Worksheet
Speech Marks
Students learn to punctuate what people say: speech marks around the spoken words, a capital letter to start the speech, and a comma,…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 18 min
- Questions
- 13 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
Free Year 4 Punctuation Worksheets
12 free punctuation resources for Year 4: 12 worksheets. Answers included.
Capital letters, full stops, commas, apostrophes and speech marks. Year 4 is a big year: students learn the multiplication facts, add and subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping, read time to the minute and begin unit fractions.
Students will practise: placing speech marks around spoken words; using a capital letter to begin speech; punctuating before the closing speech mark; writing dialogue; using commas in lists; using a comma after an opening phrase; using commas when addressing someone; using commas around extra information.
Recommended learning path
- 1Speech Marks
- 2Commas: Lists and Pauses
- 3Apostrophes for Possession: the dog's bone
- 4Year 4 Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 1
- 5Year 4 Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 1
- 6Year 4 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 1
- 7Year 4 Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 2
- 8Year 4 Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 2
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Worksheets
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
- Worksheet
Commas: Lists and Pauses
Students revise commas in lists and learn three more uses: after an opening phrase, around a person's name when speaking to them, and…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 15 min
- Questions
- 12 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Apostrophes for Possession: the dog's bone
An apostrophe can show that something belongs to someone. Children learn to add apostrophe s for one owner (the dog's bone), then see how…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 20 min
- Questions
- 17 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Year 4 Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 1
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 8 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Year 4 Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 1
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Starts with the most common words…
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 12 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Year 4 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 1
Use an apostrophe to show who owns something: 's for one owner, s' for more than one, and 's for plurals like children's. Starts with the…
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 10 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Year 4 Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 2
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 8 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Year 4 Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 2
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. Expected-level practice with the…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 12 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Year 4 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2
Use an apostrophe to show who owns something: 's for one owner, s' for more than one, and 's for plurals like children's. Expected-level…
- Difficulty
- Level 2 · Standard
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 10 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Year 4 Capital Letters for Names, Days, Months and I Worksheet — Level 3
Choose the sentence that uses capital letters correctly: names, days of the week, months and the word I always start with a capital…
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 8 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Year 4 Contractions (don't, I'm, they'll) Worksheet — Level 3
Join two words into a contraction with an apostrophe, and split contractions back into their two words. A challenge set with trickier and…
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 12 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
- Worksheet
Year 4 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3
Use an apostrophe to show who owns something: 's for one owner, s' for more than one, and 's for plurals like children's. A challenge set…
- Difficulty
- Level 3 · Challenge
- Time
- 10 min
- Questions
- 10 questions
- Answers
- Answers included
All punctuation worksheets, every year →
Common questions
What do Year 4 students learn about punctuation?
Capital letters, full stops, commas, apostrophes and speech marks. At Year 4, our resources focus on: placing speech marks around spoken words; using a capital letter to begin speech; punctuating before the closing speech mark; writing dialogue.
Where should we start?
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
Are answers included?
Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.
How to use these resources
- Do one grammar worksheet, then find the same feature in a book you're reading.
- Use the quiz at the end of a year level to check what's stuck.
- Apply the skill: edit a piece of your own writing for that feature.
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