Grade 4 English language arts skills

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IXL has more than 100 grade 4 English language arts 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 strategies Reading

Writing strategies Writing

Vocabulary Vocab

Grammar and mechanics Grammar

Reading strategies

A. Main idea

B. Theme

1
Determine the themes of myths, fables and folktales

C. Author's purpose

1
Identify the purpose of a text

D. Text structure

E. Sensory details

1
Sort sensory details

F. Literary devices

G. Point of view

1
Distinguish points of view

H. Inference

I. Story elements

1
Identify story elements

J. Visual elements

1
Compare mythological illustrations

K. Literary texts: level 1

L. Literary texts: level 2

M. Informational texts: level 1

N. Informational texts: level 2

Writing strategies

O. Organizing writing

P. Introductions and conclusions

Q. Linking words

R. Developing and supporting arguments

S. Descriptive details

Vocabulary

T. Prefixes and suffixes

U. Greek and Latin roots

V. Compound words

W. Categories

X. Synonyms and antonyms

Y. Homophones

Z. Multiple-meaning words

AA. Idioms and adages

BB. Shades of meaning

CC. Context clues

DD. Reference skills

Grammar and mechanics

EE. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

FF. Nouns

GG. Pronouns

HH. Verb types

II. Subject-verb agreement

JJ. Verb tense

KK. Articles

LL. Adjectives and adverbs

MM. Prepositions

NN. Conjunctions

OO. Contractions

PP. Commas

QQ. Capitalization

RR. Formatting