This Grade 4 proofreading worksheet challenges students to find and fix multiple homophone errors in school, weather, and family sentences. Four multiple-choice items test full-sentence corrections, while five fill-ins ask students to choose words like its, are, there, where, and its. Each Grade 4 item includes a hint and a why-it-works reason that builds editing skill and rule knowledge. Grade 4 students refine their proofreading.
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Homophones and Homographs
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read this Grade 4 sentence: 'The students put they're books over their on the shelf.' Which fix is correct?
A) The students put their books over there on the shelf.
B) The students put there books over their on the shelf.
C) The students put they're books over there on the shelf.
D) The students put their books over they're on the shelf.
2. Which Grade 4 sentence has NO homophone error?
A) I can here the bell ringing now.
B) I knew the answer before class started.
C) Press the break to stop the car.
D) Their going to the park later.
3. Read: 'Its raining, so the dog wagged it's tail by the door.' What is the Grade 4 fix?
A) Its raining, so the dog wagged its tail by the door.
B) It's raining, so the dog wagged its tail by the door.
C) It's raining, so the dog wagged it's tail by the door.
D) Its raining, so the dog wagged it's tail by the door.
4. Which Grade 4 revision fixes the homophone errors in: 'I no the son is to bright today'?
A) I know the sun is to bright today.
B) I know the sun is too bright today.
C) I no the sun is too bright today.
D) I knew the son is too bright today.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Proofread: 'The bear ate its honey from the tree' — fill the correct homophone for ownership in Grade 4.
2. Proofread: 'We are going to study Grade 4 grammar after lunch' — fill the correct contraction.
3. Proofread: 'Please put the books over there on the Grade 4 shelf' — fill the place word.
4. Proofread: 'I wonder where I left my Grade 4 homework' — fill the question word that sounds like 'wear'.
5. Proofread: 'The dog ate its whole bowl of food' — fill the homophone meaning entire.
Homophones and Homographs
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read this Grade 4 sentence: 'The students put they're books over their on the shelf.' Which fix is correct?
A) The students put their books over there on the shelf.
B) The students put there books over their on the shelf.
C) The students put they're books over there on the shelf.
D) The students put their books over they're on the shelf.
2. Which Grade 4 sentence has NO homophone error?
A) I can here the bell ringing now.
B) I knew the answer before class started.
C) Press the break to stop the car.
D) Their going to the park later.
3. Read: 'Its raining, so the dog wagged it's tail by the door.' What is the Grade 4 fix?
A) Its raining, so the dog wagged its tail by the door.
B) It's raining, so the dog wagged its tail by the door.
C) It's raining, so the dog wagged it's tail by the door.
D) Its raining, so the dog wagged it's tail by the door.
4. Which Grade 4 revision fixes the homophone errors in: 'I no the son is to bright today'?
A) I know the sun is to bright today.
B) I know the sun is too bright today.
C) I no the sun is too bright today.
D) I knew the son is too bright today.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) Proofread: 'The bear ate its honey from the tree' — fill the correct homophone for ownership in Grade 4.
2) Proofread: 'We are going to study Grade 4 grammar after lunch' — fill the correct contraction.
3) Proofread: 'Please put the books over there on the Grade 4 shelf' — fill the place word.
4) Proofread: 'I wonder where I left my Grade 4 homework' — fill the question word that sounds like 'wear'.
5) Proofread: 'The dog ate its whole bowl of food' — fill the homophone meaning entire.
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