Relative pronouns and prepositions worksheets
Aligned with Common Core L.4.1a
Printable fourth-grade grammar worksheets: a relative pronouns and prepositions chart, choosing who, whose, which or that, where, when or why, combining sentences, fixing relative pronouns, finding prepositional phrases, sorting phrases by where, when or how, and adding prepositional phrases.
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Relative Pronouns and Prepositions Chart
Who, whose, which, that, where, when and why, each with what it's used for and an example, plus what a prepositional phrase is and a list of 30 prepositions.
Pick the Relative Pronoun
Sentences with a blank to fill with who, whose, which or that. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10. Includes an answer key.
Where, When or Why
Sentences like "This is the park ___ we had our picnic" to finish with where, when or why. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10. Includes an answer key.
Combine the Sentences
Pairs of short sentences to join with a relative pronoun, like "I have a dog. The dog loves to swim." Fewer, Standard or More give 4, 5 or 6. The answer key shows one good way.
Fix the Relative Pronoun
Sentences that use the wrong relative pronoun, like "The man which fixed our sink," to find and fix. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10. Includes an answer key.
Find the Prepositional Phrase
Sentences like "The frog jumped into the pond" to underline the prepositional phrase and circle the preposition. Fewer, Standard or More give 8, 10 or 12. Includes an answer key.
Where, When or How
Prepositional phrases like "under the bed," "after lunch" and "with a smile" to sort by whether they tell where, when or how. Fewer, Standard or More give 9, 12 or 15. Includes an answer key.
Add a Prepositional Phrase
Sentence starts like "The cat slept" to finish with a prepositional phrase, using a box of prepositions. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10. The answer key shows sample answers.
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What it is
Relative pronouns (who, whose, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why) join extra information to a noun, like "the girl who lives next door." A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition such as under, after or with and ends with a noun or pronoun, like "under the bed." Prepositional phrases tell where, when or how something happens. Both help fourth graders write longer, more detailed sentences.
What comes next
The Fragments and run-ons topic in 4th grade Writing helps students check that longer sentences are still complete and correct.
How to teach it
- Teach in order or jump to whatever your student needs. A student may use prepositions easily and still be learning relative pronouns.
- Use who for people, which for things and animals, that for either, and whose to show who something belongs to.
- Use where for places, when for times and why for reasons.
- To find a prepositional phrase, find the preposition, then read to the noun that ends it.
- Practice combining two short sentences into one longer one.
Common mistakes
- Using which for a person, like "the man which fixed our sink."
- Mixing up who's and whose.
- Using where for a time, like "the day where it snowed."
- Stopping a prepositional phrase too soon, before the noun.