Grade 5 Punctuation Worksheets

Punctuation worksheets for fifth grade

Our grade 5 punctuation worksheets begin with the use of commas, semi-colons and colons to separate items in a series.  We then cover the punctuation of introductory words and phrases, direct address, question tags and titles.  Our final section provides more generalized punctuation practice.

Separating items in a series

Separating items with commas - correct comma usage in these lists

Commas & items in series - combine these sentences using commas

Semi-colons - use commas and semi-colons to separate items

Colons - add colons as needed

Introductory elements worksheets

Starting sentences with Yes or No - set of Yes or No at the start of a sentence with a comma

Introductory words - set of introductory words with a comma

Introductory elements & commas - identify introductory elements and set off with commas

Writing introductory phrases - Create and punctuate sentences with introductory phrases

Direct address and question tags worksheets

Direct address and commas - add commas to set of a person's name

Direct address with quotes - rewrite sentences as quotes

Question tags - identify question tags and set off with commas

Capitalizing and Formatting Titles

Capitalizing titles - Capitalize the words in titles appropriately

Formatting titles - Format (underline, place in quotation marks) titles

More punctuation practice worksheets

Commas & quotation marks - Punctuate the dialogue in the text as needed

Writing dialogue - practice writing and punctuating dialogue

Commas practice - various uses of commas

Punctuation practice - fix sentences which are missing their punctuation