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Hear or Here? Weather or Whether? is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on choosing between hear and here, threw and through, weather and whether, principal and principle, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Hear or Here? Weather or Whether?

L.4.1

NameDate

Choose the word from the box that makes sense.

1.Come over ___ and sit next to me.

Choose: hear · here

2.Fairness is an important ___ to live by.

Choose: principal · principle

3.Our ___ visited every class on Monday.

Choose: principal · principle

4.We looked ___ the window at the snow.

Choose: threw · through

5.Did you ___ the thunder last night?

Choose: hear · here

6.He ___ the ball across the yard.

Choose: threw · through

7.The ___ was too stormy for a picnic.

Choose: weather · whether

8.Ask Dad ___ we can stay up late.

Choose: weather · whether

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Hear or Here? Weather or Whether?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.here
  2. 2.principle
  3. 3.principal
  4. 4.through
  5. 5.hear
  6. 6.threw
  7. 7.weather
  8. 8.whether

Questions about Hear or Here? Weather or Whether?

What does the Hear or Here? Weather or Whether? worksheet cover?

It practices choosing between hear and here, threw and through, weather and whether, principal and principle — 8 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core L.4.1: Use relative pronouns, progressive verbs, modal auxiliaries and correct adjective order. The instruction to students is “Choose the word from the box that makes sense”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Hear or Here? Weather or Whether? practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1 — L.4.1, under Language for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Hear or Here? Weather or Whether? is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on L.4.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Hear or Here? Weather or Whether? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Hear or Here? Weather or Whether? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Hear or Here? Weather or Whether? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Hear or Here? Weather or Whether?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for L.4.1

Use relative pronouns, progressive verbs, modal auxiliaries and correct adjective order.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.