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Grade 4 ELA Worksheets

Free printable and interactive Grade 4 reading, writing and grammar worksheets aligned to Common Core. 268 worksheets so far. Every worksheet has an answer key and can be completed online with instant feedback.

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Grade 4 ELA topics & skills

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Reading: Literature

RL.4.1

Use details and examples from a text to explain what it says directly and to support inferences drawn from it.

RL.4.2

Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, and summarize the text.

RL.4.3

Describe a character, setting, or event in depth, drawing on specific details such as a character's thoughts, words, or actions.

RL.4.4

Work out the meaning of words and phrases in a text, including ones that allude to mythological characters, such as Herculean.

RL.4.5

Explain how poems, dramas, and prose differ, using terms like verse and rhythm for poems and cast of characters and stage directions for dramas.

RL.4.6

Compare and contrast the points of view from which different stories are told, including first-person and third-person narration.

RL.4.7

Connect the text of a story or drama to a visual or oral presentation of it, noting where the presentation matches the text's descriptions and directions.

RL.4.9

Compare and contrast how stories, myths, and traditional tales from different cultures treat similar themes, topics, and patterns of events.

RL.4.10

By the end of the year, read and understand stories, dramas, and poems at the grades 4-5 level, with support at the high end.

Reading: Informational Text

RI.4.1

Use details and examples from a text to explain what it says directly and to support inferences drawn from it.

RI.4.2

Determine the main idea of a text, explain how key details support it, and summarize the text.

RI.4.3

Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, using specific information.

RI.4.4

Work out the meaning of general academic and subject-specific words and phrases in a text on a grade 4 topic.

RI.4.5

Describe the overall structure of a text or part of it, such as chronology, comparison, cause and effect, or problem and solution.

RI.4.6

Compare a firsthand and a secondhand account of the same event or topic, noting differences in focus and in the information given.

RI.4.7

Interpret information shown in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, or on web pages, and explain how it adds to understanding of the text.

RI.4.8

Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

RI.4.9

Combine information from two texts on the same topic to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

RI.4.10

By year's end, read and understand history, science, and technical texts at the grades 4-5 level, with support at the high end.

Foundational Skills

RF.4.3.a

Use letter-sound knowledge, syllable patterns, and word parts such as roots and affixes to read unfamiliar multisyllable words, in and out of context.

RF.4.4.a

Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

RF.4.4.b

Read grade-level prose and poetry aloud with accuracy, an appropriate pace, and expression on repeated readings.

RF.4.4.c

Use context to confirm or fix word recognition and understanding, rereading as needed.

Writing

W.4.1.a

Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and group related ideas to support the writer's purpose.

W.4.1.b

Give reasons for an opinion that are supported by facts and details.

W.4.1.c

Link an opinion and its reasons with words and phrases such as for instance, in order to, and in addition.

W.4.1.d

Write a concluding statement or section that follows from the opinion presented.

W.4.2.a

Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections, using headings, illustrations, or multimedia when helpful.

W.4.2.b

Develop a topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

W.4.2.c

Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases such as another, for example, also, and because.

W.4.2.d

Use precise language and subject-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain a topic.

W.4.2.e

Write a concluding statement or section that follows from the information or explanation presented.

W.4.3.a

Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator or characters, and organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

W.4.3.b

Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show how characters respond to situations.

W.4.3.c

Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.

W.4.3.d

Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.

W.4.3.e

Write a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

W.4.4

Produce clear, coherent writing whose development and organization suit the task, purpose, and audience.

W.4.5

With peer and adult help, strengthen writing by planning, revising, and editing.

W.4.7

Conduct a short research project that builds knowledge by investigating different aspects of a topic.

W.4.8

Recall relevant information from experience or gather it from print and digital sources, take notes, categorize information, and list sources.

W.4.9.a

Draw evidence from literature to support analysis, reflection, and research, applying grade 4 reading standards to stories, dramas, and poems.

W.4.9.b

Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research, applying grade 4 reading standards to them.

W.4.10

Write routinely over longer and shorter time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Language

L.4.1.a

Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).

L.4.1.b

Form and use progressive verb tenses, such as I was walking, I am walking, and I will be walking.

L.4.1.c

Use modal auxiliaries, such as can, may, and must, to show different conditions.

L.4.1.d

Order adjectives within a sentence in the conventional pattern, such as a small red bag rather than a red small bag.

L.4.1.e

Form and use prepositional phrases.

L.4.1.f

Write complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.

L.4.1.g

Use frequently confused words correctly, such as to, too, two and there, their.

L.4.2.a

Use correct capitalization.

L.4.2.b

Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.

L.4.2.c

Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.

L.4.2.d

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

L.4.3.a

Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.

L.4.3.b

Choose punctuation for effect.

L.4.3.c

Tell apart situations that call for formal English, such as presenting ideas, from those where informal talk fits, such as small-group discussion.

L.4.4.a

Use context, such as definitions, examples, or restatements in the text, as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

L.4.4.b

Use common grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to word meaning, such as telegraph, photograph, and autograph.

L.4.4.c

Use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses, print or digital, to find a word's pronunciation and clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.