Comma Rules Worksheets
Commas are the punctuation students most often place by ear. These worksheets replace the guesswork with the named rules — one rule per section, then mixed practice where the student has to say which rule applies.
- Grades
- Grade 3 – Grade 8
- Worksheets
- 5
- Topics
- 7
Topics in comma rules
- Commas in a Series — Grade 3 to Grade 7
Separating three or more items in a list, including the comma before the final and.
- Commas in Dates and Addresses — Grade 3 to Grade 7
Commas between day and year, city and state, and after the year or state when the sentence continues.
- Commas After Introductory Elements — Grade 4 to Grade 8
Setting off an introductory word, phrase or dependent clause from the main clause that follows.
- Commas in Compound Sentences — Grade 4 to Grade 8
The comma before a coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses, and why a compound verb takes none.
- Commas with Appositives — Grade 5 to Grade 8
Setting off a noun phrase that renames the noun beside it, with commas on both sides when it interrupts.
- Commas with Nonrestrictive Clauses — Grade 6 to Grade 8
Commas around a clause that adds information, and no commas around one that identifies which.
- Mixed Comma Practice — Grade 5 to Grade 8
Applying several comma rules in one passage and naming which rule each comma follows.
Any topic on this list can be built for any grade it covers — make the sheet you need.