Fourth Grade Phonics Worksheets

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NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comRead each sentence. Circle the word that fits.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Read each word, then chooseTheon the corner serves pancakes all day.dinerdinnerdimmerSoup and bread made a simple.supplesuppersuperTheannounced the weather from the cockpit.pivotpilotpillowDad isthe bucket at the pump.fillingfallingfilingThe scout played aat sunrise.buggybuglebubbleThe horses sleep in the.stubblestaplestableUse theto steer the canoe.puddlepuzzlepaddleA slice offloated in the water jug.lemonlessonlinen
NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comRead each sentence. Circle the word that fits.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Read each word, then chooseAnswer keyTheon the corner serves pancakes all day.dinerdinnerdimmerSoup and bread made a simple.supplesuppersuperTheannounced the weather from the cockpit.pivotpilotpillowDad isthe bucket at the pump.fillingfallingfilingThe scout played aat sunrise.buggybuglebubbleThe horses sleep in the.stubblestaplestableUse theto steer the canoe.puddlepuzzlepaddleA slice offloated in the water jug.lemonlessonlinendinersupperpilotfillingbuglestablepaddlelemon
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Syllable patterns 48

  • The ___ announced the weather from the cockpit. pillow, pilot, pivot
  • The ___ of the poem is printed in bold above the first line. tidal, tile, title
  • The ___ on the corner serves pancakes all day. dimmer, diner, dinner
  • The ___ paced behind the glass at the zoo. tiger, tighter, trigger
  • The ___ score was three to two. final, finale, funnel
  • A bee was ___ near the clover. hemming, human, humming
  • A slice of ___ floated in the water jug. lemon, lesson, linen
  • A tiny green ___ landed on my sleeve. insect, insist, instinct
  • After the soup, Tia brought out a plum tart for ___. desert, deserve, dessert
  • All week we ___ the rain would stop before the fair. hooped, hoped, hopped
  • The butter was frozen ___ and would not spread. salad, solar, solid
  • The cricket ___ off my boot and into the grass. hooped, hoped, hopped
  • Dad is ___ the bucket at the pump. falling, filing, filling
  • Eight teams will ___ for the trophy. compete, complete, compute
  • Every ship in the fog steered by the red ___. bacon, beacon, beckon
  • The farmer grew rows of ___. cabbage, cabin, cable
  • Few plants grow in the sandy ___. desert, deserve, dessert
  • Gran lost her sewing ___ in the carpet. needle, nettle, noodle
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Syllable patterns, continued

  • Grind fresh ___ over the eggs. paper, pepper, piper
  • He climbed the ___ to reach the gutter. ladder, later, latter
  • The horses sleep in the ___. stable, staple, stubble
  • I heard a woodpecker ___ on the gutter. taping, tapping, tipping
  • I left a ___ under the photo to say I liked it. cement, comet, comment
  • I need one more sticker to ___ the set. compete, complete, compost
  • I will see you ___ this afternoon. ladder, later, latter
  • It is a family ___ to eat pancakes on Sunday. costume, custard, custom
  • The janitor was ___ the lunchroom floor. mapping, moping, mopping
  • The lemon peel was too ___ to eat. biter, bitter, butter
  • The library was ___ except for turning pages. salient, silent, silver
  • The newborn rocked gently in a wooden ___. candle, cattle, cradle
  • One ___ held the corner of the packet. stable, staple, steeple
  • Rain left a deep ___ in the road. paddle, poodle, puddle
  • The ramp rises at a steep ___. angel, angle, ankle
  • Sand ran through the paper ___ into the bottle. final, flannel, funnel
  • Sap dripped from the ___ tree into a tin bucket. mantle, maple, marble
  • The scout played a ___ at sunrise. bubble, buggy, bugle
  • She is ___ the poster to the wall. taping, tapping, typing
  • Soup and bread made a simple ___. super, supper, supple
  • The stone bridge is two ___ years old. hundred, hungry, hunted
  • The toddler ___ at the escalator, wide-eyed. stared, starred, stirred
  • The trail dropped into a steep ___. raisin, raven, ravine
  • Use the ___ to steer the canoe. paddle, puddle, puzzle
  • Use the cookie ___ shaped like a star. clutter, cuter, cutter
  • We ___ the picnic a week ahead. planed, planned, planted
  • We slept in a log ___ by the lake. cabbage, cabin, cable
  • We watched a ___ and its glowing tail through binoculars. comet, comic, comment
  • The whole family sat down to ___ at six. dimmer, diner, dinner
  • The zoo keeps each ___ in a warm glass tank. repeat, replied, reptile

Word roots 48

  • The ___ clapped until the actors came back. audible, audience, audition
  • The ___ dove beneath the waves. submarine, subtitle, subway
  • The ___ heater rolls from room to room. portable, potable, probable
  • The ___ lasted an hour, and all eighty musicians bowed. symmetry, sympathy, symphony
  • The ___ set her camera on a tripod. photocopy, photograph, photographer
  • The ___ told the story of a pilot's life. bibliography, biography, biology
  • A ___ hid under the flowerpot. centimeter, centipede, century
  • A magnet will ___ steel pins from across the desk. attract, extract, subtract
  • A truck will ___ the lumber to the mill. transform, transplant, transport
  • A water lily is an ___ plant. acrobatic, aquatic, automatic
  • An astronomer studies the stars through a ___. telegraph, telephone, telescope
  • The band will ___ at the spring fair. inform, perform, reform
  • The building ___ checked every wire and signed the permit. inspector, instructor, investor
  • The bus stopped to let a ___ cross. pedal, pedestal, pedestrian
  • Can you ___ the bird that landed on the feeder? describe, inscribe, subscribe
  • Can you ___ this French sign into English? translate, transplant, transport
  • The coach did not ___ a single idea from the team. inject, reject, subject
  • Dad wants to ___ to the weekly newspaper. describe, prescribe, subscribe
  • The doors are ___ and open when you step near. autograph, automatic, automobile
  • Each ___ of my essay begins with a topic sentence. paragraph, photograph, telegraph
  • Every ___ stood up when the runner crossed the line. specimen, spectacle, spectator
  • The factory will ___ ten thousand bikes this year. manicure, manufacture, manuscript
  • The gardener will ___ the seedlings to bigger pots. translate, transmit, transplant
  • Gran called us on the ___. telephone, telescope, television
  • I keep a ___ of my dog in my locker. phonograph, photograph, photographer
  • I will ___ the poem by Friday. memorial, memorize, memory
  • In ___ class we sorted rocks by hardness. geography, geology, geometry
  • In ___ class we studied how frogs grow. biography, biology, geology
  • The lab's ___ made a grain of salt look like a boulder. microphone, microscope, microwave
  • Lena has an ___ for the school play on Monday. audience, audition, auditor
  • The loud ___ next door starts at seven each morning. construction, instruction, obstruction
  • The noise outside will ___ the class. distract, extract, subtract
  • The oak has stood for more than a ___. centipede, central, century
  • The orchard will ___ its pears by ship. expect, expert, export
  • Our class ___ this month is to map the creek. product, project, protect
  • The plain barn will ___ into a theater for one night. perform, transform, transport
  • Please do not ___ while Kai is reading aloud. erupt, intercept, interrupt
  • Please write your ___ on my program. autograph, automatic, automobile
  • The reporter spoke into a ___. microchip, microphone, microscope
  • Step three is the only tricky ___ on the sheet. construction, instruction, obstruction
  • The swimming ___ showed us how to float. inspector, instructor, intruder
  • To find the change, ___ the price from a dollar. attract, distract, subtract
  • The trophy sat on a wooden ___ in the lobby. pedal, pedestal, pedestrian
  • We found Peru on the map in ___ class. geography, geology, geometry
  • We learned ten new ___ words this week. vocabulary, vocal, vocation
  • We measured angles in ___ class. geography, geology, geometry
  • The weather map helps us ___ tomorrow's rain. dictate, predict, verdict
  • The writer typed the last page of her ___ at midnight. manicure, manufacture, manuscript

Prefixes and suffixes 48

  • The ___ bus had no empty seats. overcooked, overcrowded, overgrown
  • The ___ calls for snow by evening. forecast, foreground, forehead
  • The ___ camper pitched his tent upside down. inexact, inexpensive, inexperienced
  • The ___ checked that every worker wore a hard hat. superlative, supermarket, supervisor
  • The ___ flight from Tokyo landed at noon. intermission, international, interruption
  • The ___ garden hid the stone path. overcooked, overcrowded, overgrown
  • The ___ kite had every color of the rainbow. multicolored, multilevel, multiplied
  • The ___ noodles turned to mush. overcooked, overcrowded, overgrown
  • The ___ of the cookies was a mystery until we saw crumbs on the dog. disagreement, disappearance, disappointment
  • The ___ shows that the letter left Ohio on Tuesday. postmark, postpone, postscript
  • The ___ table on the wall goes up to twelve times twelve. multicolored, multiplication, multitude
  • A ___ about the meeting time made us an hour late. misfortune, mismanagement, misunderstanding
  • A ___ of chairs faced the stage. semicircle, semicolon, semifinal
  • A short talk ended the ___ between the two captains. disadvantage, disagreement, disappointment
  • A traffic light hangs over the busy ___. intermission, interruption, intersection
  • The camping mug is made of ___ plastic. unbeatable, unbelievable, unbreakable
  • The canceled field trip was a ___. disagreement, disappearance, disappointment
  • Clear glass is ___. transparent, transplanted, transported
  • The coach's ___ kept us running. encouragement, enrollment, entertainment
  • Each ___ in the chapter is printed in bold. subheading, substitute, subtraction
  • Each camper is ___ for washing a plate. reasonable, responsible, reversible
  • The feast needed a full week of ___. preparation, preposition, presentation
  • Gran's handwritten recipe book is ___. irregular, irreplaceable, irresponsible
  • The heat in the attic was ___, so we worked in the basement. unbearable, unbreakable, unreadable
  • The ink ran in the rain, and the note was ___. unreachable, unreadable, unreliable
  • The ink was ___ until we warmed the paper. incurable, indivisible, invisible
  • The itchy wool sweater was ___. uncomfortable, unconvinced, uncountable
  • The juggler was the ___ at the fair. encouragement, entertainment, environment
  • Mia gave a ___ about owls to the class. preparation, presentation, preservation
  • Morning fog will ___ once the sun is high. disappear, disappoint, disapprove
  • My ___ cost me my third umbrella this year. forgetfulness, thoughtfulness, truthfulness
  • My ___ little sister ties her own shoes now. indefinite, independent, indirect
  • My jacket is ___: blue on one side and gray on the other. reasonable, responsible, reversible
  • My library ___ lets me borrow ten books. championship, leadership, membership
  • The old bus is ___ and often breaks down. unreachable, unreadable, unreliable
  • Our ___ on Friday was a retired art teacher. subheading, substitute, subtitle
  • People often ___ my last name. misbehave, misplace, mispronounce
  • The ring was ___, but it looked like gold. inexact, inexpensive, inexperienced
  • Saving me a seat showed real ___. carelessness, forgetfulness, thoughtfulness
  • The snowy mountain road was ___ until the plows came. impassable, impassive, impatient
  • The store gave us a ___ for the cracked bowl. reappearance, rearrangement, replacement
  • The top shelf is ___ without a stool. unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable
  • The two teams will meet in the ___ game. championship, friendship, membership
  • Use a ___ to join the two short sentences. semicircle, semicolon, semifinal
  • We bought popcorn during the ___. intermission, international, intersection
  • We had to ___ the game until the field dried. postmark, postpone, postscript
  • The winner of this ___ goes on to the last match. semicircle, semicolon, semifinal
  • Without a key, opening the old trunk seemed ___. impassable, impolite, impossible

How this list was compiled: Sentences written for this site on 2026-10-03, each with one blank and three real words that look alike: words told apart by where the syllable breaks (diner and dinner, hoped and hopped), words built on a shared root (telescope, telephone, telegraph) and long words with prefixes and suffixes (disappointment, disappearance, disagreement). Each sentence was read with all three words, and only one makes sense. Every word offered is in the ENABLE word list, a public-domain list of English words. The three sets follow standard RF.4.3a of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, which grade 5 repeats word for word as RF.5.3a (syllabication patterns and morphology, such as roots and affixes, in multisyllabic words), read on 2026-10-02 in the standards document published at thecorestandards.org. The grades are our suggestion, not a school's list. No published word list or reading program was copied. Licence: own work

How it works

Each sentence has a blank and three words that look alike: diner, dinner and dimmer. Only one fits, so the reader has to work through every syllable. The same sheets serve as 5th grade phonics worksheets.

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Three sets

Set picks one. Syllable patterns, where the page opens, turns on where a word breaks: hoped or hopped, later or ladder. Word roots puts shared roots side by side: telescope, telephone or telegraph. Prefixes and suffixes uses long built-up words: disappointment, disappearance or disagreement.

Why 4th and 5th grade share a page

The Common Core gives both grades the same sentence (RF.4.3a and RF.5.3a): use letter sounds, syllable patterns, roots and affixes to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words. The grades are our suggestion.

  • The three words offered for each sentence are listed under the tool.

Questions and answers

What phonics is taught in 4th and 5th grade?

In the Common Core, both grades have one phonics standard: reading unfamiliar words of several syllables by their letter sounds, syllable patterns, roots and affixes (RF.4.3a, RF.5.3a). Earlier patterns, such as vowel teams, are on the pages for younger grades.

Can I get the phonics worksheets for grade 4 as a PDF?

Yes. Press Print worksheet, then choose Save as PDF in the print window. Each sheet has eight sentences, and its answer key is the last page of the file.

Do the phonics worksheets for grade 5 come with answers?

Yes. The key prints as the last page with the right word of each row circled. Uncheck Add an answer key as the last page under More options to leave it off.

Are these 5th grade spelling and phonics worksheets?

They are reading sheets: the child reads three words and chooses one, and nothing is spelled from memory. Spelling lists and spelling sheets for 4th and 5th grade are on the pages linked below.

Can I use my own sentences?

Yes. The box above the sheet takes one sentence a line: write ___ for the missing word, an equals sign and the right word, and put a slash in front of every wrong word. We ate ___ at noon. = dinner / diner / dimmer.

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