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4 TH Grade Grammar
4 TH Grade Grammar
Read each sentence aloud. Circle the irregular plural and write it on the
line provided.
7. Are there enough knives for all of the dishes on the table?
8. All the women were asked to come onto the dance floor.
• Many irregular plurals follow their own spelling rules and patterns.
• Plural forms of nouns that end in -man are usually spelled -men:
woman/women, snowman/snowmen.
• Plural forms of words that end in f or fe usually change the f to a v
and add -es: wolf/wolves, leaf/leaves. Note that the vowel sound
stays the same. Read the following example out loud: book/shelf,
book/shelves.
• In addition, irregular plurals may involve making no change to a
word (such as deer/deer) or using a new word (person/people).
• Collective nouns are words that name groups of people, places, or
things, such as class or army.
Read each sentence aloud. Decide whether the underlined noun is singular or
plural. Write your answer on the line.
Think about the groups of animals you see at the zoo or on television.
What do you think they like to do in their habitats? Write at least
three sentences with irregular plural nouns. Then check your work
for correct spelling.
Read each sentence. Circle the word that is the correct plural form. Then
write the sentence on the line provided.
• Some nouns have irregular plurals that do not follow regular plural
rules. They are either based on their own rules or do not follow a rule
at all and must be memorized.
• Irregular plurals may involve changing the f to a v and adding -es
in words that end in -f or -fe, changing a middle vowel sound and
spelling, or using different endings.
• In addition, irregular plurals may involve making no change to a word
(such as deer/deer) or using a completely new word (person/people).
• Collective nouns are words that name groups of people, places, or
things, such as class or army.
3. The womans entered the room even though they were afraid of the mouses.
4. How many chevs are needed for the feast this weekend?
5. The trouts are passing through these riveres at this time of year.
A. Read the paragraph. Choose the best answer to correct each question.
(1) The person were determined to catch them. (2) The thief who
stole fifty-nine pairs of shoes were running away. (3) They had grabbed
the boxes off the shelf. (4) How many foot do these guys have, anyway?
1. How would you write the plural of 3. How would you write the plural of
person in sentence 1? shelf in sentence 3?
A person A shelf
B persons B shelves
C people C shelfs
D peoples D shelve
2. How would you write the plural of 4. How would you write the plural of
thief in sentence 2? foot in sentence 4?
F thieves F feet
G thiefs G feets
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H thieve H foot
J thief J foots
B. Read the student draft and choose the best answer to each question.
(1) There are so many species at this zoo! (2) I see oxen grazing in a
field. (3) A bunch of childs are looking at some penguins swimming in
a large pond. (4) Some moose are yawning, and I can see their teeth!
(5) Next time, I am visiting the elk first.
5. What change, if any, should be 6. What change, if any, should be
made to childs in sentence 3? made to moose in sentence 4?
A childrens F mooses
B children G mises
C child H mouses
DECODING WORDS
A three-letter blend is a combination of
three consonants found at the beginning The first syllable of threading
of a word. These blends include: contains the three-letter blend
• scr as in scribe • spl as in splash thr and the vowel team ea. The
second syllable contains the
• str as in strangle • thr as in throw
ending -ing. Blend the sounds and
• spr as in spritely
read the word aloud.
Write the spelling words that contain each three-letter blend. Then read the
words aloud.
1. 9. 15.
2. 10. 16.
3. shr 17.
4. 11. spr
5. 12. 18.
6. 14. 20.
7.
8.
DECODING WORDS
A three-letter blend is a combination of
three consonants found at the beginning The first syllable of threading
of a word. These blends include: contains the three-letter blend
• scr as in scribe • spl as in splash thr and the vowel team ea. The
second syllable contains the
• str as in strangle • thr as in throw
ending -ing. Blend the sounds and
• spr as in spritely
read the word aloud.
Write the spelling words that contain each three-letter blend. Then read the
words aloud.
1. 10. 18.
2. 11. 19.
3. shr 20.
4. 12.
5. 13.
6. 14.
scr 15.
7. str
8. 16.
9. 17.
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Phonics/Spelling • Word Sort
Name
1. 9. 15.
2. 10. 16.
3. shr 17.
4. 11. spr
5. 12. 18.
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B. Compare the words strand and sprang. How are they alike? How are
they different?
Underline the six misspelled words in the paragraphs below. Write the words
correctly on the lines.
Many people like to wear jewelry. You will often see a woman with
a necklace around her thuroat. Some jewelry pieces are worth a lot
of money because they are very old. This jewelry can be a real trill to
wear. A shrand of aged pearls can be worth more than a house!
Some people sell jewelry at yard sales. They sparwl necklaces and
bracelets out on tables. If you see a piece of jewelry that you like, do
not shiek or shout. Calmly ask how much it costs. You might be able to
show some thhrift by talking the person into selling it for less.
1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.
Remember
A three-letter blend is a combination of three consonants found at the beginning of
a word. These blends include:
• scr as in scribble • spl as in splat
• str as in strangely • thr as in threaten
• spr as in springy
A. Fill in the missing letters of each word to form a spelling word. Then read
the word aloud.
21. 24.
22. 25.
23.
Read each base word below. Add prefixes, suffixes, and inflectional endings
(-ed, -ing, -s, -er, -est) to form related words and write them in the blanks.
Use a print or online dictionary to help.
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Familiar
Balance
Write each vocabulary word from the box next to its meaning. Then
write the letters from the boxes to answer the trivia question at the
bottom of the page.
5. a noisy disturbance
7. bothered or irritated
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