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title: "11+ Vocabulary Your Child Should Know in Year 4"
description: "The vocabulary and spelling words children should know by the end of Year 4, with kid-friendly meanings, example sentences, how to say them, and free interactive flashcards and games from Pip."
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timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
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★ Free 11+ vocabulary flashcards

# 11+ Vocabulary Your Child Should Know in **Year 4**

Flip through all 96 of the words pupils are expected to spell by the end of Year 4. Every card has the meaning, a sentence, and a tap-to-hear "say it" guide.

[Start the flashcards](#deck) [Browse all 96](#browse)

📚 96 words ⚠ 75 tricky spellings ✓ Free PDF

> _On the web page:_ Interactive flip cards for every word on this page, with meanings, example sentences and audio. The full list is in the table below.

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## Every Year 4 word

The complete list, with meanings and examples. Tap any word to open it up.

| Word | Meaning | Say it | Spelling |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| although | in spite of the fact that; even though. | awl-DHOH | Tricky |
| believe | to feel sure that something is true or real. | buh-LEEV | Tricky |
| bicycle | a two-wheeled vehicle that you pedal. | BY-sik-ul | Tricky |
| breath | the air you take into your lungs (this is the noun). | breth | Sounds as it looks |
| breathe | to take air in and out of your lungs (this is the verb). | breethe | Tricky |
| build | to make something by putting parts together. | bild | Tricky |
| business | the work of buying and selling, or a company. | BIZ-niss | Tricky |
| busy | having a lot to do. | BIZ-ee | Tricky |
| calendar | a chart showing the days and months of the year. | KAL-un-der | Tricky |
| caught | the past tense of catch: it means you took hold of something moving. | kawt | Tricky |
| centre | the middle of something. | SEN-ter | Tricky |
| century | a period of one hundred years. | SEN-chuh-ree | Tricky |
| certain | completely sure. | SER-tun | Tricky |
| circle | a perfectly round shape. | SUR-kul | Tricky |
| complete | to finish something, or having all of its parts. | kuhm-PLEET | Sounds as it looks |
| consider | to think carefully about something. | kun-SID-er | Sounds as it looks |
| continue | to keep going without stopping. | kun-TIN-yoo | Sounds as it looks |
| decide | to make up your mind about something. | dee-SYDE | Sounds as it looks |
| different | not the same. | DIF-rent | Tricky |
| difficult | hard to do or understand. | DIF-i-kult | Sounds as it looks |
| disappear | to go out of sight. | dis-uh-PEER | Tricky |
| early | before the usual or expected time. | UR-lee | Tricky |
| earth | our planet, or the soil and ground. | urth | Tricky |
| eight | the number 8. | ayt | Tricky |
| eighth | coming after seventh; the 8th. | aytth | Tricky |
| enough | as much as is needed. | ee-NUF | Tricky |
| exercise | activity to keep you fit, or a set of practice questions. | EK-ser-syze | Tricky |
| experience | something that happens to you, or skill from doing it. | ik-SPEER-ee-unss | Tricky |
| experiment | a test you do to find out what happens. | ik-SPERR-i-ment | Sounds as it looks |
| famous | known about by a lot of people. | FAY-muss | Sounds as it looks |
| favourite | the one you like best. | FAY-vrit | Tricky |
| February | the second month of the year. | FEB-roo-ree | Tricky |
| forward | towards the front; ahead. | FOR-werd | Sounds as it looks |
| fruit | the sweet part of a plant that holds the seeds. | froot | Tricky |
| grammar | the rules for how we put words together. | GRAM-er | Tricky |
| group | a number of people or things together. | groop | Tricky |
| guard | to keep something safe, or a person who does. | gard | Tricky |
| guide | to show the way, or a person or book that helps. | gyde | Tricky |
| heard | the past tense of hear; took in a sound. | herd | Tricky |
| heart | the organ that pumps your blood; the very centre. | hart | Tricky |
| height | how tall, or how far up, something is. | hyte | Tricky |
| history | the study of things that happened in the past. | HIS-tree | Sounds as it looks |
| imagine | to picture something in your mind. | im-AJ-in | Sounds as it looks |
| important | mattering a great deal. | im-POR-tunt | Sounds as it looks |
| increase | to become or make bigger in number or size. | in-KREESS | Sounds as it looks |
| interest | a wish to know more about something. | IN-trest | Tricky |
| island | a piece of land with water all around it. | EYE-luhnd | Tricky |
| knowledge | the things that you know. | NOL-ij | Tricky |
| learn | to get to know, or be able to do, something new. | lurn | Tricky |
| length | how long something is. | lengkth | Tricky |
| library | a place full of books you can borrow. | LY-bruh-ree | Tricky |
| material | what something is made of; cloth. | muh-TEER-ee-ul | Sounds as it looks |
| medicine | something you take to help you feel better when ill. | MED-sin | Tricky |
| mention | to say something briefly. | MEN-shun | Tricky |
| minute | sixty seconds of time. | MIN-it | Tricky |
| natural | made by nature, not by people. | NACH-rul | Tricky |
| naughty | behaving badly. | NAW-tee | Tricky |
| notice | to see or become aware of; or a sign. | NOH-tiss | Tricky |
| occasion | a special event, or a particular time. | uh-KAY-zhun | Tricky |
| often | many times; frequently. | OF-un | Tricky |
| opposite | as different as can be; or directly facing. | OP-uh-zit | Tricky |
| ordinary | normal; nothing special. | OR-din-ree | Tricky |
| particular | this one special one; exact. | puh-TIK-yuh-ler | Tricky |
| peculiar | strange or unusual. | pi-KYOO-lee-er | Tricky |
| perhaps | maybe; possibly. | per-HAPS | Sounds as it looks |
| popular | liked by a lot of people. | POP-yuh-ler | Tricky |
| position | where something is; a place or a pose. | puh-ZISH-un | Tricky |
| possess | to have or own something. | puh-ZESS | Tricky |
| possible | able to happen or be done. | POSS-uh-bul | Tricky |
| potatoes | round vegetables that grow underground. | puh-TAY-toze | Tricky |
| pressure | a pushing force; or a stressed feeling. | PRESH-er | Tricky |
| probably | most likely. | PROB-uh-blee | Tricky |
| promise | to say you will definitely do something. | PROM-iss | Sounds as it looks |
| purpose | the reason for doing something. | PUR-puss | Tricky |
| quarter | one of four equal parts; a fourth. | KWOR-ter | Tricky |
| question | something you ask. | KWES-chun | Tricky |
| recent | happening a short time ago. | REE-sunt | Sounds as it looks |
| regular | happening in an even, repeated way. | REG-yuh-ler | Tricky |
| reign | the time when a king or queen rules. | rayn | Tricky |
| remember | to keep or bring something back to mind. | ri-MEM-ber | Sounds as it looks |
| sentence | a group of words that makes complete sense. | SEN-tunss | Tricky |
| separate | set or kept apart; not joined together. | SEP-uh-rut | Tricky |
| special | better or different in an important way. | SPESH-ul | Tricky |
| straight | without any bends or curves. | strayt | Tricky |
| strange | unusual or surprising. | straynj | Sounds as it looks |
| strength | how strong something or someone is. | strengkth | Tricky |
| suppose | to think something is probably true. | suh-POHZ | Tricky |
| surprise | something you didn't expect. | ser-PRYZE | Tricky |
| therefore | for that reason; and so. | THAIR-for | Sounds as it looks |
| though | despite that; however. | thoh | Tricky |
| thought | an idea in your mind; the past tense of think. | thawt | Tricky |
| through | in at one side and out of the other. | throo | Tricky |
| various | several different ones. | VAIR-ee-uss | Sounds as it looks |
| weight | how heavy something is. | wayt | Tricky |
| woman | one grown-up female. | WUM-un | Tricky |
| women | more than one grown-up female. | WIM-in | Tricky |

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## Free 11+ vocabulary lesson

A friendly video walkthrough of the words your child needs to know, then practise them free with the flashcards above.

## The 11+ goes beyond this list, and so does Pip

These statutory spelling words are the foundation for spelling and accuracy. The 11+ also rewards richer vocabulary: the Tier 2 words, synonyms and antonyms, and the trickier words that lift a child's writing and verbal reasoning. Pip keeps adding new words beyond the list and brings back the ones your child finds hardest, so they stay a step ahead.

[What should Year 4 actually focus on?](https://pip11plus.com/11-plus-preparation-year-4): 🗓️ Preparation guide The full year-by-year plan, which papers fit, and answers to the questions parents ask most. Read the Year 4 guide →

[Download the Year 4 word list](#dl-11-plus-year-4-spelling-vocabulary-list): 📄 Free PDF All 96 words, print-ready, with meanings, examples and how to say them. For sound-alike pairs such as their and there, try our homophones list with memory tricks. Download free →

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