Grade 4 English Language Arts · Punctuation and Capitalization
Build Grade 4 English Language Arts editing skills with five 10-question practice tests on sentence punctuation, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, and capitalization.
These Grade 4 English Language Arts practice tests help students edit sentences for punctuation and capitalization. Students choose sentence endings, place commas, use apostrophes and quotation marks, and capitalize proper nouns.
Read the complete sentence before choosing an answer. Decide what kind of sentence it is, check whether a word is a proper noun, and look for lists, dates, direct address, possessive nouns, or spoken words that need special punctuation.
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2. Test
A 10-question Grade 4 English Language Arts practice test on sentence punctuation, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, and capitalization.
Read each sentence carefully and choose the punctuation or capitalization that makes the sentence correct.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is I packed pencils, paper, and crayons..
Commas separate the items in a list, including the comma before and.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Yes, I finished my homework..
A comma follows the introductory word Yes.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Mia, please pass the glue..
A comma separates the name Mia from the request made to Mia.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is I wanted to play, but I had homework..
A comma comes before but when it joins the two complete thoughts.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is We visited Austin, Texas, last summer..
Commas separate the city and state and set off the state from the rest of the sentence.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is On July 4, 1776, the Declaration was adopted..
A comma separates the day and year, and another comma follows the complete date.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is After lunch, we read quietly..
A comma separates the introductory phrase After lunch from the main sentence.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is The flag is red, white, and blue..
Commas separate all three colors in the list.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The small green frog hopped away..
Small and green work together to describe the frog, so no comma is needed.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is “Please sit down,” said Ms. Lee..
A comma goes inside the quotation marks before the speaker tag.
Use a question mark at the end of a sentence that asks a question.
Use an apostrophe in contractions and to show possession, such as do not becoming don’t or one dog owning a leash becoming dog’s leash.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 4 Punctuation and Capitalization questions in total.
