Commas in Series and After Introductions is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on the comma that separates and the comma that opens, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.2. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Commas in Series and After Introductions

L.5.2

NameDate

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

1.commas

After eleven years of private funding he sold the house.

2.commas

Sleep consolidates memory clears waste and varies with age.

3.commas

Mr Whately who had funded it himself said nothing.

4.commas

Tea came through a monopoly coffee through the coffee house.

5.commas

The mills the suppliers and the shops all closed.

6.commas

Although the gauge was better Brunel lost.

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Answer key — Commas in Series and After Introductions

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

1.After eleven years of private funding, he sold the house.
2.Sleep consolidates memory, clears waste and varies with age.
3.Mr Whately, who had funded it himself, said nothing.
4.Tea came through a monopoly, coffee through the coffee house.
5.The mills, the suppliers and the shops all closed.
6.Although the gauge was better, Brunel lost.

More practice for L.5.2

Use commas in series and after introductory elements, and spell grade-level words.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.