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Commas Worksheets - 4 Grammar Practice Activities Worksheets

Students add commas to supplied sentences and write original examples involving introductions, tag questions, direct address and appositives. Answers support checking the editing items.
Grades
Grades 4–6
Pages
8
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Oct 11, 2023

Subject
Grammar
Topic
commas, introductory words
Answer key
Included
Standards
CCSS.L.5.2

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Students add commas to supplied sentences and write original examples involving introductions, tag questions, direct address and appositives. Answers support checking the editing items.

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Practice four comma uses: introductory words and phrases, tag questions, direct address and appositives. Each worksheet has five supplied sentences to punctuate and five spaces or prompts for writing original sentences.

The eight-page PDF contains four student worksheets and four corresponding answer pages. Some editing items need no comma; answers to the writing prompts will vary.

Use the activity set for a lesson follow-up, homework or a short review. An optional resource available separately is Exit slips.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Decide whether a comma is needed in a supplied sentence

  • Use commas with introductory expressions, tag questions and direct address

  • Distinguish extra appositive information from information needed to identify a noun

Teaching tips

  • Read each whole sentence before adding punctuation; some supplied items need no comma.

  • For appositives, discuss whether the name or phrase is needed to identify the noun.

  • Use the writing prompts to explain punctuation choices rather than simply copying the answer pattern.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • CCSS.L.5.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. a. Use punctuation to separate items in a series.* b. Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence. c. Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?). d. Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works. e. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

Core concepts

  • Introductory commas

  • Tag questions

  • Direct address

  • Appositives

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