Year 4 English skills

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IXL has more than 100 Year 4 English skills to learn and review! As you work through a skill, questions will adapt to match your level. Keep answering questions to reach mastery!

Reading foundations Foundations

Reading strategies Reading

Writing strategies Writing

Vocabulary Vocab

Grammar and mechanics Grammar

Reading foundations

A. Short and long vowels

B. Blends

1
Complete the word with a three-letter consonant blend

C. Multisyllabic words

D. Diphthongs and r vowel patterns

E. Irregular words

1
Spell the sight word

Reading strategies

F. Main idea

G. Theme

1
Determine the themes of myths, fables and folktales

H. Author's purpose

I. Text structure

J. Sensory details

1
Sort sensory details

K. Literary devices

1
Determine the meanings of similes

L. Point of view

1
Distinguish points of view

M. Inference

N. Story elements

1
Identify story elements

O. Visual elements

1
Compare mythological illustrations

P. Literary texts: level 1

Q. Literary texts: level 2

R. Informational texts: level 1

S. Informational texts: level 2

Writing strategies

T. Organising writing

U. Topic sentences

V. Writer's purpose

1
Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose

W. Linking words

X. Opinion writing

Y. Descriptive details

Vocabulary

Z. Prefixes and suffixes

AA. Greek and Latin roots

BB. Compound words

CC. Categories

DD. Synonyms and antonyms

EE. Homophones

FF. Multiple-meaning words

GG. Shades of meaning

HH. Idioms

1
Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression

II. Context clues

JJ. Reference skills

Grammar and mechanics

KK. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

LL. Nouns

MM. Pronouns

NN. Verb types

OO. Subject-verb agreement

PP. Verb tense

QQ. Articles

RR. Adjectives and adverbs

SS. Prepositions

TT. Conjunctions

UU. Contractions

VV. Commas

1
Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words

Reading foundations

A. Short and long vowels

B. Blends

C. Multisyllabic words

D. Diphthongs and r vowel patterns

E. Irregular words

Reading strategies

F. Main idea

G. Theme

H. Author's purpose

I. Text structure

J. Sensory details

K. Literary devices

L. Point of view

M. Inference

N. Story elements

O. Visual elements

P. Literary texts: level 1

Q. Literary texts: level 2

R. Informational texts: level 1

S. Informational texts: level 2

Writing strategies

T. Organising writing

U. Topic sentences

V. Writer's purpose

W. Linking words

X. Opinion writing

Y. Descriptive details

Vocabulary

Z. Prefixes and suffixes

AA. Greek and Latin roots

BB. Compound words

CC. Categories

DD. Synonyms and antonyms

EE. Homophones

FF. Multiple-meaning words

GG. Shades of meaning

HH. Idioms

II. Context clues

JJ. Reference skills

Grammar and mechanics

KK. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

LL. Nouns

MM. Pronouns

NN. Verb types

OO. Subject-verb agreement

PP. Verb tense

QQ. Articles

RR. Adjectives and adverbs

SS. Prepositions

TT. Conjunctions

UU. Contractions

VV. Commas

WW. Capitalisation

XX. Formatting