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 3Grade 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.