No Excuse Word List (Grade 4)

The following is a list of high frequency words that the students are expected to spell correctly in their writing. 

A

a lot

about

across

after

again

along already

always

another

answer

around

asked

aunt

B

beautiful

because

been

beginning

believe between

birthday

bought

brought

built

C

called

came

can’t

children

close clothes

come

coming

could

couldn’t

(could not)

D

decide

didn’t

(did not)

different does

doesn’t

(does not)

don’t

(do not)

E

each

early

either

else

enough

even

every

F

family

favourite

finally

first

form

found

friend

from

G

goes

great

guess

H

happen

have

haven’t

(have not)

hear

heard

here

hour

house

I

I important

instead into it’s

(it is)

J

just

K

knew

know

L

large

let’s

(let us)

like

little

long

M

made

many

maybe

might

N

neighbour

never

next

number

O

off

often

once

only

other

our

own

P

peace

people

piece

place

played

please

probably

Q

quiet

quit

quite

R

really

remember

right

S

said

says

school

should

since

some

something

sound

special

still

such

T

than

their

(books)

them

then

there

these

they

they’re

(they are)

those

thought

threw

through

throw

tired

together

tomorrow

tonight

too

trouble

U

under

until

upon

usually

V

very

W

want

was

wasn’t

(was not)

went

were

weren’t

(were not)

where

whether which

while

who

whole

whose

world

would

wouldn’t

(would not)

write

wrong

Y

your

you’re

(you are)