Examples of Misspelled Words Grade 4 Students Often Use

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ✏️ 'Their,' 'There,' and 'They're': 'Their' shows possession (e.g., 'Their house'). 'There' indicates a place (e.g., 'Over there'). 'They're' is a contraction of 'they are' (e.g., 'They're playing').
• 🗓️ Days of the Week/Months: Capitalize them! Common mistakes include forgetting the capital or misspelling (e.g., 'Febuary' instead of 'February').
• 👂 Homophones: Words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings (e.g., 'to,' 'too,' and 'two'). Pay close attention to the context.
• ➕ Adding Endings: When adding '-ed' or '-ing' to words, remember to double the final consonant if the word follows a short vowel sound (e.g., 'hop' becomes 'hopped').
• 🔤 'ie' vs. 'ei': A helpful rule is 'i before e, except after c' (e.g., 'believe' but 'receive'). There are exceptions, of course!

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence uses 'there' correctly?
   1. Their going to the park.
   2. They're is a cat in the yard.
   3. There house is very big.
   4. There is my book.
2. Choose the correct spelling:
   1. Beleive
   2. Believe
   3. Belive
   4. Believ
3. Which word is spelled incorrectly?
   1. Friend
   2. Seperate
   3. Together
   4. Because
4. What is the correct spelling of 'Febuary'?
   1. Feburary
   2. February
   3. Febraury
   4. Febuary
5. Choose the correct form of the word:
   1. To
   2. Too
   3. Two
   4. Tu
6. Which word correctly adds '-ing'?
   1. Hoping
   2. Hopeing
   3. Hopping
   4. Hopeping
7. Which sentence uses 'their' correctly?
   1. They're dog is cute.
   2. There dog is cute.
   3. Their dog is cute.
   4. There're dog is cute.