Term pack

Year 4 English

Name: ________________________

Skills in this pack

Who, what and where
Determiners
has and have
Using a, an and the
Opposites and near-opposites
A to Z order
Alphabetical order
Pronoun forms
Subject, object and possessive pronouns
Kinds of nouns
Whose is it?
Punctuating direct speech
Prepositions of time and place
Prepositions of place and direction
Continuous and perfect tenses
The present perfect
Writing a short paragraph

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Year 4 English · 1 of 17

Who, what and where

Answer who, what, where and when questions about a sentence you have read.

1.On Monday the class went to the zoo. Where did they go?
- a) To the zoo
- b) To the park
- c) To the shop
- d) To the sea
2.A green bird sat on the roof and sang. Where did the bird sit?
- a) In a tree
- b) On the ground
- c) In a nest
- d) On the roof
3.The girl found her red ball under the bed. What did she find?
- a) Her red shoe
- b) A red bed
- c) Her red ball
- d) A red bird
4.Which question word does each answer go with?
Groups: Who · What · Where
- into the garden
- a song
- on the roof
- a green bird
- a red ball
- the little dog
5.Match each question word to what it asks for.
- Who
- What
- Where
- When
- the place
- the thing that happens
- the time
- the person or animal
6.On Monday the class went to the zoo. When did they go?
- a) On Friday
- b) On Sunday
- c) On Monday
- d) At night
7.A green bird sat on the roof and sang. Who sang?
- a) A green bird
- b) The roof
- c) A green cat
- d) A boy
8.The girl found her red ball under the bed. Where was the ball?
- a) On the bed
- b) Under the bed
- c) Under the chair
- d) In the box

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Determiners

Choose the determiner that fits the noun — a or an, this or these, much or many, some or any.

1.Ravi waited for ____ hour at the station.
- a) the
- b) some
- c) an
- d) a
2.____ books on the shelf beside me are torn.
- a) This
- b) Any
- c) These
- d) Much
3.Write "a" or "an": I saw ____ eagle above the hill.
4.How ____ chairs are there in the hall?
- a) less
- b) a little
- c) many
- d) much
5.How ____ sugar do you need?
- a) a few
- b) much
- c) few
- d) many
6.I do not have ____ money with me.
- a) any
- b) some
- c) many
- d) a
7.Please give me ____ little more time.
- a) some
- b) the
- c) a
- d) an
8.Sort each word by whether it takes "a" or "an". Listen to the first sound, not the first letter.
Groups: a · an
- hour
- table
- apple
- book
- uniform
- umbrella
- orange
- house

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has and have

Choose has or have to match who the sentence is about.

1.Write "has" or "have": You ____ a lovely garden.
2.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.
- kite.
- red
- She
- has
- a
3.She ____ two sisters.
- a) haves
- b) having
- c) has
- d) have
4.The birds ____ a nest in the tree.
- a) are
- b) has
- c) is
- d) have
5.Which word comes next — has or have?
Groups: has · have
- My friend
- The baby
- My friends
- The dogs
- The dog
- You
6.Which word comes next — has or have?
Groups: has · have
- He
- It
- They
- I
- She
- We
7.Which word comes next — has or have?
Groups: has · have
- My teacher
- Those boxes
- The boys
- A cat
- This box
- Two cats
8.Write "has" or "have": My brother ____ a new bike.

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Using a, an and the

Put a, an or the in front of a naming word.

1.Write "a" or "an": My sister ate ____ ice cream.
2.Write "a" or "an": I have ____ pencil.
3.Write "a" or "an": She found ____ old shoe.
4.Which word means we both know which one?
- a) one
- b) a
- c) the
- d) an
5.Which one is right?
- a) a ink
- b) an bag
- c) an cup
- d) a cup
6.Which word goes in front — a or an?
Groups: a · an
- pen
- apple
- cat
- egg
- umbrella
- book
7.Match each word to the way it is written with a or an.
- ant
- hat
- ice cream
- ball
- a hat
- an ice cream
- a ball
- an ant
8.I saw a bird. ____ bird was blue.
- a) An
- b) A
- c) Some
- d) The

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Year 4 English · 5 of 17

Opposites and near-opposites

Give the opposite of a word, and tell an opposite from a word that means the same.

1.Pair each word with its opposite.
- near
- high
- clean
- thick
- thin
- dirty
- low
- far
2.What is the opposite of 'rough'?
- a) sharp
- b) hard
- c) dry
- d) smooth
3.Pair each word with its opposite.
- wide
- awake
- sweet
- strong
- weak
- sour
- narrow
- asleep
4.The opposite of 'early' is ____
5.Which two words are opposites?
- a) big and large
- b) near and far
- c) quick and fast
- d) small and tiny
6.What is the opposite of 'inside'?
- a) beside
- b) under
- c) above
- d) outside
7.Does each pair mean the opposite, or the same?
Groups: Opposites · Mean the same
- big — large
- hot — cold
- wet — dry
- happy — glad
- quick — fast
- up — down
8.Pair each word with its opposite.
- laugh
- remember
- give
- buy
- take
- cry
- sell
- forget

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Year 4 English · 6 of 17

A to Z order

Put words in order by the letter they start with.

1.Put these words in A to Z order.
- hat
- jug
- lamp
- key
2.Which word comes first in A to Z order: "sun" or "moon"?
3.Put these words in A to Z order.
- nest
- kite
- egg
- van
4.Which letter comes just after p?
- a) r
- b) o
- c) s
- d) q
5.Which letter comes first in the alphabet?
- a) t
- b) p
- c) m
- d) f
6.Does each word come before or after the letter f?
Groups: Before f · After f
- hat
- goat
- ant
- cake
- bat
- sun
7.Put these words in A to Z order.
- ant
- duck
- bird
- eagle
- cow
8.Does each word come before or after the letter m?
Groups: Before m · After m
- sun
- tiger
- book
- fan
- yellow
- cat

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Year 4 English · 7 of 17

Alphabetical order

Put words in dictionary order, using the second letter when the first letters are the same.

1.When two words begin with the same letter, what do you look at next?
- a) the last letter of each word
- b) the length of each word
- c) the second letter of each word
- d) the meaning of each word
2.Which comes first in a dictionary, "grass" or "gate"? Write that word.
3.Which of these words would come first in a dictionary?
- a) city
- b) crow
- c) cloud
- d) cake
4.Sort each pair by which letter decides the order of the two words.
Groups: The first letter decides · The second letter decides
- cat and cup
- sun and sea
- tree and tap
- tree and bell
- sun and moon
- cat and dog
5.A dictionary page has the guide words "lamp" and "leaf" at the top. Which word is on that page?
- a) lead
- b) lemon
- c) ladder
- d) lion
6.Which letter comes straight after q in the alphabet?
- a) s
- b) o
- c) r
- d) p
7.Sort each word by whether it comes before or after "milk" in a dictionary.
Groups: Before milk · After milk
- mud
- melon
- map
- mind
- moon
- match
8.Which comes first in a dictionary, "table" or "tap"? Write that word.

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Year 4 English · 8 of 17

Pronoun forms

Replace a noun with the right pronoun, and choose between forms such as I and me.

1.Pair each pronoun with the form used after a verb such as "saw".
- I
- he
- she
- we
- they
- them
- us
- her
- him
- me
2.Write one pronoun in place of "my aunt": I gave the letter to ____.
3.Write one pronoun in place of "the two dogs": ____ ran into the field.
4.Pair each group of words with the pronoun that can replace it.
- my brother
- my sister
- the broken kite
- the children next door
- Anil and I
- she
- we
- they
- he
- it
5.Sort each pronoun by how many it stands for.
Groups: One person or thing · More than one
- he
- we
- she
- us
- they
- it
6.Write the missing pronoun: The book is very old. ____ pages are yellow at the edges.
7.Why do we use pronouns at all?
- a) to make sentences longer
- b) to avoid repeating the same noun over and over
- c) to show that something is in the past
- d) to join two sentences together
8.Sort each pronoun by where it belongs in a sentence.
Groups: Doing the action · Having the action done to it
- they
- we
- me
- them
- I
- us

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Year 4 English · 9 of 17

Subject, object and possessive pronouns

Choose the right pronoun for the job it does in the sentence.

1.Sort each word: does it need a noun straight after it, or can it stand on its own?
Groups: Needs a noun after it · Stands on its own
- our
- my
- your
- ours
- yours
- mine
2.Which sentence is correct?
- a) The parcel was for her.
- b) The parcel was for hers.
- c) The parcel was for she.
- d) The parcel was for they.
3.____ are waiting outside the gate.
- a) Their
- b) Them
- c) They
- d) Themselves
4.In "They gave us the tickets", which pronoun is on the receiving end of the action?
- a) gave
- b) They
- c) us
- d) tickets
5.Sort each pronoun by the job it does.
Groups: Does the action · Receives the action · Shows who it belongs to
- theirs
- me
- ours
- mine
- I
- them
- we
- us
- they
6.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- She
- handed
- me.
- to
- the keys
7.One word, please. "Ravi has lost Ravi's pen." Which word should stand in place of the second "Ravi's"?
8.One word, please. The sentence is about a girl: Please help ____ with the heavy bag.

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Year 4 English · 10 of 17

Kinds of nouns

Tell common, proper, collective and abstract nouns apart.

1.In "The crowd cheered loudly", which word is a collective noun?
- a) The
- b) loudly
- c) cheered
- d) crowd
2.Which word is a proper noun?
- a) country
- b) river
- c) teacher
- d) Tuesday
3.Sort each word: does it name one single thing, or a whole group of them?
Groups: One thing · A group
- team
- bee
- player
- crew
- swarm
- sailor
4.Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
- a) my friend anna comes on tuesday.
- b) My Friend Anna comes on tuesday.
- c) My friend Anna comes on Tuesday.
- d) my friend Anna comes on Tuesday.
5.Sort each noun by whether the thing it names can be touched.
Groups: Can be touched · Cannot be touched
- table
- courage
- anger
- kindness
- stone
- bicycle
6.Which word is a collective noun?
- a) bird
- b) flock
- c) feather
- d) nest
7.Which word names something you cannot see or touch?
- a) honesty
- b) chair
- c) bottle
- d) door
8.Match each group word to what it names a group of.
- a flock
- a swarm
- a fleet
- a bunch
- a herd
- a shoal
- bees
- fish
- ships
- birds
- grapes
- cattle

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Year 4 English · 11 of 17

Whose is it?

Use an apostrophe to show that something belongs to somebody, for one owner and for many.

1.Write the short phrase that means "the toys that belong to the children".
2.In "the horses' stable", how many horses use the stable?
- a) it does not say
- b) exactly one
- c) none
- d) more than one
3.Write the missing word: The ____ nest is high in the tree. One bird owns it.
4.Sort each phrase by what its apostrophe is doing.
Groups: Showing it belongs to someone · Showing a letter is missing
- do not run becomes don't run
- it is raining becomes it's raining
- we're late
- the tree's roots
- the cat's whiskers
- Ravi's book
5.Which phrase shows that the bag belongs to one girl?
- a) the girls bag's
- b) the girls' bag
- c) the girl's bag
- d) the girls bag
6.Where does the apostrophe go in "the boys football" if the ball belongs to several boys?
- a) after the s in boys
- b) before the s in boys
- c) before the l in football
- d) at the end of football
7.Write the missing word: I borrowed my ____ umbrella. It belongs to one sister.
8.Pair each long phrase with the short way of saying it.
- the bag that belongs to Meera
- the nest that belongs to the bird
- the toys that belong to the children
- the bags that belong to the girls
- Meera's bag
- the children's toys
- the girls' bags
- the bird's nest

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Year 4 English · 12 of 17

Punctuating direct speech

Punctuate a sentence that reports somebody's exact words, with the marks in the right places.

1.Somebody has spoken these words. Sort each one by the end mark it needs.
Groups: Ends with a full stop · Ends with a question mark
- Shut the gate
- Are we late
- I am nearly ready
- What is your name
- Why is the door open
- Come here at once
2.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- "Open your books."
- said,
- The teacher
3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- a) Ravi said "I am ready."
- b) Ravi said, "I am ready"
- c) Ravi said, "i am ready."
- d) Ravi said, "I am ready."
4.Sort each sentence by whether the speech is punctuated correctly.
Groups: Correct · Not correct
- "Sit down," said the teacher.
- "Where are you going?" asked Anna.
- "I am tired" said Ravi.
- Ravi shouted, "Wait for me!"
- "can I come too?" asked the boy.
- The guard said "Nobody may enter."
5.One word, please. Which word inside the speech marks should begin with a capital letter? The captain said, "our team will win."
6.Match each mark to the job it does in a sentence of direct speech.
- the speech marks
- the comma
- the capital letter
- the question mark
- the exclamation mark
- separates the spoken words from who said them
- starts the spoken words
- ends spoken words that are shouted
- hold the exact words that were spoken
- ends spoken words that ask something
7.Name the mark that is missing here: "Take your seats" said the teacher.
8.Which sentence gives the speaker's exact words?
- a) Anna said that she was hungry.
- b) Anna said, "I am hungry."
- c) Anna told us she was hungry.
- d) Anna was hungry, she said.

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Year 4 English · 13 of 17

Prepositions of time and place

Choose the preposition that fits a time or a position.

1.The shop is ____ the bank and the post office.
- a) between
- b) beside
- c) across
- d) among
2.I have known Meera ____ 2019.
- a) by
- b) from
- c) for
- d) since
3.We have a test ____ Monday.
- a) on
- b) by
- c) at
- d) in
4.The cat was hiding ____ the bed, where nobody could see it.
- a) on
- b) under
- c) between
- d) above
5.We waited ____ two hours before the gate opened.
- a) since
- b) at
- c) in
- d) for
6.The train leaves ____ six o'clock.
- a) by
- b) on
- c) in
- d) at
7.Write "in", "on" or "at": The book is ____ the table.
8.Match each preposition to what follows it.
- at
- in
- on
- for
- since
- between
- a month or a year, as in "in April"
- a named day, as in "on Friday"
- how long something lasted, as in "for six days"
- a position with two named sides
- the point when something started, as in "since Monday"
- a clock time, as in "at four o'clock"

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Prepositions of place and direction

Choose the preposition that shows where something is, or which way it is going.

1.Match each preposition to its opposite.
- above
- into
- in front of
- up
- inside
- below
- outside
- out of
- down
- behind
2.The kitten is hiding ____ the sofa, so only its tail shows.
- a) out of
- b) through
- c) into
- d) under
3.One word, please. The cat is sitting ____ the table and the chair, right in the middle of the two.
4.Which sentence uses the preposition correctly?
- a) The plane flew above the clouds.
- b) The plane flew above at the clouds.
- c) The plane flew above from the clouds.
- d) The plane flew above of the clouds.
5.The road runs ____ the two villages.
- a) above
- b) into
- c) between
- d) among
6.One word, please. We walked ____ the tunnel and came out at the far end.
7.Sort each sentence: does the preposition tell you where something is, or which way it went?
Groups: Tells where it is · Tells which way it went
- The bus went through the tunnel.
- The ball rolled out of the gate.
- The picture hangs above the bed.
- The ball is between the shoes.
- The cat sat under the chair.
- The cat ran into the box.
8.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- the tall tree.
- The squirrel
- ran
- up

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Continuous and perfect tenses

Recognise and form the present continuous, past continuous and present perfect.

1.We ____ each other for ten years, and we are still friends.
- a) have known
- b) know
- c) knew
- d) are knowing
2.Which sentence is in the past continuous?
- a) He eats.
- b) He has eaten.
- c) He will eat.
- d) He was eating.
3.Meera ____ in this town since 2018.
- a) lived
- b) lives
- c) has lived
- d) is living
4.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- I
- posted
- the letter.
- already
- have
5.Complete with the present continuous of "wait": The children ____ for the bus at the moment.
6.Sort each sentence by its tense.
Groups: Present continuous · Past continuous · Present perfect
- They have played three matches.
- They are playing outside.
- She has read the book.
- They were playing when it rained.
- She is reading a book.
- She was reading when I called.
7.Look at the sky — it ____ heavily right now.
- a) is raining
- b) rains
- c) rained
- d) has rained
8.Complete with the present perfect of "see": I ____ that film twice.

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The present perfect

Build the present perfect with have or has and a past participle, and tell it apart from the simple past.

1.Meera ____ finished her homework.
- a) haves
- b) have
- c) has
- d) having
2.Sort each subject by the helping verb it takes in the present perfect.
Groups: have · has
- I
- they
- we
- my brother
- the dog
- she
3.Two words, please. Use the present perfect of "break": Somebody ____ the window.
4.Choose the right form: The children ____ their lunch.
- a) has eaten
- b) have eaten
- c) has ate
- d) have ate
5.Two words, please. Use the present perfect of "write": I ____ three letters this week.
6.I have ____ that film twice.
- a) seeing
- b) seen
- c) saw
- d) see
7.Which sentence is in the present perfect?
- a) She is washing the dishes.
- b) She washed the dishes.
- c) She has washed the dishes.
- d) She washes the dishes.
8.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.
- We
- seen
- never
- such a big kite.
- have

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Writing a short paragraph

Turn a few given points into a short paragraph that keeps to one topic and runs in a sensible order.

1.Put these sentences in order to make one short paragraph.
- We came home tired and full of stories.
- At the very end we were allowed to feed the ducks.
- Our class went to the zoo last month.
- First we saw the elephants being washed.
- The monkeys came next, and they stole each other's food.
2.Sort each sentence by the job it does in a paragraph about bicycles.
Groups: Opens the paragraph · Gives a reason or a detail · Closes the paragraph
- It costs nothing at all to run.
- It can be parked almost anywhere.
- So it is no wonder that so many people ride one.
- A bicycle is the best way to get about a small town.
3.Which sentence would open a paragraph about why the monsoon matters?
- a) I have a yellow umbrella.
- b) It rained on Tuesday afternoon.
- c) My school is near the bus stop.
- d) The rains change life for everybody here.
4.You are writing a paragraph about your school library. Sort each sentence by whether it belongs in it.
Groups: Belongs · Does not belong
- It is the quietest room in the school.
- We may borrow two books at a time.
- The library has a whole shelf of story books.
- I lost my water bottle on Tuesday.
- The match was cancelled because of rain.
- My uncle drives a blue car.
5.One word, please. Which joining word would you put in front of the last point in a list — the one that brings it to an end?
6.A paragraph should be about how many topics? Write the number.
7.Where does a paragraph usually tell the reader what it is about?
- a) Nowhere — the reader guesses
- b) In its last sentence
- c) In the middle
- d) In its first sentence
8.You have written a plain statement in your paragraph. How should it begin and end?
- a) However you like
- b) With a capital letter, and end with a comma
- c) With a capital letter, and end with a full stop
- d) With a small letter, and end with a comma

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Answer keys — Year 4 English

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