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.
L.5.2
Rewrite each sentence correctly.
We kept the table the clock and a tin of buttons.
The bell green with damp hung in a barn.
The mills the suppliers and the shops all closed.
After eleven years of private funding he sold the house.
In 1980 the mill closed the town lost 214 jobs.
Although the gauge was better Brunel lost.
LessonPrint · L.5.2 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
Use commas in series and after introductory elements, and spell grade-level words.
Teaching this next? Commas in Complex Sentences is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.