Grade 9 English Worksheets

277 practice questions, 52 drills, 50 printable sheets across 8 chapters. Free, no account, and every answer explained.

What is here

277 practice questions, 52 drills, 50 printable sheets, drawn from English 9: Experience, Perspective & Inquiry. You do not need the course to use them — each sheet stands on its own — but the lesson behind every one is free to read if a topic needs explaining first.

Every topic

Close Reading & Literary Analysis

Theme & Central IdeaPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Characterization & Complex CharactersPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Figurative & Connotative LanguagePractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Text Structure & Order of EventsPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print

Chapter quiz · Problem set · Print the whole chapter

Poetry, Drama & Longer Reading

Reading Poetry: Image, Sound & FormPractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print
Drama, Performance & SubtextPractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print
Reading a Complete BookPractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print

Chapter quiz · Problem set · Print the whole chapter

Informational Reading & Media

Close Reading of Informational TextPractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print
Media Literacy & Visual EvidencePractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print

Chapter quiz · Problem set · Print the whole chapter

Argument & Rhetoric

Analyzing an Argument: Claims, Reasoning & EvidencePractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos, Pathos & LogosPractice (12) · Drills (2) · Print
Rhetorical & Literary DevicesPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Writing a Strong ArgumentPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print

Chapter quiz · Problem set · Print the whole chapter

Research & Source-Based Writing

The Research ProcessPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Evaluating Sources & BiasPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Citing Sources: MLA BasicsPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Synthesizing EvidencePractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print

Chapter quiz · Problem set · Print the whole chapter

Narrative, Memoir & Revision

Narrative and Memoir WorkshopPractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print
Planning, Drafting & RevisionPractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print

Chapter quiz · Problem set · Print the whole chapter

Language, Style & Conventions

Syntax & Sentence VarietyPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Semicolons, Colons & Parallel StructurePractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Tone, Diction & RegisterPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print
Academic (Tier 2) VocabularyPractice (11) · Drills (2) · Print

Chapter quiz · Problem set · Print the whole chapter

Epic Comparison, Discussion & Presentation

Evidence-Based Discussion & ListeningPractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print
Speaking, Presenting & RespondingPractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print
Mythology, Epic & the Hero’s JourneyPractice (10) · Drills (2) · Print

Chapter quiz · Problem set · Print the whole chapter

How to use these

Every sheet here is free, needs no account, and prints from your browser. There are three kinds, and they do different jobs.

  • Practice — the main set for a topic, worked at a desk or printed. Answers and explanations are on the page, folded away until you ask for them.
  • Drills — short retrieval questions meant to be repeated days apart rather than finished once. Spacing them out is the point.
  • Print — the whole lesson, teaching text and all, laid out for paper. Use it when the screen is the problem.

Quizzes and problem sets sit at the end of each chapter and pull from every topic in it, which makes them a fair check of whether something has stuck rather than whether it was just read.