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Free Year 5 Punctuation Worksheets

2 free punctuation resources for Year 5: 2 worksheets. Answers included.

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Capital letters, full stops, commas, apostrophes and speech marks. In Year 5, Year 5 brings fractions with different denominators, decimals, factors and multiples, written multiplication and division, and problem solving across several steps.

Students will practise: distinguishing plurals from possessives; punctuating plural and irregular plural owners; using its and it's correctly; finding and fixing apostrophe errors; using a comma after an opening subordinate clause; using commas around extra information; using commas after introductory words; recognising when no comma is needed.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Apostrophes: Plurals, Owners and Common Mistakes
  2. 2Commas for Clauses and Extra Information

Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Apostrophes: Plurals, Owners and Common Mistakes

    Students sharpen their apostrophe use with the cases that cause the most errors: plurals that do not own anything (no apostrophe), plural…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    18 min
    Questions
    16 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Commas for Clauses and Extra Information

    Students learn where commas go in longer sentences: after an opening subordinate clause, around extra information (such as 'my aunt, who…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    18 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

What do Year 5 students learn about punctuation?

Capital letters, full stops, commas, apostrophes and speech marks. At Year 5, our resources focus on: distinguishing plurals from possessives; punctuating plural and irregular plural owners; using its and it's correctly; finding and fixing apostrophe errors.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
  2. Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
  3. Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
  4. Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.

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