This document contains a list of 200 words for a 4th grade spelling bee at Colegio San Patricio for the 2009-2010 school year. The words are presented individually and range from short common words to longer less common words across different categories.

1. Colegio San Patricio
Spelling Bee List 4th Grade
School Year 2009-2010
1.- admire I admire people who are kind.
2.- magnet A magnet picks up nails.
3.- contest The girls won the contest.
4.- method Do you have a good method for doing homework?
5.- custom It is our custom to stand during the parade.
6.- rally We had a pet rally before the game.
7.- soccer Terry loves to play soccer.
8.- engine The car’s engine wouldn’t start.
9.- sudden The car made a sudden turn.
10.- finger I cut my finger.
11.- accident No one was hurt in the accident.
12.- mitten I always seem to lose one mitten.
13.- intend How do you intend to solve the puzzle?
14.- fabric The wool fabric made me itch.
15.- flatten I used my hand to flatten the clay.
16.- rascal That playful puppy is a rascal.
17.- gutter The leaves clogged the gutter.
18.- mammal A camel is a mammal.
19.- happen I wonder what will happen next.
20.- cannon There is a cannon at the park.
21.- sigh People sigh when they are sad.
22.- right Chad got all the answers right.
23.- weigh The scale shows how much you weigh.
24.- eight One week is less than eight days.
25.- detail Tell every detail of the story.
26.- height The wall’s height is five feet.
27.- spray Will you spray some water on the plants?
28.- braid Ann wears her hair in a braid.
29.- bait Bring your fishing pole and some bait.
30.- grain The cow ate the grain.
31.- slight There is a slight change of plans
32.- thigh The thigh is part of the leg.
33.- highway Take the highway to the last exit.
34.- frighten Did the big dog frighten you?
35.- sweet Honey tastes sweet.
36.- freedom The army fought for freedom.
37.- below A basement is below the house.
38.- throat Do you have a sore throat?
39.- greet Did you greet your mom with a smile?
40.- season What season do you like best?
41.- shallow The water is too shallow for swimming.
42.- rainbow We saw a rainbow after the storm.
43.- seaweed We saw seaweed under the water.
44.- hollow A mouse lives in the hollow log.

2. 51.- afternoon The sun came out by afternoon.
52.- scooter I wear a helmet when I ride a scooter.
53.- cruise The cruise ship sailed away from the port.
54.- bruise The ball hit me and caused a bruise.
55.- confuse The map may confuse her.
56.- groove My bike’s tire made a groove in the mud.
57.- curfew You must come home before curfew.
58.- smooth That is a smooth stone.
59.- threw I threw the ball very far away.
60.- monkeys I like to watch monkeys at the zoo.
61.- friends Good friends help each other.
62.- supplies Please take out your art supplies.
63.- holidays What are your favorite holidays?
64.- months How many months are in a year?
65.- companies Big companies hire many people.
66.- costumes It’s fun to dress up in costumes.
67.- sandwiches We made sandwiches for lunch.
68.- hobbies What hobbies do you enjoy in your spare time?
69.- daisies Dad planted daisies in the yard.
70.- teammates Jan’s teammates cheered when she scored a goal.
71.- batteries How many batteries does the game need?
72.- donkeys The donkeys enjoy pulling carts.
73.- potatoes Dad ate all the baked potatoes.
74.- themselves They hurt themselves when they fell.
75.- halves Let’s break the cookie into halves and share it.
76.- moose Two moose walked out of the woods
77.- radios Please turn your radios down.
78.- sheep The farmer fed all the sheep.
79.- beliefs Many old beliefs were wrong.
80.- tornadoes Most tornadoes cause damage.
81.- patios Many people like to eat on their patios.
82.- morning Breakfast is a good way to begin the morning.
83.- garbage You’ll have less garbage if you recycle.
84.- argue Even friends sometimes argue.
85.- backyard We swam in their backyard pool.
86.- partner Choose a partner for the game.
87.- Florida Florida has sandy beaches.
88.- apartment We moved to a new apartment.
89.- forward Step forward when I say your name.
90.- Arkansas My friend lives in Arkansas.
91.- storm The power went out during the storm.
92.- force The force of the wind bent the trees.
93.- sharp The can has a sharp edge.
94.- Thanksgiving We ate turkey on Thanksgiving.
95.- wheel The wheel fell off the wagon.
96.- nephew Mom’s nephew lives next door.
97.- belong Do you belong to any club?
98.- whiskers The cat licked his whiskers.

3. 108.- courtesy Saying thank you shows courtesy.
109.- furniture I moved all my bedroom furniture.
110.- search Tom had to search for his keys.
111.- curtain The kitten climbed up the curtain.
112.- hamburger Do you know how to make a hamburger?
113.- watched We watched the baby bird fly.
114.- dancing I think dancing is good exercise.
115.- stopped The car stopped for the red light.
116.- happening Good things are happening all the time.
117.- piece Fold a piece of paper in half.
118.- break Did you break the dish?
119.- threw Who threw the ball?
120.- throne The king sat on the throne.
121.- allowed We are not allowed to go.
122.- passed We passed the stone on the way home.
123.- their They’ve finished their homework.
124.- however The story, however does not end there.
125.- mountain Mountain climbers are brave.
126.- mound It’s fun to jump in a mound of leaves.
127.- coward I’m a coward when it comes to roller coaster.
128.- flowerpot Fill the flowerpot with soil.
129.- announce It’s time to announce the winner.
130.- eyebrow The actor raised one eyebrow.
131.- watermelon The watermelon tastes sweet.
132.- understand Do you understand the question?
133.- shoelace Your shoelace is untied.
134.- upstairs Go upstairs to the office.
135.- thunderstorm A thunderstorm changed our plans.
136.- doorbell I rang the doorbell three times.
137.- jellyfish Jellyfish live in the ocean.
138.- campfire Please add wood to the campfire.
139.- laptop We send e-mail with our laptop.
140.- family’s My family’s home is over there.
141.- theirs Are these toys theirs?
142.- wouldn’t I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
143.- doesn’t The project doesn’t have a deadline.
144.- I’ve I’ve done some amazing things.
145.- shouldn’t You shouldn’t do that.
146.- couldn’t I couldn’t do that if I tried.
146.- hadn’t If I hadn’t been late ,I would have seen the movie.
147.- chicken That was the best chicken soup I’ve ever had.
148.- national We went to a national park.
149.- several There are several kinds of roses in my garden.
150.- citizen Almost every citizen of the town saw the parade.
151.- needle I need to thread this needle.
152.- threaten You should not threaten people.
153.- diagonal Draw a diagonal line.
154.- paddle I left the paddle in the canoe.
155.- marble The bowl is made of a marble.

4. 165.- single I followed every single rule.
166.- uncertain I am uncertain about the answer.
167.- incomplete The road work is still incomplete.
168.- discontinue The store will discontinue that item.
169.- unimportant That task is unimportant.
170.- inability His inability to swim kept him away from the pool.
171.- disapprove My mom would disapprove of that game.
172.- intolerant That person is intolerant of others.
173.- reaction I had a reaction to blueberries.
174.- incorrectly You spelled that word incorrectly.
175.- disobedient My new puppy is disobedient.
176.- refreshment I enjoy a cool refreshment on a hot day.
177.- unbreakable The cups are unbreakable.
178.- declaration The king is making a declaration today.
179.- unhappily Unhappily, our team lost the game.
180.- basic I am learning the basic rules of the game.
181.- honor It is an honor to be named student of the week.
182.- novel I like to read a good novel.
183.- olive My mom cooks with olive oil.
184.- spinach The salad was made with spinach.
185.- donate. I will donate to the food drive.
186.- beware You must beware of skating on the river.
187.- emotion Joy is a wonderful emotion.
188.- cabin My family has a cabin by the lake.
189.- tribute The award is a tribute to your skill.
190.- lizard We found a lizard on the path.
191.- telephone I will answer the telephone.
192.- biography They read a biography last week.
193.- telescope I saw the moon through a telescope.
194.- photograph I keep a photograph of my dog on my desk.
195.- microwave You can cook rice in a microwave oven.
196.- microscope You can see very small things through a microscope.
197.- autograph I got an autograph from my favorite star.
198.- phonics I left my phonics workbook at home.
199.- diameter What is the diameter of that circle?
200.- dictionary I will look that word up in the dictionary.