Grade 4 English: Reading Fluency and Word Analysis
Free Grade 4 English unit on Reading Fluency and Word Analysis: 8 lessons in order. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
8 lessons in this unit
Multisyllabic decoding
Break long words into syllables so you can read them smoothly, then blend the parts back together.
Lesson 2Prefixes and suffixes
Use common prefixes and suffixes to work out how a word is built and what it means.
Lesson 3Greek and Latin roots
Use common Greek and Latin roots, such as tele, photo, graph, aqua, port, struct, dict and spect, to work out word meanings.
Lesson 4Morphological analysis
Break a word into morphemes, its prefix, root and suffix, to work out its meaning and how it is built.
Lesson 5Academic vocabulary
Learn and use academic words such as analyse, compare, evidence, conclude and predict across school subjects.
Lesson 6Reading fluency
Read grade-level text accurately, at a steady pace, and with understanding.
Lesson 7Reading expression
Read aloud with expression by using punctuation, tone, volume and pauses to show meaning and feeling.
Lesson 8Monitoring comprehension
Notice when you stop understanding a text and use fix-up strategies such as rereading, questioning and visualising.