4th and 5th Grade English Language Arts Exercises

Students will understand just where their vocabulary words come from with this root words exercise.

Expertly split syllables with this phonics activity! A strong understanding of syllabication patterns can improve students’ ability to break apart and decode unfamiliar words. 

Students will be able to understand words without a dictionary after they work through this exercise teaching how to determine the meaning of words using roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

This exercise will help students expand their vocabulary by learning how to read multi syllable words.

Students will have a blast playing with this exercise that shows how spelling onomatopoeias comes from real-life sounds.

Have your fourth grader test their knowledge of subjects and predicates with these exercises that ask them to identify whether a sentence is a fragment, and what is missing.

This exercise provides ground rules for forming plurals, as well as common irregular words students should learn.

Your students will be all smiles when learning how to compare objects with this similes exercise.

By fifth grade, students are starting to use all of the parts of speech in their writing. Make sure they do so correctly with these exercises that solidify the place of these words in sentences.

This example-filled exercise will help students develop a fuller understanding of context from clues embedded in texts.

This exercise will teach students learn how to pronounce the unique sounds of words containing double syllables.

With the basics established, students will enjoy making use of the knowledge of common prefixes shared in this exercise.

Give a cultural lesson and expand your students’ vocabulary at the same time with this idioms exercise.

Teach students how to change the meaning of words by adding suffixes with this simple exercise.

Students will hone their ability to identify differences between homophones with this final exercise in the series.

Expand on your punctuation mark lessons with these exercises that allow your students to see apostrophes in action by creating plural possessive nouns.

Give students practice with all of the parts that make up complete sentences in this exercise.

Relative pronouns make it simple for your fourth grader to describe the subject of a sentence in a fluid and orderly way. Give them the practice they need with these exercises and helpful hints.

This exercise is the difference between the proverbial "teaching your students to fish" and simply giving them the answers.

Connecting sentences and ideas is key in essay and report writing, and these exercises will help your fourth grader get ahead of the curve.

Review simple, compound, and complex sentences with your students to help them succeed as they begin writing reports and essays.

Introduce students to the world of idioms with this exercise that shares some of the most common expressions in the English language.

Have your students practice their sentence combining skills with these exercises that give them visuals and helpful hints.

Students who complete this exercise will have no problem spelling tricky multi-syllable words.

Use this exercise to give your struggling student additional practice in recognizing when to capitalize the names of people, places, and things.

Teach your students everything they need to know about proper nouns to succeed in their future writing careers with this exercise that gives them additional practice while providing helpful hints!

Our world is measured in relative phrases, and prepositions allow your student to describe nouns in a way that utilizes the knowledge of another.

The English language can be confusing, but will be a lot clearer to students who complete this exercise clarifying the difference between common homophones and homographs.

Help develop the fluency of your student's writing with these exercises that help them understand the importance of matching object and subject pronouns with their antecedent.

Test your students with these exercises that have them identify simple, compound, and complex sentences. Helpful hints give your students all the information they need to work through the problems on their own.