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Free Year 5 Commas for Clauses and Extra Information Worksheet

Students learn where commas go in longer sentences: after an opening subordinate clause, around extra information (such as 'my aunt, who lives in Cairns,'), after introductory words, and when addressing someone. They also learn when a comma is not needed. Choosing correctly punctuated sentences, adding commas and explaining their purpose builds the control needed for complex sentence writing.

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Year
Year 5
Subject
English
Topic
Punctuation
Difficulty
Level 2 · Standard
Estimated time
18 minutes
Curriculum
Australian Curriculum
Questions
14
Answers
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Format
PDF (A4) + print

Students will practise

  • using a comma after an opening subordinate clause
  • using commas around extra information
  • using commas after introductory words
  • recognising when no comma is needed

Curriculum: Australian Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.

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Year 5 students (typically ages 10–11) working on punctuation. It is pitched at level 2 · standard.

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Year 5 · English · Punctuation

Commas for Clauses and Extra Information

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A comma marks a pause with a purpose. If you cannot name the purpose, you probably do not need the comma.

Part A — Which is correct?

Circle the sentence where the commas are in the right places.

1.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. AAlthough it was late we kept, walking.
  2. BAlthough it was late, we kept walking.
  3. CAlthough, it was late we kept walking.
  4. DAlthough it was, late we kept walking.
2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. AMy aunt, who lives in Cairns, is visiting.
  2. BMy aunt who lives, in Cairns, is visiting.
  3. CMy aunt, who lives in Cairns is visiting.
  4. DMy aunt who lives in Cairns, is visiting.
3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. AThe recipe however, needs more salt.
  2. BThe recipe, however needs more salt.
  3. CThe recipe, however, needs more salt.
  4. DThe recipe however needs, more salt.
4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. AWe bought bread, cheese and olives, then went home.
  2. BWe bought bread cheese and olives then, went home.
  3. CWe bought, bread, cheese and olives then went home.
  4. DWe bought bread, cheese, and olives then, went home.

Part B — Add the commas (if needed)

Rewrite each sentence with commas in the right places. One sentence does not need any: write 'No comma needed'.

5.If you finish early you may read quietly.
6.Our neighbour a retired pilot built his own plane.
7.The match was cancelled because of the storm.
8.Mr Lee the principal spoke at assembly.
9.Before the exam started the teacher handed out pencils.

Part C — Why is the comma there?

Explain the job of the comma or commas in each sentence.

10.Finally, the rain stopped.
11.Lucy, please sit down.
12.The kookaburra, a native bird, laughed loudly.
13.When the tide went out, we searched the rock pools.
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