About the "Adding Commas" Worksheet

Adding Commas: Read the dialogue between two friends. Add commas where needed. This interactive and printable worksheet is designed to enhance students' understanding and application of comma usage in dialogue. The exercise presents a conversation between two friends, Allison and Clara, consisting of five lines of dialogue. Students are challenged to identify where commas are needed within this realistic conversation, focusing on punctuation rules specific to written dialogue.

This interactive and printable worksheet offers students a practical approach to learning comma placement in conversational writing. By working with a relatable dialogue about school and sports, students can see how commas are used in everyday speech patterns. The exercise covers various aspects of comma usage in dialogue, including separating introductory words, setting off direct address, and punctuating dialogue tags. This context-rich practice helps students develop a natural feel for proper punctuation in written conversations, improving their ability to create more authentic and readable dialogue in their own writing.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

Correct placement of commas in written dialogue
Understanding the role of commas in separating dialogue tags from spoken words
Recognizing the use of commas in direct address within conversations
Improving overall punctuation skills in conversational writing

Learning Outcomes

Cognitive

Correctly identify and place commas in at least 90% of the required instances within the dialogue
Explain the reasons for comma placement in different parts of the conversation

Psychomotor

Demonstrate precise placement of commas within dialogue sentences
Show improved editing skills when adding punctuation to existing text

Affective

Develop confidence in punctuating dialogue correctly in their own writing
Show increased interest in how punctuation affects the readability of written conversations

Interpersonal/Social

Engage in discussions about how proper comma usage enhances the natural flow of written dialogue
Collaborate with peers to compare and justify comma placement choices in different parts of the conversation

Common core standards covered

L.5.2.c

Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It's true, isn't it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).