Grade 4 English worksheets
Grade 4 English worksheets on LessonPrint cover phonics & fluency, reading stories, reading information, writing, speaking & listening and grammar & vocabulary. There are 120 free printable sheets across 43 Common Core standards, each with its own answer key and 25 versions so every student in the class gets a different paper. They are aimed at ages 9-10, print straight from the browser, and need no account.
120 worksheets43 standards43 with a lesson plan25 versions each
Reading: Foundational Skills
4 worksheetsRF.4.3Use roots and affixes to read unfamiliar multisyllable words out loud and in context.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Roots and Affixes — reading an unfamiliar word by the meaning of its parts
- Build the Word — combining Greek and Latin roots into whole words
RF.4.4Read Grade 4 text accurately, at pace, with expression, correcting yourself as you go.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Read Accurately for Meaning — reading a Grade 4 text closely enough to cite it
- Self-Correct as You Read — using context to choose the word that makes sense in place of a misreading
Reading: Literature
20 worksheetsRL.4.1Back up both what the text says and what it implies with details.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Explicit and Inferred — separating what a text states from what it implies
- Refer to Details and Examples — matching a conclusion to the detail that supports it
- Which Detail Set Up the Ending? — finding the earlier detail a story's ending depends on
RL.4.2Work out the theme from the details, then summarize the text.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Determine a Theme — working a theme out from details rather than being told it
- Summarize the Text — putting a story's key events in order to summarize it
RL.4.3Describe a character or setting in depth, using specific lines from the text.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Describe a Character in Depth — working out a character's traits from what they do
- Setting and Event in Depth — describing a setting or event from the text's own detail
RL.4.4Work out what words mean here, including ones that point back to myths.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Words That Allude to Myth — meanings that point back to a mythological character
- Meaning in This Text — pinning a word's meaning to the text it appears in
RL.4.5Explain how poems, plays and prose are built differently, using the right terms.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Poems, Plays and Prose — the structural elements each form uses
- Verse, Rhythm and Stanza — using the right terms about a poem
- Kinds of Poem — naming a poem's form from its features
RL.4.6Compare first-person and third-person narration.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- First Person and Third — telling first-person narration from third-person narration
- What the Narrator Cannot See — working out the limits of a narrator's knowledge
RL.4.7Match a film or performance back to the lines of the text it came from.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Text and Performance — matching a visual version back to the words
- Where the Versions Meet — matching lines of a story to how a stage version shows them
RL.4.9Compare how different cultures handle the same theme or story pattern.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Similar Themes, Different Cultures — comparing how two texts treat one theme
- Patterns of Events — recognizing the pattern of events tales from different cultures share
RL.4.10Read and understand Grade 4-5 stories, plays and poems by the year's end.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading a Grade 4 Story — reading a whole Grade 4 text and answering across it
- Reading Poetry Closely — putting a line of poetry into plain words
Reading: Informational Text
26 worksheetsRI.4.1Support what the text states and what it implies with examples from it.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Cite What the Text Says — quoting the text to support an answer
- Draw Inferences — inferring what a stated fact implies but does not say
- Stated or Implied Purpose? — telling a purpose the writer says from one you work out
RI.4.2State the main idea, show the details behind it, and summarize.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Main Idea and Its Support — working out a main idea from the details that support it
- Summarize an Information Text — summarizing without copying the opening sentence
RI.4.3Explain what happened and why, using the text's own information.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- What Happened and Why — explaining an event using the text's own information
- Follow the Procedure — reconstructing a scientific or historical sequence
RI.4.4Work out what an academic or subject word means in this text.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Domain-Specific Words — working out a subject word from the text around it
- Academic Vocabulary — choosing what an academic word means in context
RI.4.5Name the structure a text uses: time order, comparison, cause or problem-solution.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Naming the Structure — identifying chronology, comparison, cause or problem-solution
- How This Text Is Built — describing the structure of a particular text
RI.4.6Compare an eyewitness account with a second-hand one.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Firsthand and Secondhand — telling the two kinds of account apart
- What Each Account Gives — comparing the focus and information of two accounts
- Biography or Autobiography? — telling a life told by someone else from one told by the person
RI.4.7Read charts, diagrams and time lines, and say what they add to the text.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Charts, Diagrams and Timelines — choosing what a chart, diagram or timeline adds to a text
- Interpreting a Text Feature — saying what a feature would show and why
RI.4.8Explain which reasons and evidence hold up each of the author's points.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reasons and Evidence — explaining how an author supports a point
- Which Evidence Supports What — matching a piece of evidence to the point it supports
- Fact or Opinion? — telling a checkable fact from an opinion
- How Could You Check It? — choosing how a stated fact could be verified
- Words That Persuade — how a writer's word choice pushes the reader
- Loaded or Neutral? — telling a loaded word from a neutral one
RI.4.9Combine two texts on one topic to write about it properly.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Integrate Two Texts — using two texts together to write about a subject
- What One Adds to the Other — identifying what a second text adds to the first
RI.4.10Read and understand Grade 4-5 information texts by the year's end.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading a Grade 4 Fact Text — reading a whole information text and answering across it
- Following a Chain of Causes — putting the links of a causal chain in order
Writing
24 worksheetsW.4.1Write an opinion piece with grouped reasons, linking phrases and a conclusion.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Grouped Reasons — organizing an argument into paragraphs of related reasons
- Linking Phrases — joining an argument with for instance and in addition
W.4.2Write to explain, using headings, facts, definitions and precise language.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Headings and Precise Language — structuring an explanation with headings and exact terms
- Explain a Chain of Causes — putting a causal chain in the right order
W.4.3Write a story that uses dialogue, description and pacing to develop events.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Dialogue, Description, Pacing — developing events with technique rather than summary
- A Narrator Who Is Wrong — writing in the first person from a limited viewpoint
W.4.4Match how you organize a piece to its task, purpose and reader.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Fit the Task and the Reader — shaping a piece for its purpose and audience
- Precise Words, Clear Sentences — choosing words and punctuation for effect
- Write a Letter for a Reason — a letter that asks, thanks, invites or informs, shaped to its reader
W.4.5Plan, revise and edit, acting on feedback from others.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Plan, Revise, Edit — improving a draft through planning and revision
- Edit the Conventions — correcting the quotations and possessives in a draft
W.4.6Type a page in one sitting and publish it online with others.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Writing to Publish — preparing a typed piece for a real reader
- Rewrite for a Different Reader — changing register and detail for a new audience
W.4.7Research several aspects of one topic and build real knowledge of it.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Investigate Different Aspects — researching more than one side of a topic
- Two Aspects, One Topic — gathering evidence on two aspects and ordering it
W.4.8Take and sort notes from sources, and list where they came from.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Take Notes and Categorize — sorting gathered information under headings
- List Your Sources — recording where each piece of information came from
- Reading a Source Entry — reading and checking the author, title, publisher and year of a source
- Paraphrase or Copy? — telling a paraphrase from copied or changed words
W.4.9Quote and cite a text to back up what you write about it.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Evidence from a Story — quoting a literary text to support an analysis
- Evidence from an Information Text — quoting an information text to support a claim
W.4.10Write regularly, both to a deadline of minutes and one of weeks.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Write in One Sitting — sustaining a piece to a short deadline
- Write Across Several Days — planning research, drafting and revision as stages
- Write a Poem with a Simile — a free-verse or rhyming poem using a simile or metaphor
Speaking & Listening
12 worksheetsSL.4.1Prepare for a discussion, follow agreed roles, and respond to others' ideas.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Prepared and Building — coming ready and building on what others say
- Roles in a Discussion — carrying an agreed role in a group discussion
SL.4.2Put part of what you heard or saw into your own words.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Paraphrase What You Heard — choosing the paraphrase that keeps what a speaker meant
- Information in Other Forms — taking meaning from a visual or spoken presentation
SL.4.3Pick out a speaker's reasons and evidence for each point.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- A Speaker's Reasons and Evidence — identifying what supports a speaker's point
- Question the Reasoning — asking whether a conclusion follows from the evidence
SL.4.4Give an organized talk with facts and details supporting your main idea.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- An Organized Report — reporting with facts and details that support the theme
- Recount in Order — telling an experience in an organized way
SL.4.5Add audio and visuals to a talk where they strengthen the idea.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Add Audio and Visuals — choosing the recording or visual that develops each part of a talk
- Reading a Poem Aloud — reading poetry well enough to record it
SL.4.6Tell when to use formal English and when informal is fine.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Formal and Informal English — choosing the register a situation calls for
- Present It Formally — producing formal English for a presentation
Language
34 worksheetsL.4.1Use relative pronouns, progressive verbs, modal auxiliaries and correct adjective order.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Relative Pronouns — choosing the relative pronoun or relative adverb a clause needs
- Modals and Adjective Order — the auxiliary that fits, and the order adjectives go in
- Was Walking, Is Walking, Will Be Walking — choosing the past, present or future progressive a time word calls for
- Their, There and They're — choosing their, there, they're, your, you're, its, it's, to, too or two from the sentence
- Hear or Here? Weather or Whether? — choosing between hear and here, threw and through, weather and whether, principal and principle
- Simple, Compound or Complex? — naming the structure of a sentence
- Sentence, Fragment or Run-On? — spotting a fragment or a run-on among complete sentences
- Find the Complete Subject — naming the whole complete subject, not just its main noun
- How Often? How Much? — adverbs of frequency and intensity
- Fix the Irregular Verb — correcting a made-up -ed past tense
L.4.2Punctuate quotations and compound sentences, and spell grade-level words.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Punctuating Quotations — capitals and marks around quoted speech
- Commas in Compound Sentences — the comma before and, but and so in a compound sentence
- Capital Letters in Book and Story Titles — using capital letters in the title of a book, story or essay
- Capitals for Events, Documents and Languages — using capital letters for historical events, documents, languages and nationalities
- Which Word Needs a Capital? — spotting the proper noun hidden in a sentence
- Comma or No Comma? — telling two joined sentences, which need a comma, from one sentence with two verbs
- Plurals That Change — the plural rules for -es, -ies, -ves and irregular nouns
- Double Letters in Longer Words — spelling multi-syllable words with a doubled consonant
- -tion, -sion or -cian? — sorting words by how they spell the shun ending
- Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian — choosing the shun ending a word takes in a sentence
- Silent Letters — sorting words by their silent letter
- Find the Silent Letter — naming which letter in a word is not sounded
- Add the Suffix — spelling a base word plus a suffix, with any change it needs
L.4.3Choose precise words, punctuate for effect, and match register to the situation.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Choose Words Precisely — preferring the exact word to the general one
- Punctuate for Effect — using sentence length and punctuation deliberately
L.4.4Use context, Greek and Latin roots and a dictionary to unlock a word.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Greek and Latin Roots — using a root to unlock an unfamiliar word
- Context and Reference Works — combining context with what a root tells you
- Using a Dictionary Entry — reading an entry for meaning, syllables, stress and part of speech
L.4.5Explain similes, metaphors, idioms, proverbs, antonyms and synonyms.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Similes, Metaphors and Idioms — explaining what a figure of speech actually means
- Synonyms and Antonyms — placing a word against ones close to it and opposite it
- Complete the Analogy — finishing a synonym or antonym analogy
- Simile or Metaphor? — telling a comparison with like or as from one without
L.4.6Use precise verbs and topic vocabulary accurately in your own writing.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Precise Verbs and Emotions — using words that name an action or feeling exactly
- Topic Vocabulary — matching subject words to their meanings
Grade 4 English worksheets — questions teachers ask
What English topics do the Grade 4 worksheets cover?
Reading: Foundational Skills, Reading: Literature, Reading: Informational Text, Writing, Speaking & Listening and Language — the Common Core domains taught in Grade 4. That is 120 worksheets across 43 standards, grouped on this page by the standard each one practices rather than by topic name, so a sheet can be matched to the code you are teaching to.
How many free Grade 4 English worksheets are there?
120, each one practicing a distinct sub-skill rather than repeating a sibling under another title. Every sheet is published in 25 versions, so Grade 4 has 3000 printable papers in total, all free and all with an answer key.
What age are Grade 4 English worksheets for?
Grade 4 is typically ages 9-10 in the United States. The sheets are grouped by Common Core standard rather than by age, so a student working above or below their grade level can be given the sheet that matches the standard they are on.
Do the Grade 4 worksheets include answer keys?
Every one. The key is generated from the same problems as the questions and prints on its own sheet of paper, after them, so it does not go out with the class. That holds for all 25 versions of every Grade 4 sheet, not only the first.
How do I give each student a different Grade 4 worksheet?
Open any sheet and pick a set number from 1 to 25, or download set 1's class PDF, which contains all 25 versions in one file. The problems are fixed to each address, so the key you photocopied on Monday still matches on Friday.
Are the Grade 4 worksheets really free?
Yes. Every Grade 4 worksheet, answer key and PDF here is free to print and photocopy for your class. There is no account, no email capture before a download, and no sheet that turns out to need a subscription at the last step.
Are there Grade 4 lesson plans as well as worksheets?
43 of the 43 Grade 4 standards on this page have a full lesson plan written — timed section by section, with the exact wording where it matters, the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Each one is linked beside its standard above.