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1. English 4
Worksheet - Grammar
Name:______________________________________________________
Date: ___________________ Score: _______________________
Directions: Write by, buy, or bye in the spaces below.
1. Tomorrow was the first day of fourth grade, and my mom was taking my
brother and me shopping for new clothes. She said we could each
___________________ two new outfits and two pairs of shoes.
2. We left md dad reading the newspaper. “______________, Dad!” He
waved to us as we walked __________________ him and out the door.
3. In the first store, I found a cute pair of jeans and a red shirt with hearts
on it that I wanted to _________________. But as I walked
____________________ rows and rows of clothes I couldn’t make up my
mind. The sales woman helped us by pulling out clothes in my size and putting
them __________________ the dressing room.
4. My brother wasa much faster shopper. He just passed _______________
pairs of shoes and picked up some green sneakers with red stripes. “These
are the ones I want to ______________,” he told my mom.
5. The sales woman packed up everything into bags. “______________! Have
a great time at school,” she said cheerfully.
6.

2. Directions: Write you’re or your in the spaces below.
1. School was out for summer. Finally! “Here’s ____________
backpack, “I said to my best friend, Isabelle. “__________ not
going to have much use for it for three months, though!”
2. Then Isabelle told me. She was going to Italy with her family for the
summer. “But ___________ my best friend!” I told her. I can’t
spend the whole summer without ____________ company!”
3. “_________________ going to miss me,” she said. “But not as much
as I’m going to miss you!” Isabelle hugged me and walked away.
4. I went home, suddenly feeling sad about the upcoming summer.
Across the street, a new family had just moved in. I saw a girl sitting
on her porch swing. She looked so lonely that I walked over.
“_____________ looking awfully sad,” I said.
5. “I just moved here, and I had to leave my best friend,” she said
mournfully.
“_______________ missing ____________ friend too?” I asked.
“The same thing is happening to me!” I smiled. Maybe the summer
wouldn’t be so bad after all.

3. English 4
Worksheet - Grammar
Name:___________________________________________________________
Date: ___________________ Score: _______________________
Directions: Write right or write in the spaces below.
1. “The assessment tests are today,” announced Teacher John. “You will all
______________ for one hour, on any topic of your choosing. Please
______________ your name and the date on the upper ______________
corner of your paper.”
2. “I like the math tests much more,” grumbled Kevin. “They’re simple. You’re
either _______________ or you’re wrong.”
3. I think it’s way more fun to ______________ down your ideas,” said Jilly. “I
like being creative. Did you know that many famous creative people are left
handed?”
4. “You’re ______________, “said Teacher John. “H.G. Wells, Michaelangelo,
Leonardo da Vinci, and Lewis Carroll were all left handed.”
5. “Yeah, so were the Boston Strangler and Jack-the-Ripper,” whispered Kevin.
“Personally, I’m glad I _____________ with my ____________ hand.”
6. “Jilly, are left or ______________ with my left hand, but I eat with my
______________ hand,” answered Jilly. “So I guess I’m a little bit of both!”

4. Directions: Write their, there, or they’re in the spaces below.
1. “_______________ up first, “I told the team. Everyone ran out to
_____________ places on the field. I walked to the mound. It was
my first time pitching.
2. The air was perfectly still. ______________ wasn’t the slightes
breeze. I wound up then gave the pitch all I had. “Ball!” the umpire
called.
3. _____________ were still three more balls to go. I took a deep
breath, and concentrated.
4. From the stands I heard chanting,”_______________ gonna lose!
We’re gonna win! ____________ gonna lose! We’re gonna win!”
5. I turned out the chanting, and thought only of the baseball in my
hand, and the pitcher’s glove. This one would be a strike, I thought
to myself. ______________ wasn’t going to be another ball.
6. I looked at the opposite team leaning against the chain link fence.
________________ faces were tense with determination. I threw.
“Ball!” called the umpire.
7. For a moment I closed my eyes. Then I wound up for my third pitch.
I threw hard and fast. With a loud crack, the bat hit the ball, which
flew toward me. _____________ wasn’t a moment to think. I lifted
my glove and caught the ball.
8. “Out!” yelled the umpire. I turned to my team, and saw smiles on
______________ faces. Only two more to go.

5. Answer key: (by, bye, buy)
1. Buy
2. Bye, by
3. Buy, by, by
4. By, bye

6. 5. bye
Answer key: (you’re, your)
1. your, you’re
2. you’re, your
3. you’re
4. you’re
5. you’re, your
Answer key: (write, right)
1. write, write, right
2. right
3. write
4. right
5. write, right
6. right
7. write, right
Answer key: (their, there, they’re)
1. they’re, their
2. there
3. there
4. they’re, they’re
5. there
6. their
7. there
8. their