4th Grade Edit for Conventions worksheets

About this worksheet

Editing is different from revising. Revision improves the idea; editing checks whether the sentence follows conventions so a reader can move through it smoothly. Fourth graders need repeated practice with capitalization, a comma before and, but, or so in a compound sentence, commonly confused words such as their and there, spelling, and quotation marks. This worksheet gives short sentences with one clear convention target at a time.

The wrong answers are common editing slips, such as capitalizing one proper noun but not another, putting the comma after the joining word instead of before it, or writing it's where its belongs. Parents should ask which rule the child used. If the answer is only it looks right, have the child name the specific convention. Naming the rule makes editing more reliable in their own written drafts.

What your child will learn

• Capitalize names, days, and proper nouns
• Use a comma before and, but, or so in a compound sentence
• Punctuate dialogue with quotation marks
• Choose between commonly confused words such as their, there, and they're

Common Core standard: L.4.2