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Coils and Commas: A Paper Quilling Guide

Practice commas in a series with a student's paper quilling how-to guide: place, count and fix commas in lists of words, phrases and clauses.

Grade 5ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.5.2.a

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use commas to separate words, phrases and clauses in a series.
  • Students decide where commas belong in a series and where they do not.
  • Students find and fix missing or extra commas in a series.

How to use

Read the rule and the note about quilling together, then let students work on their own. Ask them to read each finished sentence aloud and pause at every comma.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.5.2.a

Use punctuation to separate items in a series.

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Coils and Commas: A Paper Quilling Guide

Edit the commas in a student's how-to guide.

The supply list

A series is a list of three or more items in one sentence. The items can be single words, groups of words, or short sentences. Put a comma after each item except the last one. On this worksheet, also put a comma before the and or or that comes before the last item.
Example: Lucía rolled, pinched, and glued the paper.

Lucía is writing a how-to guide about paper quilling for her school's art blog. In quilling, artists roll thin strips of paper into coils and glue the coils together to make pictures.
1.
Which sentence from Lucía's supply list is punctuated correctly?
  • A. You will need, paper strips, a toothpick, and glue.
  • B. You will need paper strips a toothpick, and glue.
  • C. You will need paper strips, a toothpick, and, glue.
  • D. You will need paper strips, a toothpick, and glue.
2.
This sentence has no commas yet.
Lucía's paper strips come in red orange yellow purple and green.
Write a number in each blank.

How many items are in the series?  
How many commas does the sentence need?  

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