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Commas for Coach Bo's Track Team

Grade 1 comma practice with a track team: fix commas in dates, tell when a list needs commas, and check the coach's notes.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.1.2.c

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students place a comma between the day and the year in a date.
  • Students use commas to separate three or more single words in a list.
  • Students tell when a sentence with a list needs commas.

How to use

Go over the comma rule at the top of each section together. Students can read each date and list aloud and pause where a comma goes.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.1.2.c

Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.

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Commas for Coach Bo's Track Team

Use commas in dates and in lists.

Dates for the team

Coach Bo is writing dates on the track team's calendar. A date has a comma between the day and the year, like this: May 16, 2025.

1.
Practice starts on April 7 2025.
Where does the comma go in this date?
  • A. after April
  • B. after 7
  • C. after 2025
2.
Coach Bo forgot the commas. Match each date to the way it should be written.
  1. April 7 2025
  2. May 16 2025
  3. June 2 2025
  1. A. June 2, 2025
  2. B. April, 7 2025
  3. C. May 16, 2025
  4. D. April 7, 2025
  5. E. June, 2 2025
  6. F. May, 16 2025
3.
Write each date again with a comma in the right place.

The team photo is on April 22 2025.
Write the date:  
The last practice is on June 3 2025.
Write the date:  

4.
Coach Bo wrote this date: May, 30 2025
How should he fix it?
  • A. Put one more comma after 2025.
  • B. Take the 30 out of the date.
  • C. Move the comma to after 30.

Lists for the team

Use commas to separate three or more words in a list, like this: shoes, socks, and shorts. Two words joined by and do not need a comma.

5.
These sentences have no commas yet. Does each sentence need commas? Sort the sentences.
Pack socks caps and towels.We ran jumped and hopped.Ava and Ben ran fast.Our team has hats shirts and bags.Jin likes red and blue.The coach has a whistle.
Needs commasDoes not need commas
6.
Write a comma in each blank to finish Coach Bo's lists.

Bring caps  towels  and water.
Our team colors are red  white  and gold.

7.
Coach Bo is making a sign. Which list is written the right way?
  • A. running jumping, and throwing
  • B. running, jumping and, throwing
  • C. running jumping and, throwing
  • D. running, jumping, and throwing

Coach Bo's notes

Each note has a date, a list, or both. Check the commas.

8.
This note needs three commas. Write a comma in each blank.

Diego will run  jump  and throw on May 16  2025.

9.
Underline the one note that has every comma in the right place.

Bring water, snacks and, hats.Our next meet is on June, 6 2025.Hana, Kofi, and Eli will run the relay.Bring water snacks, and hats.

10.
Write a sentence that lists three things you would pack for a track meet. Use commas.

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