Free Year 4 English Worksheets for Teachers

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Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Practice reading comprehension with this free, printable Year 4 worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: predicting what might happen from details stated and implied. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.

Fact Finding: Retrieval from Non-Fiction

Fact Finding: Retrieval from Non-Fiction

Pupils match facts to the right part of a non-fiction text in this retrieval activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: retrieve and record information from non-fiction. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Summarising Main Ideas: Non-Fiction Cloze

Summarising Main Ideas: Non-Fiction Cloze

This cloze worksheet has children complete a summary of a non-fiction text by filling in its key ideas. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: identifying main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarising these. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.

Comparing a Myth and a Modern Story

Comparing a Myth and a Modern Story

Children compare a myth with a modern story on a Venn diagram, spotting shared themes and conventions. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.

Inference Skills: What the Story Doesn't Say

Inference Skills: What the Story Doesn't Say

A reading comprehension passage where pupils infer what the story doesn't say outright, justifying each inference with evidence. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: drawing inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.

Words That Paint Pictures: Poetry Vocabulary

Words That Paint Pictures: Poetry Vocabulary

Vocabulary work on poems that paint pictures: pupils explore words and phrases that fire the imagination. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Reading - comprehension), covering objectives such as: discussing words and phrases that capture the reader's interest and imagination. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Writing

Writing

Writing

This Year 4 writing worksheet is ready to print and use in class. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: proof-read for spelling and punctuation errors. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.

Creating Settings, Characters and Plot

Creating Settings, Characters and Plot

A creative writing worksheet where pupils develop a setting, a character and a plot into a full narrative. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: composing and rehearsing sentences orally, progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

Organising Paragraphs Around a Theme

Organising Paragraphs Around a Theme

Structured paragraph practice on grouping ideas around a theme and using headings and sub-headings. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: organising paragraphs around a theme. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.

Story Mountain Planning Storyboard

Story Mountain Planning Storyboard

Plan a story mountain scene by scene with this storyboard planner for Year 4 narratives. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: in narratives, creating settings, characters and plot. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Building Better Sentences with Expanded Noun Phrases

Building Better Sentences with Expanded Noun Phrases

Sentence frames help children upgrade plain sentences with expanded noun phrases. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - composition), covering objectives such as: composing and rehearsing sentences orally, building an increasing range of sentence structures. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

Proof-Reading Practice: Spot and Fix the Errors

Proof-Reading Practice: Spot and Fix the Errors

Send home this proof-reading practice: short passages with errors for pupils to spot and fix. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using commas after fronted adverbials. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Spelling

Spelling

Spelling

Help your Year 4 pupils master spelling with this editable worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: spell further homophones. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai to adapt this for your class.

Suffix Scramble: Words Ending in -ation and -ous

Suffix Scramble: Words Ending in -ation and -ous

Unscramble words ending in -ation and -ous in this anagram activity that sneaks in spelling practice. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

Prefix Word Search: Anti-, Auto-, Super- and More

Prefix Word Search: Anti-, Auto-, Super- and More

A word search packed with prefix words using anti-, auto-, super- and more. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them (English Appendix 1). Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.

Statutory Spellings: The Year 3 and 4 Word List

Statutory Spellings: The Year 3 and 4 Word List

Spelling and handwriting practice drawn from the statutory Year 3 and 4 word list. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: spell words that are often misspelt and write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Tricky Sounds Crossword: ch, sc and que Words

Tricky Sounds Crossword: ch, sc and que Words

This crossword tests spellings with tricky letter strings: ch, sc and que. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - transcription), covering objectives such as: spell words that are often misspelt (English Appendix 1). Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.

Grammar and Punctuation

Grammar and Punctuation

Grammar and Punctuation

A curriculum-aligned Year 4 worksheet covering grammar and punctuation. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition. Fully editable on Chalkie.ai. Sign up free to customise.

Pronouns for Cohesion: Avoid the Repeats

Pronouns for Cohesion: Avoid the Repeats

Children replace clunky repeated nouns with pronouns in this cohesion-focused cloze worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition. Customise this worksheet on Chalkie.ai in minutes.

Grammar and Punctuation End-of-Unit Assessment

Grammar and Punctuation End-of-Unit Assessment

An end-of-unit assessment sweeping across Year 4 grammar: fronted adverbials, possessive apostrophes and direct speech. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: learning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in English Appendix 2. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Punctuating Direct Speech Check-Up

Punctuating Direct Speech Check-Up

A quick check-up on punctuating direct speech with inverted commas. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using and punctuating direct speech. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

Fronted Adverbials Sorting Activity

Fronted Adverbials Sorting Activity

Sort fronted adverbials and add the commas that follow them in this categorising activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: using fronted adverbials. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Apostrophes for Possession Lesson Starter

Apostrophes for Possession Lesson Starter

A lesson starter on possessive apostrophes, including the tricky plural forms. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation), covering objectives such as: indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

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Our Year 4 English worksheets support the four strands of lower Key Stage 2 English: reading comprehension, writing, spelling, and grammar and punctuation. By Year 4 pupils are expected to infer, predict from implied detail and proof-read their own work — and these activities give that expectation deliberate, repeatable practice across the year.

Alignment is to the Key Stage 2 English programme of study in the England National Curriculum, drawing on objectives such as predicting what might happen from details stated and implied, proof-reading for spelling and punctuation errors, spelling further homophones, and choosing nouns or pronouns for clarity and cohesion.

Print the comprehension sheets for guided reading, use SPaG pages as morning work, or set spelling practice as homework in the run-up to a spelling test. Everything downloads free. With a free Chalkie account you can also edit any worksheet — a quick way to rebuild a comprehension task around your current class text.

What Year 4 English covers

  • Reading Comprehension

    Predicting what might happen from details stated and implied, and drawing inferences about characters' feelings, thoughts and motives.

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  • Writing

    Proof-reading writing for spelling and punctuation errors, and assessing and editing work to improve its effectiveness.

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  • Spelling

    Spelling further homophones and near-homophones, and applying the lower Key Stage 2 spelling patterns and word list.

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  • Grammar and Punctuation

    Using pronouns and nouns for clarity and cohesion to avoid repetition, with punctuation practice including commas after fronted adverbials.

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