Here are the answers for your language review worksheet, broken down by day.
Monday
1. Relative Pronoun
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Answer: whose
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Reasoning: The sentence talks about a dog that belongs to the man. We use "whose" to show possession (ownership).
2. Verb Tense
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Answer: was listening (Past Progressive)
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Reasoning: The action of listening was happening in the past when another action (hearing the knock) interrupted it. Since "heard" is in the past tense, we need the past progressive form "was listening."
3. Vocabulary
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Answer: delayed or put off to a later time
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Reasoning: In the context of the story, the repairs made the plane take off later than scheduled. Therefore, "postponed" means to delay something.
4. Frequently Confused Words
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Answer: to
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Reasoning: "To" is used here as part of the infinitive verb phrase "to swim." ("Too" means also or excessive, and "two" is the number 2).
5. Synonym
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Answer: inquisitive
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Reasoning: A synonym is a word with the same meaning. Someone who is "curious" wants to learn or know things, which is exactly what "inquisitive" means.
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Tuesday
1. Sentence Fragments/Run-ons
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Answer: A high-speed boat whizzed by the dock. It scared us.
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Reasoning: The original text had a fragment ("A high-speed boat.") and a run-on idea. By combining the subject "boat" with the verb "whizzed," we make a complete sentence. The second part ("It scared us") is already a complete sentence.
2. Analogy
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Answer: b) wall : room
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Reasoning: The relationship is
Part : Whole. A wheel is a part of a car. Similarly, a wall is a part of a room. (Sandwich/lettuce is Whole/Part, dance/song is related actions, cat/dog are similar animals).
3. Punctuation (Direct Speech)
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Answer: "Please open your social studies books to page 247," said the teacher.
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Reasoning: When writing direct speech (exact words spoken), you must put quotation marks around the spoken words and place a comma inside the closing quotation mark before the speaker tag ("said the teacher").
4. Spelling
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Answer: wrong
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Reasoning: "Dear" and "three" are spelled correctly. "Rong" is misspelled; the correct spelling is "wrong."
5. Antonym
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Answer: miniscule
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Reasoning: An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. "Enormous" means very big. "Miniscule" means very small. ("Great," "huge," and "whale" all relate to being big).
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Final Answer:
Monday
1. whose
2. was listening (Past Progressive)
3. delayed / put off to a later time
4. to
5. inquisitive
Tuesday
1. A high-speed boat whizzed by the dock. It scared us.
2. b) wall : room
3. "Please open your social studies books to page 247," said the teacher.
4. wrong
5. miniscule
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of daily oral language worksheet 4th grade.
