National Reading Vocabulary List

Grade 4

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2nd Marking Period -   9 Week Index

WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12 WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 WEEK 16 WEEK 17 WEEK 18

The following reading vocabulary words (and all vocabulary levels before this section)
should be mastered by the mid-year point of 4th Grade.
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Week 10

 Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

How does it look?

Describe shape

Describe appearance

Describe position

  
1. handsome
2. uglier
3. prettiest
4. fair
5. attractive
6. gorgeous
7. curly
8. circular
9. crooked
10. straightest
11. curved
12. spiral
13. colorful
14. foggy
15. blur
16 excellent
17. spotless
18. good condition
19. nearest
20. farthest
21. underneath
22. beyond
23. adjacent
24. distant

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Week 11

 Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Describe feel

Describe feel

Describe degree

Speed description

  
1. firm
2. softest
3. coarse
4. tender
5. roughest
6. hardness
7. jagged
8. bumpy
9. smoothness
10. sticky
11. squishy
12. slippery
13. mild
14. moderate
15. severe
16 intense
17. minor
18. major
19. rate
20. accelerate
21. slowest
22. quickest
23. swift
24.  super fast

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Week 12

 Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Time words

Describe time periods

Describe when

Describe frequency

  
1. waiting
2. instantly
3. earliest
4. latest
5. brief
6. delay
7. hourly
8. daily
9. weekly
10. monthly
11. yearly
12. annual
13. sooner
14. recent
15. sometime
16 afterward
17. previous
18. earlier
19. sometimes
20. usually
21. occasional
22. frequent
23. rarely
24. seldom

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Week 13

 Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks
 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Jobs service

Jobs - talent

Jobs - leaders

Jobs - protecting

  
1. pilot
2. dentist
3. doctor
4. nurse
5. bus driver
6. chef
7. artist
8. musician
9. author
10. dancer
11. singer
12. scientist
13. president
14. principal
15. manager
16 captain
17. foreman
18. supervisor
19. fireman
20. policeman
21. ambulance
22. military
23. coast guard
24. national guard

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Week 14

 Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Transportation - air

Transportation - water

Transportation - land

Transportation - no motor

  
1. passenger airline
2. helicopter
3. parachute
4. ski lift
5. rocket
6. space shuttle
7. motor boat
8. yacht
9. submarine
10. surfboard
11. sailboat
12. row boat
13. automobile
14. taxi
15. elevator
16 scooter
17. race vehicle
18. motorcycle
19. horseback
20. carriage
21. bicycle
22. wagon
23. solar car
24. tricycle

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Week 15

 Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Nature - land

Nature - rocks

Nature - water

Nature - ocean

  
1. forest
2. pasture
3. valley
4. meadow
5. cavern
6. wooded area
7. sand particle
8. pebble
9. gravel
10. stone
11. boulder
12. planet
13. Atlantic
14. Pacific
15. Caribbean
16 Gulf of Mexico
17. waterfall
18. canal
19. swells
20. depth
21. ashore
22. horizon
23. surf
24. marine life

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Week 16

 Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Stationary homes

Portable homes

Home structure

Appliances

  
1. concrete structure
2. wood frame
3. steel frame
4. apartment
5. condominium
6. rental unit
7. motorhome
8. trailer
9. houseboat
10. sleeping bag
11. tent
12. homeless
13. foundation
14. poured slab
15. flooring
16 ceiling
17. interior
18. exterior
19. washer
20. dryer
21. refrigerator
22. dishwasher
23. microwave
24. garbage disposal

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Week 17

 Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks
 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Inside house

Fabric words

Inside bathroom

Hygiene items

  
1. couch
2. carpet
3. curtain
4. air conditioner
5. ceramic tile
6. types of fabric
7. cotton
8. wool
9. linen
10. velvet
11. thread
12. quilt
13. bathtub
14. shower
15. faucet
16 toilet
17. mirror
18. hygiene items
19. toothbrush
20. toothpaste
21. shampoo
22. nail clippers
23. deodorant
24. mouthwash

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Week 18

 Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Inside kitchen

Inside bedroom

Things to read

Inside office

  
1. toaster
2. silverware
3. cabinet
4. drawer
5. utensils
6. blender
7. mattress
8. box springs
9. alarm clock
10. switch
11. shelves
12. door knob
13. newspaper
14. magazine
15. catalog
16 article
17. chapter
18. advertisement
19. scotch tape
20. typewriter
21. calendar
22. bookshelf
23. fax machine
24. briefcase

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