Grammar Practice Year 4 - Worksheet Digital - Free Printable

Let me work through each question carefully:

Question 1: "The beggar lived a _______ life on the street. He had to beg all day."
- Looking at the context: someone who has to beg all day and lives on the street would have a difficult, unhappy life
- A quiet - doesn't fit the context of begging
- B happy - doesn't make sense with having to beg
- C miserable - this fits! Miserable means very unhappy or uncomfortable
- D successful - opposite of what we'd expect
✓ Answer: C miserable

Question 2: "I cut _______ while slicing onions in the kitchen."
- The subject is "I" (first person)
- When the subject does something to themselves, we use reflexive pronouns
- A itself - for things/animals
- B myself - correct! This matches "I"
- C herself - for "she"
- D himself - for "he"
✓ Answer: B myself

Question 3: "_______ I _______ Susie will be attending Mary's party."
- This is about correlative conjunctions (pairs that work together)
- Either...or / Neither...nor are the correct pairs
- A Either, if - incorrect pair
- B Neither, if - incorrect pair
- C Neither, or - incorrect pair
- D Neither, nor - correct! These go together
✓ Answer: D Neither, nor

Question 4: "Ivan swam very hard, yet he could not go _______ the tide."
- The word "yet" shows contrast - he tried hard but couldn't succeed
- A along - means beside/next to
- B across - means from one side to another
- C among - means surrounded by multiple things
- D against - means opposing/resisting - this makes sense with the tide pushing back
✓ Answer: D against

Question 5: "Jason found a bird's nest in _______ backyard."
- Jason is male (indicated by the name)
- We need a possessive pronoun that matches Jason
- A its - for animals/things
- B his - correct! Matches Jason (male)
- C her - for females
- D their - for plural/multiple people
✓ Answer: B his

Final Answer:
1. C miserable
2. B myself
3. D Neither, nor
4. D against
5. B his