4 th Grade ELA Volume 1 Topics Four Types of Sentences Writing a Complete Sentence Comma Usage Homonyms 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 4
4 th Grade ELA Volume 1 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc Newburyport, MA 01950 800-596-3175 www.onboardacademics.com ISBN: 978-1-63096-008-7 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This book contains material protected under International and Federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author / publisher. The author grants teacher the right to print copies for their students. This is limited to students that the teacher teachers directly. This permission to print is strictly limited and under no circumstances can copies may be made for use by other teachers, parents or persons who are not students of the book s owner. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 5
Table of Contents Four Types of Sentences 7 Four Types of Sentences Quiz 12 Writing a Complete Sentence 13 Writing a Complete Sentence Quiz 19 Comma Usage20 Comma Usage Quiz 28 Homonyms29 Homonym Quiz 35 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 6
Grade 4 ELA Four Types of Sentences Key Vocabulary declarative sentence exclamatory sentence imperative sentence interrogative sentence 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 7
Grade 4 ELA Choose the most appropriate punctation mark to complete the sentence. Declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and interrogative sentence. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 8
Grade 4 ELA Is the sentence imperative (IM), interrogative (IN), declarative (D), or exclamatory (E)? 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 9
Grade 4 ELA Which of these sentences are declarative? Which of these sentences are imperative? 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 10
Grade 4 ELA Is the sentence imperative (IM), interrogative (IN), declarative (D) or exclamatory (E)? Please also add the appropriate punctuation. Okay every body it s time for today s grammar quiz Please put your books away and take out your pencils Does everyone understand the directions Good luck everybody 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 11
Grade 4 ELA Four Types of Sentences Quiz 1. An interrogative sentence usually ends with an exclamation point. True or false? 2. What type of sentence is the: I am going to the moves tonight. a. declarative b. imperative c. interrogative d. exclamatory 3. What type of sentence asks a question? a. declarative b. imperative c. interrogative d. exclamatory 4. What type of sentence gives a command? a. declarative b. imperative c. interrogative d. exclamatory 5. Which type of sentence is this: My dog is a golden retriever. a. declarative b. imperative c. interrogative d. exclamatory 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 12
Grade 4 ELA Writing a Complete Sentence Key Vocabulary subject predicate complete sentence 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 13
Subject and Predicate Subject Predicate Grade 4 ELA Identify the subject and predicate in this sentence and write in the correct boxes. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 14
Grade 4 ELA Identify the subject in each of the sentences. Write the subject in the box. Underline the subject and circle the predicate in each sentence. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 15
Grade 4 ELA Using the icons label each sentence. C = Complete Sentence S = Missing Subject P = Missing Predicate 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 16
Grade 4 ELA Connect the subject and predicate cards together to form complete sentence. The correct pairs are not always across from each other. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 17
Grade 4 ELA Read the sentence then indicate with an S or a P if the words in the box are the subject or the predicate. The scary movie wasn t that scary. When I grow up I want to be a film star. Let s meet right outside the box office. Half of the audience left before the end of the movie. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 18
Grade 4 ELA Writing a Complete Sentence Quiz 1. The predicate is the action part of the sentence. True or false? 2. Identify the predicate part of this sentence: We went for a walk. a. went b. went for walk c. We went d. We 3. Identify the subject of this sentence: The top floor of the house is the hottest. a. The top floor b. hottest c. is the hottest d. The top floor of the house 4. Which sentence is not complete? a. Mother took us swimming at the lake b. Had a great time c. The water was warm. d. I was so tired when I got home. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 19
Grade 4 ELA Comma Usage Key Vocabulary comma compound sentence conjunctions 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 20
Grade 4 ELA Why do we use commas? Read each paragraph but take a short pause when you come to a comma (or period). 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 21
Grade 4 ELA Add commas as necessary. Use the first sentence as an example. Commas are used to separate items in a series. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 22
Grade 4 ELA Add commas to the paragraph to separate items in a series. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 23
Grade 4 ELA Commas are used to separate parts of dates and addresses. Look at the first example before commas are used and then the second example after commas are used. Can you see how much more clear the expressions are with commas? 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 24
Grade 4 ELA Place a check mark next to the correctly punctuated sentences. Commas are also used when addressing a person by name. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 25
Grade 4 ELA Commas are also used in compound sentences. Read the two passages below and notice the use of commas when forming a compound sentence. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 26
Grade 4 ELA Use conjunctions and commas to make compound sentences. Write the new compound sentences below. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 27
Grade 4 ELA Comma Usage Quiz 1. You can insert a comma wherever you would naturally pause when speaking. True or false. 2. Which sentence is correctly punctuated? a. We had pizza soda and cookies b. We had pizza, soda, and cookies. c. We had pizza, soda, cookies, d. We had, pizza, soda, and cookies. 3. After which word should a comma be placed? Mrs. Nelson can I speak to you for a moment? a. Mrs. b. Nelson c. speak d. for 4. Which sentence is not correctly punctuated? a. I live at 2535 13th Street in New York City. b. Today is Monday, August 31, 1942 c. James, thanks for lending me your phone. d. I am going to Austin Texas, next week. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 28
Grade 4 ELA Homonyms Key Vocabulary homonym 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 29
Grade 4 ELA Homonyms, Spell and say each word. not daughter 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 30
Grade 4 ELA Match the homonym with the definition. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 31
Grade 4 ELA Complete the sentence with the correct homonym. Write the matching homonym in the box. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 32
Grade 4 ELA Identify the correct homonym pairs. for yes and X for no. Fill in the blank using the correct homonym. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 33
Grade 4 ELA Complete the homonym crossword puzzle. 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 34
Grade 4 ELA Homonym Quiz 1. Homonyms are words that sound the same, but are pronounced differently and have different meanings. True or false? 2. Owen has presents to open. a. ate b. ite c. eight d. aight 3. The letter was in the mail. a. cent b. scent c. sent 4. The dad held the hand of his? a. son b. sun 5. The little girl turned years old. a. to b. two c. too 6. Don t your new camera. a. loose b. lose c. loss 2013 OnBoard Academics, Inc. www.onboardacademics.com 35
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