SYLLABUS FOR GRADE 4
The World Spelling Championship covers questions on spelling rules, strategies, and generalizations. Each student gets a specially designed e-book to prepare for the Championship. Each lesson focuses on a core set of 20 words, plus 10 challenge words to extend students. The crafted word lists are based on the sound, structure, and meaning of words. They support teaching of the following elements of the State Standards:
| Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.2 | Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4 |
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1. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed. CCSS.ELALITERACY.L.4.2.D
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1. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.A 2. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.B |
Aspects of spelling covered in this year Championship
| Aspect | Areas covered |
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Digraphs |
ew, ue, ui; ie, ei; wh, gh, ph; ch |
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Trigraphs |
air, eer, ear |
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Endings |
s, es; le, el, al; ge; s, ies; ice, ise, ize; ent, ant; or, ure; in, ine, ain; ary, ery, ory |
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Prefixes |
un, dis, mis; in, im, ir, il; re, de, pre |
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Suffixes |
ing with short vowels; ed with short vowels; er, est; ly; ous; ion, ation; ment, ship, hood, dom; able, ible; ly |
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Letter patterns |
CC, XC |
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Origins |
Latin, Greek |
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Other |
Long vowels, soft c and g, homophones, compound words, irregular verbs, short vowel sounds, tricky words |