ELAR 4.2
Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--beginning reading and writing. The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell. The student is expected to:
- (1) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by:
- (A) decoding words with specific orthographic patterns and
rules, including regular and irregular plurals;
- (i) decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
- (ii) decoding words using advanced knowledge of syllable division patterns such as VV;
- (iii) decoding words using knowledge of prefixes;
- (iv) decoding words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants; and
- (v) identifying and reading high-frequency words from a research-based list;
- (vi) demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by:
- (B) spelling multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open
syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs;
r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables;
- (i) spelling homophones;
- (ii) spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns;
- (iii) spelling words using advanced knowledge of syllable division patterns;
- (iv) spelling words using knowledge of prefixes; and
- (v) spelling words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants; and
- (vi) write legibly in cursive to complete assignments.
- (A) decoding words with specific orthographic patterns and
rules, including regular and irregular plurals;
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Multisyllable Word List Resource Pack
Print and use a multisyllable word list to introduce your students to more complex words and syllable patterns.
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Differentiated Spelling Bee Word Lists
Prepare your students for school spelling competitions with printable Spelling Bee Word Lists for simple, common, difficult, and challenging spelling words.
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My Spelling Dictionary Booklet
Help young learners build their writing and spelling confidence with their very own Spelling Dictionary Booklet!
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Suffix Mini Anchor Charts
Give your students a visual reminder of the meanings of 28 suffixes with a printable set of miniature anchor charts.
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Irregular Plurals Escape Room
Teach irregular plurals with this engaging escape room game that helps teachers bring grammar lessons to life while keeping students motivated and excited to learn.
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Google Slides Interactive - Prefixes Activity
Practice adding prefixes to words by identifying, defining, and matching them in context.
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Irregular Plural Worksheets
Use this set of 9 irregular plural activity worksheets to reinforce key grammar concepts while keeping students motivated and on-task.
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Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check Sheet Templates
Use a Look, Say, Cover, Write, and Check sheet to encourage students to study and practice their weekly spelling words.
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Prefix and Suffix Quiz
Assess your students’ knowledge of prefixes and suffixes with a vocabulary quiz.
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Multisyllable Words Worksheets
Build multisyllable word decoding skills with a Science of Reading based worksheet pack.
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Derivational Suffix Worksheet Pack
Support vocabulary instruction with this derivational suffix worksheet set that helps students understand how adding suffixes can change word forms and meanings.
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Spelling Detectives Worksheets - Fixing Spelling Errors (3-4)
Build spelling and editing skills with printable ‘Find the Spelling Errors’ Worksheets.
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ABC Order Spelling Words Worksheet Pack
Practice ABC Order & Spelling Words with printable ABC order spelling templates.
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4th Grade Spelling Homework Worksheets
Print your own 4th Grade Spelling Homework sheets with 36 weeks of printable, phonics-based spelling worksheets.
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Cursive Writing Worksheets PDF - Alphabet
Practice writing the alphabet in cursive with a pack of printable cursive alphabet worksheets.
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Prefix Word Wall - Words with Un, Re, Pre, Dis, In, and Mis
Build a vocabulary bulletin board of words with un-, re-, pre-, dis-, mis-, and in- with a printable prefix word wall display.
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Cursive Worksheets — Cursive Letter Families
Trace and write cursive letters with a pack of Cursive Letter Family worksheets.
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Cursive Worksheets - Days, Months, Colors, Numbers
Trace and write days of the week, months of the year, number words, and color words in cursive.
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Just Joking! Cursive Joke Book Practice Worksheets
Trace 10 cringe-worthy jokes in cursive font and rewrite each joke independently in cursive on the lines.
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Cursive Practice - Sentences
A set of 6 sheets to practice writing sentences in cursive.
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Vowel Digraphs Bookmarks
These bookmarks are designed to help students remember some of the most common vowel digraphs while reading.
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Spell and Score - Word Tile Game for Kids
Play ‘Spell-and-Score’, an exciting Word Tile Spelling Game to help your students practice spelling words.
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Homework Grid - Spelling Activities for 4th Grade and Up
Download our Spelling Activities for 4th Grade Homework Grid and Spelling Homework pages to implement fun weekly spelling practice in your classroom.
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Differentiated Spelling Choice Board Pack
Give your students a variety of fun options for spelling homework with Differentiated Spelling Choice Board Templates.
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Spelling Word Web Template
Use a Spelling Word Web Template to engage your students in a bit of creepy, crawly and fun spelling practice!
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Editing Sentences – 4th Grade Worksheets
Download these editing sentences worksheets for 4th grade to get your students identifying and fixing errors in sentences.
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Hunting for Homophones – SCOOT! Task Cards
Get your students to identify the correct homophones in sentences with this set of 36 task cards for your vocabulary lessons.
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Homophone Mandala Flower Worksheets
Have your students create a colorful mandala flower while simultaneously demonstrating their understanding of common homophones.
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Homophones Worksheet - Cloze Passage
Help your students select the correct homophone to use in context with this one-page cloze passage worksheet.
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Find The Imposter! Interactive Suffix Game
Practice using the suffixes -s and -es to pluralize words with an exciting FInd the Imposter Interactive activity.
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Inflectional Endings - Spelling with Suffixes Worksheets
Spell words with the inflectional endings -ed, -ing, -s, -es and -ies with a pack of printable practice worksheets covering inflected endings.
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Suffixes - Color By Code Worksheet
Reveal the hidden picture and practice using the inflectional endings -s, -es, -ies, and -ves with a color-by-code worksheet.