present time": allready or already?

Answer: already. One word with single l, not double.

Flashcard 50: Choose the correct spelling for the plural of "key": keies or keys?

Answer: keys. Vowel + y stays unchanged when adding -s.

Flashcard 51: Find and correct the spelling: "hopeing" (as in "hopeing for rain"). What is the correct spelling?

Answer: hoping. Drop silent e from "hope" before adding -ing.

Flashcard 52: Choose the correctly spelled word: important, importent, importannt.

Answer: important. Ends with '-ant', not '-ent'.

Flashcard 53: What is the spelling rule for adding -ing to a word ending in vowel + y (for example, play + ing)?

Answer: Keep the y and add the suffix. Vowel + y words don't change the y.

Flashcard 54: Choose the correctly spelled word: because, becuase, becaus.

Answer: because. Remember the pattern: be + cause (reason).

Flashcard 55: Choose the correctly spelled word: favorite, favourit, favrite.

Answer: favorite. American spelling drops the 'u' (British: favourite).

Flashcard 56: Choose the correctly spelled word: interesting, intresting, interresting.

Answer: interesting. Inter + est + ing, with all vowels intact.