5th grade Punctuation Worksheets

Proper Punctuation: Paragraph Rewrite

Your child will get great handwriting practice as he rewrites the paragraphs on this page, adding in proper punctuation and capitalization when needed.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Punctuation and Capitalization

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Punctuation and Capitalization

Assess your student's understanding of grammar with this punctuation and capitalization activity. Students will rewrite sentences that are missing capitalization, quotation marks, and punctuation.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Punctuate Me: Using Commas

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Punctuate Me: Using Commas

Get your child's punctuation engines started with this worksheet that breaks down where and how to use commas.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Perfect Punctuation: Commas in a Series

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Perfect Punctuation: Commas in a Series

Using commas correctly is a tricky skill to learn. Give your child the extra practice she needs with this punctuation worksheet.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Capitalizing and Punctuating Titles and Headings

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Capitalizing and Punctuating Titles and Headings

Show your students that learning to capitalize and punctuate titles isn’t that hard when they review and practice these simple guidelines.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Punctuate Me: Quotation Marks & Capitalization

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Punctuate Me: Quotation Marks & Capitalization

Kids practice using quotation marks correctly and identifying words that should be capitalized in this grammar and punctuation worksheet.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Possessive Apostrophe Review

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Possessive Apostrophe Review

This activity will review that one simple rule and provide some examples to apply this rule.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Perfect Punctuation: Commas in Dates and Addresses

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Perfect Punctuation: Commas in Dates and Addresses

Help your third grader hone her punctuation skills with this worksheet that explains how to use commas in dates and addresses.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Tracking Transitions

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Tracking Transitions

This worksheet asks students to find the transition words and to use them in their own sentences.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Where Do Commas Belong?

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Where Do Commas Belong?

With this exercise, students will learn some of the most common ways to use a comma.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Punctuating Your Letter

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Punctuating Your Letter

Challenge students to find and edit specific punctuation errors! This letter-editing exercise is good practice for students learning to write both formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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How to Cite Strong Evidence: Literary Response

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How to Cite Strong Evidence: Literary Response

These example literary responses model how to cite and explain evidence to support a claim.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Using Commas

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Using Commas

Comma usage is a tricky task! Is your student up to the challenge? This grammar sheet will quiz your child on his knowledge of commas.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Punctuation Power!

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Punctuation Power!

Kids practice commas and ending punctuation with this worksheet.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Text Grammar

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Text Grammar

Help your tween regain command of formal writing with this worksheet that translates text grammar back into complete sentences.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Reading Response Letter Interactive

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Reading Response Letter Interactive

Students will look over a sample reading response letter and identify important elements in the text.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Collecting Strong Evidence

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Collecting Strong Evidence

This graphic organizer will help your young writers organize and explain their supporting evidence.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Cite and Explain Your Evidence #2: Literary Response

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Cite and Explain Your Evidence #2: Literary Response

This guided practice reinforces how strong writers make claims and support them with strong evidence.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Practice Punctuation

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Practice Punctuation

Written passages look pretty silly without punctuation, and sometimes they're difficult to read! Practice punctuating this excerpt from classic literature.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Using Quotation Marks

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Using Quotation Marks

When writing dialogue, it's important to know where to place quotation marks and other punctuation. Get some practice with this passage from The Secret Garden.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Reading Response Letter Format

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Reading Response Letter Format

Use this activity to teach students the structure and content of a reading response letter.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Letter Checklist

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Letter Checklist

There are a lot of parts to a letter. This checklist helps students ensure they have a complete and polished piece of correspondence. It includes the main parts of a letter; conventions; format; and tips for how to choose a closing.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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A Recipe for Transition Use

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A Recipe for Transition Use

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Letter Template

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Letter Template

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Cite and Explain Your Evidence #1: Literary Response

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Cite and Explain Your Evidence #1: Literary Response

This guided practice reinforces how strong writers make a claim that they can support with strong evidence.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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5th grade Punctuation Worksheets