Grade 4 ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• I can organize my writing with a clear beginning, middle, and ending.
• I can arrange ideas in a meaningful order (chronological or cause-and-effect).
• I can use transitions to connect ideas so readers can follow my thinking.+ Show more

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• Explain how subject-verb agreement changes a verb when a subject is singular or plural.
• Choose the correct present-tense verb to match the subject in a sentence.
• Identify and correct subject-verb agreement mistakes in simple sentences.

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• Explain how voice and tone affect how a reader feels about a piece of writing
• Identify tone clues in word choice and sentence style
• Revise writing so the voice and tone match the intended purpose and audience

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• Identify spelling rules for adding -s, -es, -ed, and -ing
• Apply vowel and homophone knowledge to choose correct spellings
• Use orthographic patterns to spell related words consistently+ Show more

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• Use guiding questions to collect relevant details for a writing topic
• Sort and group ideas by importance and how they support the main message
• Use concrete examples or “images” to make writing clear and specific+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of a narrative text by using repeated topics and key details.
• Identify the main idea of an informational text by using key facts and relationships between sentences.
• Write a concise main-idea statement that matches what the text mainly emphasizes.

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• Identify the main clause in a complete sentence (who/what + what happens or is described).
• Add meaningful phrase or clause parts that improve clarity without creating sentence fragments.
• Decide whether added information works as a modifier or as a new core meaning.+ Show more

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• Identify how attentive listening and purposeful responses support interactive communication.
• Apply strategies such as asking for clarification, confirming understanding, and summarizing to keep a discussion on track.
• Distinguish respectful dialogue behaviors and clear wording that maintain the discussion thread.+ Show more

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• Identify how sentence types (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory) match the writer’s purpose and meaning
• Revise sentences to prevent fragments and run-ons when combining clauses
• Use clause relationships to clarify meaning in simple, compound, and complex sentences+ Show more

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• Identify context clues (example, restatement, and cause-and-effect) that help determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
• Use clue words and nearby sentences to choose a likely word meaning in a short passage.
• Explain how a specific sentence or phrase acts as a context clue.

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• Identify how subordinate (dependent) clauses function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs in a sentence.
• Determine the role of adverbial clauses by recognizing clues for time, reason, condition, or contrast.
• Use relative clauses to specify or identify a subject without changing the main idea.+ Show more

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• Explain what a writing goal is and how it connects the topic to the purpose for writing
• Identify a main idea and select supporting details that match a stated goal
• Use priorities to stay focused during planning and drafting+ Show more

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• Explain how feedback helps improve the clarity and quality of a draft.
• Identify patterns in feedback comments and choose revisions that address the biggest needs.
• Use feedback to strengthen connections between ideas in writing.

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• Identify the purpose of a presentation and match message details to that purpose
• Organize spoken delivery using an introduction, key ideas, and a concluding statement
• Use linking words and precise vocabulary to keep meaning clear for listeners+ Show more

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• Identify the most important ideas in a passage and leave out minor details when summarizing.
• Write summaries that follow the text’s logical order instead of repeating sentence-by-sentence phrasing.
• Preserve the author’s viewpoint while using supporting facts and cause-and-effect relationships.

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• Identify key ideas and supporting details across multiple sentences or paragraphs.
• Explain how evidence from different parts of a text connects to an interpretation.
• Evaluate whether evidence is relevant by checking how it matches the author’s progression of thought.+ Show more

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• Combine related ideas into complex sentences using dependent clauses or high-precision phrases.
• Identify words and phrases that signal relationships such as time, cause, condition, and contrast.
• Rewrite sentences to reduce repetition while keeping clear connections between events.

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• Identify how language choices and tone affect a message’s meaning for an audience.
• Select respectful wording that fits a situation and keeps the message clear.
• Revise vague or overly casual language to be more accurate and courteous.+ Show more

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• Use commas to set off nonessential appositives (noun phrases that rename another noun).
• Use commas to mark parenthetical interruptions that add extra information within a sentence.
• Decide whether information is essential or nonessential to choose where commas belong.+ Show more

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• Identify how word choice and sentence rhythm reveal an author’s tone
• Explain how voice stays consistent with the purpose and audience of a text
• Revise sentences to match a desired tone and voice

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• Infer how visual and audio choices in media shape tone and urgency.
• Use evidence from camera angles, editing pace, music, and voice emphasis to explain an inferred impact on the audience.
• Evaluate credibility by connecting media techniques to the way information is presented.

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• Explain how rereading helps writers strengthen clarity, focus, and logic during meaning revision.
• Use evidence from a draft to decide what information to add, remove, combine, or reorder.
• Revise sentences or ideas to improve coherence and keep the topic on track.

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• Identify the correct end punctuation for statements, questions, and exclamations.
• Use periods, question marks, and exclamation points correctly at the end of sentences.
• Revise fragments so they become complete sentences with matching end punctuation.

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• Identify common triggers that cause unintended tense shifts in Grade 4 narratives.
• Correct tense shifts by keeping verb tense consistent with the main timeline.
• Explain why a tense change is incorrect and revise sentences for clarity.