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Fourth grade grammar & vocabulary worksheets
Grammar and vocabulary worksheets: nouns, verbs, capital letters, punctuation and word meanings.
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Grammar, vocabulary and figurative language in fourth grade
Fourth grade grammar builds longer, clearer sentences. Kids use relative pronouns such as who, which and that, progressive tenses such as was walking, and helping verbs such as can, may and must. They fix sentence fragments and run-ons and choose the right word in pairs such as to, too and two, or there and their.
Vocabulary grows through context clues and word parts, including common Greek and Latin roots. Kids also explain similes and metaphors, idioms, adages and proverbs, and connect words to their synonyms and antonyms.
Skills kids practice
- Use relative pronouns and relative adverbs (L.4.1a)
- Fix sentence fragments and run-ons (L.4.1f)
- Use frequently confused words correctly, such as to, too and two (L.4.1g)
- Use context clues to work out the meaning of a word (L.4.4a)
- Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to meaning (L.4.4b)
- Explain the meaning of similes, metaphors and idioms (L.4.5a, L.4.5b)
Tips for teachers and parents
- Read a sentence aloud when checking for a fragment or run-on. Ears often catch what eyes miss.
- When a new word appears, look at the sentences before and after for a definition, an example or a restatement.
- Collect idioms and ask kids to draw the literal picture and then explain what the phrase really means.
Questions about grammar & vocabulary worksheets
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile compares two things using like or as, such as "fast as a rabbit". A metaphor says one thing is another, such as "time is a thief".
What are context clues?
Hints in the words around an unfamiliar word, such as a definition, an example or a restatement, that help a reader work out its meaning.
What is an idiom?
A phrase whose meaning is different from its words, such as "spill the beans", which means to tell a secret.
Standards covered
- L.4.5a Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
- L.4.5b Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.