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Proofreading Lin's Crystal Notebook

Grade 4 spelling practice: proofread a science notebook, use spelling rules for endings, and check words with a dictionary and a spell checker.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.4.2.d

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1 Common Core standard
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8 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students find and correct misspelled grade-level words in a short text.
Students use spelling rules to add endings such as -ed, -ing and -est to base words.
Students check spellings with dictionary entries and spell-checker choices.

How to use

Have students read each notebook paragraph slowly, one word at a time, before they write corrections. Keep a classroom dictionary nearby so students can check any word they are unsure of.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.4.2.d

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

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Proofreading Lin's Crystal Notebook

Fix misspellings, add endings, and check a reference.

Proofread the notebook

Lin kept a notebook about growing salt crystals. Each paragraph has exactly one misspelled word.

Lin's Crystal Notebook

1Monday: Today I started a science experament. I want to find out if I can grow salt crystals at home. My dad helped me heat some water, and then he poured it into a clean glass jar. I stirred in salt, one spoonful at a time. I kept stirring for a long time. At last, no more salt would dissolve, and a little salt sat on the bottom of the jar.

2Tuesday: Next, I tied a piece of string to the middle of a pencil. I laid the pencil across the top of the jar so the string hung down into the salty water. The string did not touch the bottom. I put the jar on a shelf by the window where nobody would bump it. Mom said I should not move it untill I was finished.

3Thursday: When I checked the jar after school, I finaly saw something on the string! Tiny white bumps were stuck to it. I looked at them through a magnifying glass. Each bump was shaped like a little cube with flat sides. I drew a picture of them in my notebook.

4Saturday: The crystals on the string are bigger now. The water in the jar is lower than it was on Monday. I think the water is going into the air, and the salt is staying behind. That is probly why the crystals keep growing.

5Wednesday: My teacher, Mr. Abara, read my notes. He said I was right. The water evaporates, which means it slowly changes into a gas and mixes with the air. Most of the water in my jar has dissapeared now, and the string is covered in crunchy crystals. Next, I want to try the same thing with sugar to see if its crystals look different.

Find the misspelled word in each paragraph of Lin's notebook. Write the word correctly.

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