Self-Correct in a Dense Text is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on using context to self-correct a misread look-alike word, aligned to Common Core standard RF.5.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Self-Correct in a Dense Text

RF.5.4

NameDate

Finish each sentence.

1.Ivy noticed that the cheap thread kept ___ on the loom.

Choose: breaking · braking · baking

2.Parliament ___ the argument about the gauge in 1846.

Choose: settled · saddled · startled

3.The king gave Orpheus one ___: he must not look back.

Choose: condition · conduction · contrition

4.Herd protection fails when vaccine ___ drops below a threshold.

Choose: coverage · courage · cottage

5.Kemi said it was not a problem to be solved. It was a ___.

Choose: decision · division · derision

6.During deep sleep the brain ___ the day's experiences.

Choose: replays · repays · relays

7.The doctor said the vaccine would ___ the children from the disease.

Choose: protect · project · product

8.The mill closed with the ___ of 214 jobs.

Choose: loss · lose · loose

LessonPrint · RF.5.4 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Self-Correct in a Dense Text

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

1.breaking
2.settled
3.condition
4.coverage
5.decision
6.replays
7.protect
8.loss

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.5.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.