Year 3 and 4 Spelling List - KS2 Spelling Game 📝

The Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling list is the set of 100 words pupils in England are expected to spell by the end of lower Key Stage 2, from the National Curriculum's English Appendix 1 - separate, February, library, believe and the rest. Hangmango turns the list into a KS2 spelling game: every word on it is in this category, so pupils practise the real list letter by letter - free, no login, on any device, in class or at home.

Every word the game can pick is on the Year 3 & 4 Spellings word list, sorted by difficulty.

How the levels work

All 108 words are split into three by length, so the same list works across the class:

• Easy - the shortest words (5–7 letters).
• Medium - the middle of the list (7–8 letters).
• Hard - the longest words (8–12 letters), where one missed letter matters most.

Where the list gives two forms - occasion(ally), eight/eighth, though/although, woman/women - both are included, so the category holds a few more than 100.

Spelling games for the classroom

• Whole-class starter - put the game on the board with ⛶ Fullscreen and let pupils take turns suggesting letters. Five minutes, no set-up.
• Pairs race - two pupils, one tablet or Chromebook each, same level: who finishes three words first?
• Plenary check - play two or three words from this week's focus at the end of the lesson to see which spellings stuck.
• Before a spelling test - a quick round on Hard warms up the words most likely to trip pupils up.

Set it as spelling homework

Share this page's link - hangmango.net/en/year34/ - on Google Classroom, Teams or your school app. It works on any home device with no accounts, so every family can join in.

Only this week's words?

To practise a handful of words at a time, make a spelling list: paste them into Custom Word → 📝 Spelling list and send your class one link. Each pupil plays every word and sees how many they got.

Tricky words on this list

• Separate - "there's a rat in separate" - the second vowel is an A.
• February - the first r is silent in most people's speech.
• Knowledge - a silent k at the start and a hidden d near the end.
• Believe - i before e except after c - and this one follows the rule.
• Occasionally - double c, single s, double l.

Questions

Is this the official list?
Yes - the words come from the statutory spelling lists in English Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum in England (2014), published under the Open Government Licence.

Which year groups is it for?
Year 3 and Year 4 (lower Key Stage 2), though it's just as useful for older pupils catching up or anyone practising tricky English spellings.

Does it work on a classroom screen?
Yes - press ⛶ Fullscreen and play as a class, one letter each. It also works on tablets, Chromebooks and phones, with no accounts or downloads.

Play more: Year 3 & 4 Spellings · Year 3 & 4 Spellings word list · Year 1 & 2 Spellings · Year 5 & 6 Spellings · For teachers