Grade 4 Revision Pack
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Nouns
Read the passage below and underline all the nouns.
A herd of elephants had escaped from the Kruger National Park, and they were heading towards the airport. This
situation could put people in danger. The game ranger quickly jumped in his Toyota Hilux and sped off as fast as he
could. On his way, a flock of sheep was crossing the road. He had to stop quickly to avoid driving into them. He tried
to not let his nervousness show. He would need to continue with confidence.
Common
Proper
Abstract
Compound
Collective
Adjectives – Degrees of Comparison
Fill in the table below. Make sure that you apply the correct
spelling rule in each case.
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
thin
angrier
bravest
many
expensive
Apostrophes
Apostrophes are used to:
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Apostrophes
• Complete the table on the right:
Contraction
Word in full
Can’t
Would have
Isn’t
It is
Should not
Won’t
They are
Verbs and Adverbs
Underline the all the verbs and adverbs in the paragraph below and then write
the words under the correct columns:
Kethan and Own were laughing loudly while they were writing their limericks
Mangaliso and Phakade spoke softly to each other so that the others couldn’t
hear. Leah and Lerato answered all the questions correctly while Fallyn and
Snomntu wrote neatly in their English books. Aston completed his work
quickly while Deonna calmly completed her punctuation exercise. Shawn and
Sanele happily discussed how to save the planet.
Verbs
Adverbs
These words can be used as nouns or verbs:
Water
Dance
Write each of the words in a sentence first as a noun and then as
a verb.
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Rewrite Frame 1 and 2 of the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip into direct speech.
Pay careful attention to your punctuation.
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