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Grade 4Word Wisdom

Syllables, spelling, vocabulary, and morphemes — the word study tools that build strong readers and writers.
PURPOSE
This page gathers the Grade 4 word study tools — syllables, spelling, vocabulary, and morphemes — in one place.
RATIONALE
Word study builds the foundation for reading fluency and writing precision. When students understand how words work, they read with more confidence and write with more clarity.
HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
Open any section to find the slide decks, tracking sheets, and teacher scripts for that word study area. Use them as part of your daily word study routine.
The word study tools for Grade 4, organized by area. Open any section to find the slide decks, tracking sheets, and teacher scripts you need.
FluencyAvailable
Word List and Phrase FluencyRepeated reading of spelling and syllable type word lists and phrase lists, read three times with a tracking chart, Grade 4Open · PDF
Fluency Feedback GuideRate, accuracy, and prosody look-fors, a one-minute read check, and feedback sentence frames, Grade 4Open · PDF
Prosody MarksInteractive marked passage, A Promise Written Long Ago, Grade 4Open
SyllablesAvailable
Scope and PracticeSyllable Types Scope and Connected Text Practice, Grade 4Open
Syllable TypesAvailable
Weeks 1 to 9
Week 1Closed, open, and VCe reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 2Vowel team reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 3R-controlled reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 4Schwa in unstressed syllablesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 8Multisyllabic multiple patternsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 9Ending tion and sionSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 10 to 18
Week 10Ending ture and sureSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 11Ending able and ibleSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 12Ending ty and itySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 13Prefixes un, re, disSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 14Prefixes anti and misSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 15Prefixes non and emSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 16Prefixes ir and inSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 17Suffix er and est with changesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 18Suffix ing with base changesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 19 to 27
Week 20Suffix ful, less, ness reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 21Root terr, meaning earthSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 22Root rupt, meaning breakSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 23Root tract, meaning pullSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 24Root port, meaning carrySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 25Root bio, meaning lifeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 26Root phon, meaning soundSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 27Root scope, meaning seeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 28 to 36
Week 28Root graph, meaning writeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 29Homophones there, their, they'reSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 30Homophones two, to, tooSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 31Homophones your, you're, its, it'sSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 32Confused principal, principle, peace, pieceSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 33Compound words and contractionsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 35Multiple sound spelling patternsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 36Cumulative reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
SpellingAvailable
Slide DecksGrade 4 Spelling Slide DecksFull set (all weeks)
Tracking SheetsGrade 4 Spelling Tracking SheetsFull set (all weeks)
Module by ModuleGrade 4 Spelling Module by ModuleOpen
Teacher ScriptsGrade 4 Spelling Teacher ScriptsFull set (all weeks)
Weeks 1 to 9
Week 1Closed, open, and VCe reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 2Vowel team reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 3R-controlled reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 4Schwa in unstressed syllablesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 8Multisyllabic multiple patternsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 9Ending tion and sionSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 10 to 18
Week 10Ending ture and sureSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 11Ending able and ibleSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 12Ending ty and itySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 13Prefixes un, re, disSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 14Prefixes anti and misSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 15Prefixes non and emSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 16Prefixes ir and inSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 17Suffix er and est with changesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 18Suffix ing with base changesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 19 to 27
Week 20Suffix ful, less, ness reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 21Root terr, meaning earthSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 22Root rupt, meaning breakSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 23Root tract, meaning pullSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 24Root port, meaning carrySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 25Root bio, meaning lifeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 26Root phon, meaning soundSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 27Root scope, meaning seeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 28 to 36
Week 28Root graph, meaning writeSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 29Homophones there, they're,SlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 30Homophones two, to, tooSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 31Homophones your, you're, its,SlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 32Confused principal, principle,SlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 33Compound words andSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 35Multiple sound spelling patternsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 36Cumulative reviewSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Context CluesAvailable
Weeks 1 to 9
Week 5A Promise Written Long AgoSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 6A Promise Written Long AgoSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 7Morning in the VillageSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 8Morning in the VillageSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 9The Energy We Use EverydaySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 10 to 18
Week 10The Energy We Use EverydaySlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 11Columbus's ArrivalSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 12Columbus's ArrivalSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 13A Lone Star ChoiceSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 14A Lone Star ChoiceSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 15Making It HappenSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 16Making It HappenSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 17The Wealth of Mansa MusaSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 18The Wealth of Mansa MusaSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 19 to 27
Week 19Four Regions, One Big AdventureSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 20Four Regions, One Big AdventureSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 21Looking Back to Move ForwardSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 22Looking Back to Move ForwardSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 23Voices That Shaped TexasSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 24Voices That Shaped TexasSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 25A Day That ChangedSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 26A Day That ChangedSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 27Understanding the Texas RegionsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Weeks 28 to 36
Week 28Understanding the Texas RegionsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 29The Roads Between UsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 30The Roads Between UsSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 31What We Carry ForwardSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 32What We Carry ForwardSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 33What Shapes a Society?SlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 34What Shapes a Society?SlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 35What Shapes a Society? Place, ResourcesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Week 36What Shapes a Society? Place, ResourcesSlidesTeacher ScriptTracking Sheet
Morphemes and Word ChoiceAvailable
Morphemes Slide DecksGrade 4 Morphemes Slide DecksFull set (all weeks)
Morphemes TrackingGrade 4 Morphemes Tracking SheetsFull set (all weeks)
Morphemes ScriptsGrade 4 Morphemes Teacher ScriptsFull set (all weeks)
Word Choice SlidesGrade 4 Word Choice Slide DecksFull set (all weeks)
Word Choice TrackingGrade 4 Word Choice Tracking SheetsFull set (all weeks)
Word Choice ScriptsGrade 4 Word Choice Teacher ScriptsFull set (all weeks)
Morphemes
Weeks 1 to 9
Weeks 10 to 18
Weeks 19 to 27
Weeks 28 to 36
Word Choice
Weeks 1 to 9
Weeks 10 to 18
Weeks 19 to 27
Weeks 28 to 36