5th and 6th Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

Students use sentence-level context clues and their knowledge of vocabulary as they practice using commonly confused word pairs.

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Students will learn fun facts about animals while making inferences about nonfiction text.

If your students need support in matching obscure words with the deeper meaning, invite them to use the clues on this worksheet to match words and phrases with their corresponding meanings.

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading about the holiday’s history and imagery!

Practice identifying and correcting misspellings in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Learners will use context clues to determine the correct homophone for each of eight sentences.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

Give learners a chance to hone their copyediting skills with this one-page grammar worksheet!

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Write your own unique story with silly nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more! 

In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Explore different types of sentences with this helpful grammar worksheet!

This fun, winter-themed spelling worksheet is a creative way to encourage learners to build their vocabulary and hone their spelling skills.

In this worksheet, students will read about Anne Frank, then complete a chart identifying cause and effect.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

Students hone their ability to spot literary devices with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

Let your young writer relax by practicing writing notes to friends, journal entries, and even a grocery list!

Give your students a chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this engaging picture prompt! 

Help students hone their language and vocabulary skills with this worksheet in which learners use sentence-level context clues to write the word that correctly completes each sentence.

BOOM! This worksheet is full of all kinds of sound-based words, from creaks to squeaks.

Practice identifying and using verbs in the past, present, and future tenses as well as their progressive forms.