Fourth Grade Spelling Words Word Search
Play a Fourth Grade Spelling Words word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: ABSENT, ANCIENT, CAPTAIN, DOUBLE, EXPLAIN, FEATHER, GENTLE, HEALTHY, JOURNAL, MACHINE, NEIGHBOR, OBSERVE.
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Fourth Grade Spelling Words word list, defined
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- ABSENT /ˈæbsənt/ · adjective
- Not present in a place or situation; missing or lacking. As a verb, to keep oneself away. Related: missing, away, unavailable, gone.
- ANCIENT /ˈeɪnʃənt/ · adjective
- Belonging to the very distant past, especially the period of classical antiquity before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; or extremely old, having existed for a very long time. Related: old, antique, age-old, archaic.
- CAPTAIN /ˈkæptɪn/ · noun, verb
- The person in command of a ship, aircraft, or sports team; more broadly, a leader or chief of any group. As a verb, to captain means to lead or command such a group. Related: skipper, commander, leader, chief.
- DOUBLE /ˈdʌb.əl/ · adjective, adverb, noun, verb
- Twice as much or as many; consisting of two matching or paired parts. As a verb, to make, become, or increase something to twice its size or amount. Related: twofold, dual, paired, twin.
- EXPLAIN /ɪkˈspleɪn/ · verb
- To make something clear or easy to understand by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts; to give reasons for something, often to justify why it happened. Related: clarify, elucidate, describe, interpret.
- FEATHER /ˈfɛðər/ · noun
- One of the light, flat structures growing from a bird's skin, consisting of a slender hollow shaft with a network of fine barbs, forming the plumage and serving for flight and insulation. Also used figuratively for anything light, trivial, or delicate. Related: plume, quill, plumage.
- GENTLE /ˈdʒɛntəl/ · adjective
- Mild and kind in manner or disposition; showing care and restraint rather than force or harshness. It can also describe something slight, gradual, or not powerful, such as a gentle slope, breeze, or touch. Related: mild, tender, soft, kind.
- HEALTHY /ˈhelθi/ · adjective; adverb
- In good physical or mental health; strong, sound, or functioning normally. It can also mean conducive to health or, figuratively, prosperous and successful. Related: wholesome, well, fit, sound.
- JOURNAL /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/ · noun
- A record in which events, thoughts, experiences, or observations are written down, especially a personal diary. It can also mean a periodical publication containing news, articles, or commentary on a particular subject. Related: diary, record, log, chronicle.
- MACHINE /məˈʃiːn/ · noun and verb
- A machine is a device or system that uses mechanical, electrical, electronic, or other power to perform a defined function. As a verb, it means to operate a device or to produce or process something in a highly systematic way. Related: device, apparatus, mechanism, instrument.
- NEIGHBOR /ˈneɪbər/ · noun
- A person who lives in the vicinity of someone else, especially one living in an adjoining or nearby house. By extension, the word can refer to something adjacent or close in space, or to a fellow member of a community. Related: resident, inhabitant, adjacent, neighbour.
- OBSERVE /əbˈzɜːrv/ · verb
- To watch or notice something carefully. It can also mean to comply with a rule, law, or agreement, or to take note of a fact or situation. Related: watch, notice, see, monitor.
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