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title: "Spelling Word Lists (age 7+)"
description: "Spell words from the statutory word list for Years 3 and 4, including commonly misspelt words that do not follow regular patterns"
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# Spelling Word Lists (age 7+)

Spell words from the statutory word list for Years 3 and 4, including commonly misspelt words that do not follow regular patterns

Subject: English · Area: Spelling & Word Study · Ages 7 to 9
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/spelling-word-lists-age-7-mt_O2dS6gvClw

## Ready when they can

- Spell at least 20 words from the Y3-4 statutory list correctly (e.g., accident, believe, different, favourite, imagine)
- Identify tricky parts of statutory words and use a strategy to remember them (e.g., 'separate' has 'a rat' in the middle)
- Use statutory list words accurately in own writing across subjects

## Lesson: Tricky Spelling Words

Some words just don't spell the way they sound. Words like 'believe' and 'different' are on your school's tricky word list for Years 3 and 4. You can't sound them out, so you learn them by heart instead.

**Example.** Believe has a small word hiding inside it: b-e-l-i-e-v-e. Can you see 'lie'? Try the trick: never believe a lie. That helps you remember the 'ie' comes before the 've'.

*(drawing: Separate has 'a rat' hiding in the middle: sep-a-r-a-te. Spot the rat and you'll never miss that middle 'a' again.)*

**Tip.** When a word feels tricky, look at it, say it out loud, cover it up, write it from memory, then check. If you get stuck, look for a small word or a funny picture hiding inside the big word.

**Recap.** Tricky words don't follow the rules, so learn them by heart with tricks like hidden words and look-cover-write-check.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Tricky words](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/tricky-words-mt_Jq0MjURrRC)
- [Alternative Spellings for Sounds](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/alternative-spellings-for-sounds-mt_p_jxNLdus4)

## Opens up

- [Spelling Word Lists (age 9+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/spelling-word-lists-age-9-mt_sJyZW4qYUG)