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Irregular past tense verbs wordsearch
Each of the following sentences includes an incorrect past-tense verb. Circle the incorrect verb and find the correct form of the verb in the wordsearch.
Word split: compound words
Cut out the cards. The red ones are the first part of a longer word, the blue ones are the second part. Mix and match to see how many longer words you can make.
Word colouring: nouns and pronouns
Colour the squares with nouns in green. Colour the squares with pronouns in brown. Leave the blank squares empty, then work out what the picture is.
Year 4 English Challenge Pack
Challenging reading comprehensions and activities for Year 4 readers and writers, designed to stretch your child and offer them the opportunity to explore their year-group topics in greater depth.
Using imperative verbs
Learn a card trick to amaze friends and family and practise identifying and using imperative verbs in this Y4 activity worksheet.
Apostrophes and singular nouns ending in -s
When a noun we want to add an apostrophe to ends in -s we add 's to show possession, according to the national curriculum. Practise the rule by punctuation some sentences.
Year 4 proofreading: organising information into paragraphs
Paragraphs are used to split writing into sections; each paragraph is about a different topic. Can you cut out these sentences and organise them into paragraph groups?
Y4 spelling sentences
Have you been learning to spell words from the Y3/Y4 curriculum spelling words list? Find the right word to fit in each sentence.
Y4 criss-cross word puzzle
A criss-cross puzzle has a grid like a crossword, but there are no clues. Instead you must fit given words into the grid. Can you put these Y3/Y4 spelling words into the correct slot on the criss-cross grid?
Y3 and Y4 tricky spelling words
These words are from some of the topics studied in Year 3 and 4, but they can be hard to spell! Can you match the correct spelling with the correct definition?
Y3 and Y4 spelling wordsearch
Hidden in this wordsearch are some of the words from the Year 3/4 curriculum spelling list. Can you find them and highlight them?
Editing: adding powerful verbs
Can you improve the sentences below by replacing “said” with another appropriate verb?
KS2 Easter activities pack
Get ready for some egg-y, chocolate-y, Easter-y fun! The KS2 Easter activities pack has plenty of themed maths, English and science learning opportunities to keep kids busy and learning over the spring break.
Festive fun activities for KS2
With Christmas lists to write, present-delivery schedules to work out, Grotto problems to solve and light and dark experiments to try this bumper pack of festive learning activities will keep your child engaged over the Christmas break.
Book reviews activity pack
Help your child explore books and language with TheSchoolRun's Book reviews activity pack, a huge collection of reading comprehension and creative writing resources for Year 1 to Year 6.
Replacing nouns with pronouns
In the following passage from The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter, can you replace the nouns (in bold) with any pronouns?
Formal and informal language
In everyday life we often to choose to write in formal or informal language, depending on what we’re writing and who we’re writing to. Look at the two letters below. Discuss which bits of each letter are formal and informal with an adult. Can you underline and label certain features?
Adding is / am / are / was / were to sentences
Look at the following sentences. Can you choose a verb from this list to put in each gap?
Year 4 Cloze test: time outdoors
Little Women is an American novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868. It is about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. This passage is describes Laurie (their next-door neighbour) following them and finding them sitting outdoors. Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Year 4 Cloze test: Jo and Meg’s Christmas
Little Women, an American novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, is about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. This passage is about two of the girls waking on Christmas Day. Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Where do you think they should be inserted into the text?
Year 4 Cloze test: Beth’s dolls
Little Women is an American novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868. It is about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. This passage is about the sister called Beth and how she cares for her dolls. Look at the words at the bottom of the page and see if you can work out where they should be inserted into the text.
Reading comprehension: The party
Little Women is an American novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. Read this passage is about the girls going to a party and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the no-presents Christmas
Little Women is an American novel by Louisa May Alcott about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. In this passage the girls discuss their plans for Christmas. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.