Adages and Proverbs Worksheets for 4th and 5th Grade

What your child practices

Adages and Proverbs is a core 4th and 5th grade language arts skill (Grades 4 to 5 in Canada), and this set gives your child 56 questions over 6 worksheets. Upper elementary writing asks for clear, correct sentences, and practicing Adages and Proverbs on its own helps the skill show up in your child's everyday writing. It opens with a guided Learn and Practice page, moves on to a practice sheet and a review test, then finishes with two quick quizzes and a mixed review. Each sheet supports Common Core L.4.5b, covering word relationships, shades of meaning and figurative language. In Canada it matches the BC curriculum for Grade 4. Each PDF includes its own answer key on page 2, ready for you or your child to check. Before printing, try the Adages and Proverbs video lesson, then print a sheet while it is fresh.

Tips for parents

• Ask your child to write two sentences of their own using the skill.
• Ask your child to explain why an answer is right, not just what it is.
• Turn a mistake into a mini lesson: fix it together and write one new example.