Virginia Standards of Learning 4th Grade ELA Activities
Printable Fourth Grade English Language Arts Worksheets and Study Guides.
An analogy is a statement that compares two things that have something in common. Sometimes the two things being compared are alike. Sometimes the two things being compared are different. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1FreeAnswering questions to demonstrate comprehension by drawing conclusions. Read more...iWorksheets: 3A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content. The five major genres in literature are: Poetry, Drama, Prose, Fiction, Non-Fiction. Genres are often divided into subgenres. Read more...iWorksheets: 3High frequency words are words that you may come across often when
reading. Read more...iWorksheets: 6Study Guides: 1High frequency words are words that you may come across often when
reading. Read more...iWorksheets: 6Study Guides: 1Inferring is the act of passing from one proposition, statement, or judgment considered as true to another whose truth is believed to follow from that of the former. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Write labels and captions for graphics. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Literary Devices refers to the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her messages in a simple manner to the readers. Literary Devices are Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, Personification, Analogy, Euphemism, Allegory etc... Read more...iWorksheets: 3Authors use literary elements to make their writing more exciting. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1FreeA book often has several parts that make finding information easier for
readers. Read more...iWorksheets: 8Study Guides: 1Plurals is the grammatical category in nouns, pronouns, and verbs that refers to more than one thing. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Students use the reading process to demonstrate understanding of literary and informational texts. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1Syntactic cues involve word order, patterns and rules of language, and punctuation. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Text features include all the components of a story or article that are not the main body of text. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Discuss and share favorite authors, books, and genres with others: Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Katherine Paterson,... Read more...iWorksheets: 3Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. Read more...iWorksheets: 3VA.R.4. Reading
4.4. The student will expand vocabulary when reading.
4.4.a. Use context to clarify meanings of unfamiliar words.
What are Adjectives, Adverbs, Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homographs? An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. An adverb can tell you how, where, or when something is done. Antonyms are words that mean the
opposite of each other. Synonyms are words that have
almost the same meaning. Homographs are words that have more than one definition. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Identify the meaning of unknown words by text surrounding word. Read more...iWorksheets :3Decoding means to convert (a coded message) into intelligible language. Read more...iWorksheets :3Context cluesare hints found in a text that may help to figure out the meaning of a difficult word. A context clue might be in the same sentence, the sentence before, or the sentence after the difficult word. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1The five types of Context Clues are: Example Clues (group of items in a category), Synonym Clues (similar meaning is in the text), Antonym Clues (opposite meaning is in the text), Direct Definition Clues (meaning is stated in the sentence) and Appositive Clues (meaning is set off by commas). Read more...iWorksheets :3What is Vocabulary? Vocabulary is a list, collection, or group of words that are known by someone. Your vocabulary is all the words you know how to pronounce, what
they mean, and how to use them in a sentence too. Your vocabulary includes many kinds of words such as adjectives, adverbs, synonyms, antonyms, and even homographs. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 4.4.b. Use knowledge of roots, affixes, synonyms, antonyms, and homophones to determine the meaning of new words.
When the ending, or inflection, is taken away from a word, the word that remains is called the root word or base word. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1Prefixes are letters placed before a root word which change the meaning of the root word. Suffixes are letters placed after the root word which change the meaning of the root word. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1A prefix is a group of letters placed before a root word or another
prefix creating a new word. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1What are Adjectives, Adverbs, Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homographs? An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. An adverb can tell you how, where, or when something is done. Antonyms are words that mean the
opposite of each other. Synonyms are words that have
almost the same meaning. Homographs are words that have more than one definition. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spellings
and different meanings. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Decoding means to convert (a coded message) into intelligible language. Read more...iWorksheets :3Words with multiple meanings are words with more than one meaning. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. For example "up" is an antonym of "down". Synonyms are words with the same or similar meaning. Synonyms for "Intelligent" are "smart" and "clever". Read more...iWorksheets :3What are synonyms? Synonyms are words that mean the same, or nearly the same, as other words. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1FreeAntonyms are words that mean the opposite, or nearly the opposite, as other words. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1What are Root Words? A root is the foundation on which the meaning of the word is built. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1What are Synonyms? Synonyms are words that have nearly the same meaning. What are Antonyms? Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of each other. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1What is Vocabulary? Vocabulary is a list, collection, or group of words that are known by someone. Your vocabulary is all the words you know how to pronounce, what
they mean, and how to use them in a sentence too. Your vocabulary includes many kinds of words such as adjectives, adverbs, synonyms, antonyms, and even homographs. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1What are Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes? A root word is a word with no prefixes or suffixes added to it. A root word is the basic element, the base, of a word. A prefix is added to the beginning of a root word to form a new word. A suffix is added to the ending of a root word to form a new word. Adding a prefix or suffix to a root word can change the meaning of that root word. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1 4.4.c. Use word-reference materials.
Alphabetical order, table of contents, title, author, index, glossary. Read more...iWorksheets :3Alphabetical order, table of contents, title, author, index, glossary Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.4.d. Use vocabulary from other content areas.
Spelling in content areas including Math, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Art, and Music. Read more...iWorksheets :3Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to grade 4 topic or subject area. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.4.e. Develop and use general and specialized vocabulary through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Spelling in content areas including Math, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Art, and Music. Read more...iWorksheets :3Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to grade 4 topic or subject area. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.5. The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts, literary nonfiction texts, and poetry.
4.5.a. Describe how the choice of language, setting, and characters contributes to the development of plot.
A character is a person in a story, novel, or play.
The setting in a story is where the story takes place.
The plot of a story is what goes on in the story. It's a series of events that gives story a meaning.
All of the above are elements of a fiction. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Identify and interpret plot, character, setting, events, character motivations and actions. Read more...iWorksheets :3Recognize theme or message of writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.5.b. Identify the theme(s).
The main idea is the overall theme of a paragraph or section of a text. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Recognize theme or message of writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.5.c. Summarize events in the plot.
When you summarize you put the main idea of the text into your own words. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1When you summarize you take a large selection of text and condense
it to just the main facts or ideas. A summary is significantly shorter than the actual text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 4.5.f. Identify the conflict and resolution.
The problem of a story is the trouble or difficulty in which the main character of a story find himself or herself.
The solution of a story is the way that the character or characters in the story figure out or solve the problem of the story. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 4.5.h. Draw conclusions/make inferences about text using the text as support.
Making inferences is determining facts and meaning that the author does not directly state. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1Drawing a conclusion is a reasonable decision you make based on facts and details in a sentence, paragraph, story, or article. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1What is an Inference? An inference is a Reading skill. When the reader puts together his or her life experiences with the words of the author, he or she is using inferencing skills. A student who uses inferencing skills can read between the lines to figure out what the author means. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1What are Drawing Inferences? Drawing an inference is the act of drawing a logical conclusion based on the facts written in a text, a reader’s background knowledge, and a reader’s personal information. When reading, you can use clues in the story AND your experiences to make an inference about what you think is going on in a story. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1A conclusion is a reasonable decision you make based on the facts and details given in a text. An author may not clearly state a certain fact in the text…so you may need to draw your own conclusion when reading to figure out what is being implied by the author. Drawing conclusions helps you better understand the reading. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Draw conclusions from the information presented by an author and evaluate how well the author's purpose was achieved. Making inferences about problem, conflict, solution, or the relationship among elements (plot, character, setting) within text. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.5.j. Identify cause and effect relationships.
An action that results in something else happening is called the
cause. The result of an action is called the effect. In real-life order, the cause happens first. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1What is Cause & Effect? A cause always has an effect. There is a reason why something happens. An effect happens as a result of a cause. Something happens for a reason. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Cause and effect refers to the relationship between two events or occurrences. To put it simply, it is when one thing causes something else to happen. A cause is WHY something happens. An effect is WHAT happened as a result of something else. To find the cause, ask yourself: Why did this happen? To find the effect, ask yourself: What happened? Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1 4.6. The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.
4.6.a. Use text features such as type, headings, and graphics, to predict and categorize information.
FreeMaps, charts, graphs, and diagrams are graphics that contain information. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1A graphic organizer is a visual display that demonstrates relationships between facts, concepts or ideas. Read more...iWorksheets :3The title of an article is called a headline. A headline usually tells the main idea of what the article is about. Headlines often grab your attention and make you want to read the article. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1What are Predictions? When predicting you use facts and clues from the reading as well as your own personal knowledge to help you make a good guess about what is going to happen next in the story. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1When you make a prediction, you make a reasonable guess about what is going to happen NEXT in the story. You should use the hints and clues the author writes in the story in order to make an educated prediction. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1What are Text Features? A text that you are reading may include a map, chart, or graph. These are features of the text that help you understand the information in
the text more clearly. You may also see a map, chart, or graph by itself too. E.g., you may see a map in a park, which you can read to help figure out where you need to go. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1What is Interpreting Information? You can use maps, charts, and timelines to interpret information. Charts are visual displays of information. They reveal information through mathematical statistics. A timeline is used to show events in chronological order. A map is a drawing created to represent the world or a part of the world's surface. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 4.6.b. Explain the author’s purpose.
An author writes for many reasons, such as to inform, to entertain, or
to persuade. Read more...iWorksheets :5Study Guides :1the author's purpose is the reason that he or she had for writing the text. Some authors' purposes are to inform, entertain or persuade. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 4.6.c. Identify the main idea.
The main idea of a text is what the text is written about. The main idea of a paragraph, story, article, or other written text is the main theme, subject, or topic of that writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1A supporting detail is a detail that tells a specific fact or detail about
the main idea of the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Recognize theme or message of writing. Read more...iWorksheets :3Supporting details support the main idea of a text. Supporting details tell you more about the main idea of the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Main idea, supporting details, and irrelevant details. Read more...iWorksheets :3Literal questions have responses that are directly stated in the text. Evaluative questions require the reader to formulate a response based on their opinion. Answering inferential questions requires readers to search for context clues. The answer may also come from evidence and reasoning and not from an explicit statement in the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3A topic sentence is an introduction to a paragraph. It summarizes what the paragraph is written about. A topic sentence expresses the main idea of the paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Identify Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences. Create a Compound sentence from two simple sentences. Identify clauses in the compound sentence. Finish the sentences. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.6.d. Summarize supporting details.
A supporting detail is a detail that tells a specific fact or detail about
the main idea of the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1When you summarize you put the main idea of the text into your own words. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Supporting details support the main idea of a text. Supporting details tell you more about the main idea of the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1When you summarize you take a large selection of text and condense
it to just the main facts or ideas. A summary is significantly shorter than the actual text. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Main idea, supporting details, and irrelevant details. Read more...iWorksheets :3Literal questions have responses that are directly stated in the text. Evaluative questions require the reader to formulate a response based on their opinion. Answering inferential questions requires readers to search for context clues. The answer may also come from evidence and reasoning and not from an explicit statement in the text. Read more...iWorksheets :3A topic sentence is an introduction to a paragraph. It summarizes what the paragraph is written about. A topic sentence expresses the main idea of the paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Identify Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences. Create a Compound sentence from two simple sentences. Identify clauses in the compound sentence. Finish the sentences. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.6.e. Draw conclusions and make inferences using textual information as support.
Making inferences is determining facts and meaning that the author does not directly state. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1Drawing a conclusion is a reasonable decision you make based on facts and details in a sentence, paragraph, story, or article. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1What is an Inference? An inference is a Reading skill. When the reader puts together his or her life experiences with the words of the author, he or she is using inferencing skills. A student who uses inferencing skills can read between the lines to figure out what the author means. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1What are Drawing Inferences? Drawing an inference is the act of drawing a logical conclusion based on the facts written in a text, a reader’s background knowledge, and a reader’s personal information. When reading, you can use clues in the story AND your experiences to make an inference about what you think is going on in a story. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1A conclusion is a reasonable decision you make based on the facts and details given in a text. An author may not clearly state a certain fact in the text…so you may need to draw your own conclusion when reading to figure out what is being implied by the author. Drawing conclusions helps you better understand the reading. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Draw conclusions from the information presented by an author and evaluate how well the author's purpose was achieved. Making inferences about problem, conflict, solution, or the relationship among elements (plot, character, setting) within text. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.6.f. Distinguish between cause and effect.
An action that results in something else happening is called the
cause. The result of an action is called the effect. In real-life order, the cause happens first. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1What is Cause & Effect? A cause always has an effect. There is a reason why something happens. An effect happens as a result of a cause. Something happens for a reason. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Cause and effect refers to the relationship between two events or occurrences. To put it simply, it is when one thing causes something else to happen. A cause is WHY something happens. An effect is WHAT happened as a result of something else. To find the cause, ask yourself: Why did this happen? To find the effect, ask yourself: What happened? Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1 4.6.g. Distinguish between fact and opinion.
A fact can be proven. An opinion is the way that someone feels about a
subject and it cannot be proven. Being able to tell the difference between a fact and an opinion will improve your reading comprehension. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1What is Cause & Effect? A cause always has an effect. There is a reason why something happens. An effect happens as a result of a cause. Something happens for a reason. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1FreeA fact is information that is known to be true; it is a certainty. A fact
does not change from person to person. An opinion is a personal belief or idea. People do not always have the same beliefs or ideas. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1Exaggeration is a representation of something in an excessive manner. It is the opposite of minimisation. Identify missing and irrelevant information. Distinguish between a fact and an opinion. Read more...iWorksheets :3 VA.W.4. Writing
4.7. The student will write in a variety of forms to include narrative, descriptive, opinion, and expository.
4.7.a. Engage in writing as a process.
Prewrite, draft, revise, proofread, and edit. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.7.d. Use a variety of prewriting strategies.
Prewrite, draft, revise, proofread, and edit. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.7.g. Write a clear topic sentence focusing on the main idea.
The topic of a paragraph is the word or words that tell what the paragraph is about. The topic should be related to all of the sentences in the paragraph. Being able to pick out the topic of the paragraph helps the reader to understand the meaning of the paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1A topic sentence supports or develops the theme or main idea of a paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1 4.7.h. Write related paragraphs on the same topic.
A paragraph is a group of sentences about one topic. The sentences are related to each other, and they make sense. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1Extraneous details are details that are not necessary to include in a
particular paragraph. They are details that are NOT related to the theme of a paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1A topic sentence supports or develops the theme or main idea of a paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1 4.7.i. Elaborate writing by including details to support the purpose.
A topic sentence supports or develops the theme or main idea of a paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1 4.7.j. Express an opinion about a topic and provide fact-based reasons for support.
Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.
Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes. Read more...iWorksheets :3 4.7.k. Use transition words and prepositional phrases for sentence variety.
Subject/verb agreement and prepositional phrases. Read more...iWorksheets :3A topic sentence supports or develops the theme or main idea of a paragraph. Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1 4.8. The student will self- and peer-edit writing for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraphing, and Standard English.
4.8.a. Use subject-verb agreement.
Subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. Read more...iWorksheets :3Subject/verb agreement and prepositional phrases. Read more...iWorksheets :3Subject and verb agreement and other grammar skills. Read more...iWorksheets :3A Noun is a person, place, or thing. A Verb is a word that shows action or being. An Adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. A Pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Examples of pronouns: he, she, it, they, them, me, we, I, you, us. Subject / Verb Agreement: the subject must agree with the verb in a sentence. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1 4.8.b. Eliminate double negatives.
Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spellings
and different meanings. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 4.8.d. Use commas in series, dates, and addresses.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1Where do COMMAS go? Commas in a series, Commas in dates, Commas in an address, Commas in a friendly letters. Where Does the APOSTROPHE go in a Contraction? Where Does a PERIOD go in an Abbreviation? Where do QUOTATION MARKS go in Written Text? Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1 4.8.e. Correctly use adjectives and adverbs.
What are Adjectives, Adverbs, Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homographs? An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. An adverb can tell you how, where, or when something is done. Antonyms are words that mean the
opposite of each other. Synonyms are words that have
almost the same meaning. Homographs are words that have more than one definition. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1What is adverb? An adverb is a word or an expression that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, level of certainty, answering questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent? Read more...iWorksheets :3What is an Adjective? An adjective is a word that describes a noun. When an adjective is added to a noun, the sentence becomes more interesting. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1A Noun is a person, place, or thing. A Verb is a word that shows action or being. An Adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. A Pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Examples of pronouns: he, she, it, they, them, me, we, I, you, us. Subject / Verb Agreement: the subject must agree with the verb in a sentence. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1What is Vocabulary? Vocabulary is a list, collection, or group of words that are known by someone. Your vocabulary is all the words you know how to pronounce, what
they mean, and how to use them in a sentence too. Your vocabulary includes many kinds of words such as adjectives, adverbs, synonyms, antonyms, and even homographs. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 4.8.g. Use correct spelling including common homophones.
Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spellings
and different meanings. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1Words can be divided into syllables Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 4.8.h. Use singular possessives.
Noun is a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality Read more...iWorksheets :3Why is Spelling Important? It is important to spell words correctly when writing. There are some words that are difficult to learn and to remember how to spell correctly.
Homonyms, plurals, and possessive words are often difficult to
remember how to spell correctly. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1A noun is a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things, or to name a particular one of these. Read more...iWorksheets :3A Noun is a person, place, or thing. A Verb is a word that shows action or being. An Adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. A Pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Examples of pronouns: he, she, it, they, them, me, we, I, you, us. Subject / Verb Agreement: the subject must agree with the verb in a sentence. Read more...iWorksheets :7Study Guides :1There are some words that are difficult to remember how to spell: Plurals, Possessive Nouns (words that show ownership), Homophones (two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling). Read more...iWorksheets :6Study Guides :1 VA.Re.4. Research
4.9. The student will demonstrate comprehension of information resources to create a research product.
4.9.d. Give credit to sources used in research.
Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.
Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes. Read more...iWorksheets :3 Standards
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