Grade 4 ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Understand how relative clauses add detail and improve sentence coherence.
• Identify and select appropriate relative pronouns to form clauses.
• Combine ideas effectively using relative clauses without creating fragments or run-ons.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify ideas related to building ideas in communication
• Explain concepts connected to building ideas during speaking
• Respond to speaking and listening prompts in writing+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain what turn taking means during a collaborative discussion
• Use respectful listening behaviors to prevent interruptions
• Apply discussion norms to help a group create a class-wide summary+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Capitalize the first word in a sentence and proper nouns correctly.
• Use end punctuation (periods, question marks, and exclamation points) to match sentence meaning.
• Check spelling and common word endings to improve readability and clarity.

Learning Objectives

• Use discussion stems to connect ideas to prior comments through paraphrasing, referencing details, and respectful agreement or disagreement.
• Recognize how linking statements improve coherence in a group conversation.
• Support claims with narrative or informational evidence from a text.

Learning Objectives

• Identify sentence fragments and revise them into complete sentences.
• Recognize run-on sentences and correct them using appropriate punctuation.
• Use clear sentence boundaries to improve meaning in an event timeline.

Learning Objectives

• Identify and explain how relative clauses add specific detail using relative pronouns.
• Choose the most precise relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, that) based on what the clause describes.
• Combine sentences using relative clauses while avoiding fragments and run-on sentences.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how responsive listening helps meaning deepen when a speaker pauses or adds context.
• Use strategies such as paraphrasing key points and asking targeted questions to clarify confusing details.
• Connect a listener’s response to the speaker’s purpose for the conversation.

Learning Objectives

• Identify a writer’s purpose and audience in a short text
• Choose details that match the purpose when planning paragraphs
• Use a plan to organize reasons, facts, and supporting information in order+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify how speakers can build on each other’s ideas during collaborative discussions.
• Use linking statements (such as paraphrasing, referencing, and respectful disagreement) to connect comments clearly.
• Support discussion ideas with key details from a text when sharing narrative themes or claims.

Learning Objectives

• Use linking statements to connect new ideas to prior comments during a discussion.
• Paraphrase and reference key details from others’ ideas to build shared understanding.
• Respectfully disagree using reasons while still staying connected to the conversation.

Learning Objectives

• Identify relative clauses and the relative pronouns that begin them.
• Choose the most precise relative pronoun (who, which, that, whose) to match the noun and meaning.
• Combine ideas using relative clauses to avoid sentence fragments and run-ons.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the central idea in researched information and separate key facts from supporting details.
• Write a summary that preserves meaning while paraphrasing (changing wording without copying sentences).
• Avoid adding new claims and keep the focus on the research question and evidence.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the purpose of a text (to inform, to persuade, or to entertain).
• Write a clear plan by choosing details that match the purpose and the intended audience.
• Use planning strategies (topic, purpose, audience, main idea, and supporting details) to organize writing.

Learning Objectives

• Identify ideas related to text purpose in composing and creating texts
• Explain concepts connected to the Text Purpose Plan lesson
• Respond to text-focused prompts using written responses+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the central idea in researched information and separate key facts from supporting details.
• Write concise summaries that use paraphrasing instead of copying sentences from the notes.
• Create accurate summaries that do not add new claims and stay focused on the research question.

Learning Objectives

• Use commas to separate items in a list of three or more
• Choose the correct punctuation for lists in sentences
• Explain how commas help prevent confusion in writing

Learning Objectives

• Match singular and plural subjects with the correct present-tense and past-tense verb forms
• Choose the correct verb when a sentence uses common singular/plural clues (like each, everyone, and many)
• Revise sentences to fix subject-verb agreement errors and improve clarity

Learning Objectives

• Distinguish key facts from supporting details when summarizing researched information.
• Paraphrase notes by changing wording while keeping the original meaning.
• Write concise summaries that preserve the central idea and avoid adding new claims.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the purpose of a text and explain how it guides the choice of details.
• Describe how audience and purpose affect what a writer includes in a plan.
• Create a simple text plan that organizes details into a clear direction for writing.

Learning Objectives

• Identify meanings associated with prefixes and suffixes
• Select responses to questions about prefix and suffix meanings
• Evaluate true-or-false statements about word meanings+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify complete sentences by using a subject and a predicate
• Recognize and fix sentence fragments and run-ons
• Revise writing to improve clarity and coherence using correct sentence conventions

Learning Objectives

• Identify common prefixes and suffixes and explain how they change word meaning
• Use affixes to help decode unfamiliar words and determine their relationships (such as negation, time, or number)
• Interpret how prefixes and suffixes can change a word’s meaning and sometimes its part of speech

Learning Objectives

• Explain how complete sentences include both a subject and a predicate.
• Identify fragments and run-ons and revise them into complete sentences.
• Use revision strategies to make writing clear and complete.

Learning Objectives

• Identify common prefixes and suffixes and explain how they change the meaning of a root word
• Use affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words when reading
• Sort word parts by how they affect meaning (such as negation, time, number, or position)

Learning Objectives

• Use subject-verb agreement to keep verbs matching the subject
• Maintain consistent verb tense within and across sentences
• Match pronouns to their antecedents so readers know who or what is meant+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the beginning situation, key turning points, and resolution in a story.
• Write a concise plot summary that keeps events in order and omits minor details.
• Use cause-and-effect language when it clearly explains why events happen.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how prefixes and suffixes change or add meaning to a root word
• Use common prefixes and suffixes to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words
• Identify how affixes can indicate negation, time, or number+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Use reliable references (dictionaries, glossaries, and digital tools) to verify word meanings, spelling, and pronunciation.
• Choose vocabulary with accurate, context-based usage for speaking and writing.
• Explain why checking references helps avoid imprecise or mismatched word choices.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how mixing simple, compound, and complex sentences helps pacing and emphasis
• Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences
• Revise sentences to improve clarity by varying length and structure while keeping grammar correct

Learning Objectives

• Understand the concept of the main idea in informational texts.
• Identify key details that support the main idea.
• Differentiate between main ideas and side topics.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Use dictionaries, glossaries, and digital resources to verify word meanings and correct spelling
• Choose the correct meaning of an academic or domain-specific word by checking both context and references
• Apply newly learned reference-verified vocabulary accurately in writing and speaking

Learning Objectives

• Identify figurative language such as idioms, similes, and metaphors in a text.
• Infer the meaning of a figurative expression by using the surrounding imagery and mood.
• Explain how figurative wording helps the reader understand themes or important ideas.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea of an informational text
• Distinguish main-idea-supporting details from less important side details
• Explain how key details help clarify or develop the main idea+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main idea of an informational text and explain how key details support it.
• Distinguish supporting details from side topics by using the author’s purpose and evidence.
• Write a clear summary that includes the main idea and the most important supporting details in order.

Learning Objectives

• Identify figurative language types such as similes, metaphors, and idioms in a text.
• Infer the meaning of figurative expressions by connecting them to the text’s imagery and mood.
• Explain how figurative language helps develop theme or important ideas.

Learning Objectives

• Identify a passage’s main idea and distinguish it from supporting details.
• Explain how details function as evidence, explanation, examples, or elaboration of a claim.
• Infer implicit ideas by using context, word choice, and organizational clues.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how to identify major events in a story for a summary.
• Learn to organize plot points in sequence to create a concise summary.
• Recognize cause-and-effect relationships within a story's plot.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Use synonyms and specific nouns to avoid vague language in writing
• Select stronger verbs and descriptive adjectives that match intended meaning and tone
• Revise sentences for clarity by checking whether each word is accurate and precise

Learning Objectives

• Identify figurative devices such as idioms, similes, and metaphors in a text.
• Infer the meaning of figurative language by connecting it to the text’s imagery and mood.
• Explain how figurative wording helps readers understand theme and important ideas.

Learning Objectives

• I can describe a story’s major events in the correct order using a concise plot summary.
• I can explain cause-and-effect relationships using events from the text.
• I can paraphrase key moments without copying the original wording.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify sentence fragments and revise them to include a subject and a predicate.
• Recognize run-on sentences and revise them for correct sentence boundaries.
• Use revision strategies to improve clarity and make ideas stand alone when needed.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the importance of verifying vocabulary meanings through reliable references.
• Identify appropriate contexts for using academic and domain-specific vocabulary.
• Apply new vocabulary accurately in writing and speaking to reinforce understanding.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify appropriate ways to combine sentences
• Select responses to questions about sentence combining
• Evaluate true-or-false statements about sentence combining+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Combine two related ideas into one sentence using coordinating conjunctions with correct punctuation.
• Use subordinate clauses to add detail without repeating the main idea.
• Revise sentences to improve clarity and variety while maintaining correct sentence structure.

Learning Objectives

• Identify causes and their corresponding effects in informational text
• Use text evidence to explain why something happens
• Distinguish between a cause and an effect using signal words and details+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in a passage.
• Explain how figurative language affects mood and meaning in context.
• Infer intended meaning by connecting figurative wording to nearby events and descriptions.

Learning Objectives

• Identify appropriate responses involving questions in communication
• Explain how questions can support effective speaking and listening
• Respond to speaking and listening prompts in writing+ Show more