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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Commas in Series and After Introductions

L.5.2

NameDate

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

1.commas

In 1980 the mill closed the town lost 214 jobs.

2.commas

Mr Whately who had funded it himself said nothing.

3.commas

The bell green with damp hung in a barn.

4.commas

After eleven years of private funding he sold the house.

5.commas

We kept the table the clock and a tin of buttons.

6.commas

By the 1840s more of the network was standard gauge.

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Answer key — Commas in Series and After Introductions

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

1.In 1980, the mill closed and the town lost 214 jobs.
2.Mr Whately, who had funded it himself, said nothing.
3.The bell, green with damp, hung in a barn.
4.After eleven years of private funding, he sold the house.
5.We kept the table, the clock and a tin of buttons.
6.By the 1840s, more of the network was standard gauge.

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.