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Insert a Comma

Information:

These questions have been taken from the KS2 GPS test to help your children practise specific question types.

National Curriculum Objectives:

Year 3 and 4 English: (4G5.6b) Using commas after fronted adverbials

Year 5 and 6 English: (5G5.9) Using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis

Year 5 and 6 English: (5G5.6a) Use of commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity

Differentiation:

Beginner Using commas for a list and fronted adverbials. Aimed at Year 2 Greater Depth/Year 3 Expected/Year 4 Developing/Year 5

Emerging.

Easy Using commas for a list, fronted adverbials and relative clauses. Aimed at Year 3 Greater Depth/Year 4 Expected/Year 5

Developing/Year 6 Emerging.

Tricky Using commas for a list, fronted adverbials, relative clauses and parenthesis. Aimed at Year 4 Greater Depth/Year 5

Expected/Year 6 Developing.

Expert Using commas for a list, fronted adverbials, relative clauses, parenthesis and to avoid ambiguity. Aimed at Year 5 Greater

Depth/Year 6 Expected.

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Insert a Comma – Teaching Information

Insert a Comma

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentences below.

1. Jason had fish chips and peas

for his dinner today.

2. Quietly the children crept

down the creaky stairs.

3. I need some paper scissors

and glue to finish my project.

4. Later we are going to watch

the new film at the cinema.

5. Karen saw lions zebras and

monkeys at the zoo.

6. Next year Oscar and his

family are moving to America.

7. There are lots of recorders

drums and xylophones in the

music room.

8. At the arcade there are all

sorts of different video games to

play.

9. Lisa and Sam bought new

cups plates and cutlery for their

dinner party.

10. Suddenly the tiger jumped

up and attacked its prey.

11. Anita’s favourite hobbies are

reading hiking and dancing.

12. Bravely the firefighters went

into the burning house.

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Insert a Comma – Worksheet 1 – Beginner

Insert a Comma

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentences below.

1. Jason had fish

,

chips and peas

for his dinner today.

2. Quietly

, the children crept

down the creaky stairs.

3. I need some paper

, scissors

and glue to finish my project.

4. Later

, we are going to watch

the new film at the cinema.

5. Karen saw lions

, zebras and

monkeys at the zoo.

6. Next year

, Oscar and his

family are moving to America.

7. There are lots of recorders

,

drums and xylophones in the

music room.

8. At the arcade

, there are all

sorts of different video games to

play.

9. Lisa and Sam bought new

cups

,

plates and cutlery for their

dinner party.

10. Suddenly

, the tiger jumped

up and attacked its prey.

11. Anita’s favourite hobbies are

reading

, hiking and dancing.

12. Bravely

, the firefighters went

into the burning house.

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Insert a Comma – Worksheet 1 – Beginner ANSWERS

Insert a Comma

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentences below.

1. My teacher who is very kind

treated us to a class disco

before half term.

2. Alfie invited Frankie Lily Ben

and Kelly to come over to his

house after school.

3. Beyond the river there is an

old village and lots of

woodland.

4. Mercury Venus Earth and Mars

are the planets closest to the

sun.

5. Twice a year we go and visit

our grandparents in the Lake

District.

6. The gold necklace which my

mum gave to me has gone

missing.

7. As quick as a flash the

scared cat bolted past us and

hid in the bushes.

8. Jordan who works at the local

shop is a kind and thoughtful

person.

9. Many birds are omnivores and

they like to eat seeds grains

berries and worms.

10. Rome which is the capital

city of Italy has many beautiful

sights.

11. Holly is very sporty and loves

to play football netball tennis

and hockey.

12. In the morning the children

are going to the local church

for the Easter service.

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Insert a Comma – Worksheet 1 – Easy

Insert a Comma

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentences below.

1. My teacher

, who is very kind,

treated us to a class disco

before half term.

2. Alfie invited Frankie

, Lily, Ben

and Kelly to come over to his

house after school.

3. Beyond the river

, there is an

old village and lots of

woodland.

4. Mercury

, Venus,

Earth and Mars

are the planets closest to the

sun.

5. Twice a year

,

we go and visit

our grandparents in the Lake

District.

6. The gold necklace

, which my

mum gave to me

, has gone

missing.

7. As quick as a flash

, the

scared cat bolted past us and

hid in the bushes.

8. Jordan

,

who works at the local

shop

, is a kind and thoughtful

person.

9. Many birds are omnivores and

they like to eat seeds

, grains,

berries and worms.

10. Rome

, which is the capital

city of Italy

, has many beautiful

sights.

11. Holly is very sporty and loves

to play football

, netball, tennis

and hockey.

12. In the morning

, the children

are going to the local church

for the Easter service.

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Insert a Comma – Worksheet 1 – Easy ANSWERS

Insert a Comma

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentences below.

1. Mr López the headteacher

teaches us Spanish every Friday

afternoon because it is his

native language.

2. Stacey has got a huge

collection of pens felt tips

pencils and pencil crayons in

her enormous pencil case.

3. My best friend Danny who has

lived next door to me since we

were babies is moving away

next week.

4. At the back of the shed there

is a lawnmower and a strimmer

if you’d like to borrow them

over the weekend.

5. The new trainers which I

bought from the sports shop last

weekend are dirty and wet

already.

6. Nina and her family had

mashed potatoes green beans

carrots and gravy with their

roast chicken.

7. Jayden the contest winner

had an amazing time at the

comedy show in his front row

seat.

8. Next to your new school bag

there is a chocolate cupcake

waiting for you since you’ve

worked so hard recently.

9. Milly’s mum who finally

passed her driving test on

Wednesday has just bought a

new car.

10. As soon as he woke up

Curtis could smell the sausages

and bacon cooking in the

kitchen.

11. Shirley my neighbour is a

kind and friendly woman but

she doesn’t have a family so

she gets quite lonely.

12. Ronda which is one of the

most beautiful places I’ve ever

visited is a town in southern

Spain.

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Insert a Comma – Worksheet 1 – Tricky

Insert a Comma

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentences below.

1. Mr López

, the headteacher,

teaches us Spanish every Friday

afternoon because it is his

native language.

2. Stacey has got a huge

collection of pens

, felt tips,

pencils and pencil crayons in

her enormous pencil case.

3. My best friend Danny

,

who has

lived next door to me since we

were babies

, is moving away

next week.

4. At the back of the shed

,

there

is a lawnmower and a strimmer

if you’d like to borrow them

over the weekend.

5. The new trainers

, which I

bought from the sports shop last

weekend

, are dirty and wet

already.

6. Nina and her family had

mashed potatoes

, green beans,

carrots and gravy with their

roast chicken.

7. Jayden

, the contest winner,

had an amazing time at the

comedy show in his front row

seat.

8. Next to your new school bag

,

there is a chocolate cupcake

waiting for you since you’ve

worked so hard recently.

9. Milly’s mum

, who finally

passed her driving test on

Wednesday

, has just bought a

new car.

10. As soon as he woke up

,

Curtis could smell the sausages

and bacon cooking in the

kitchen.

11. Shirley

, my neighbour, is a

kind and friendly woman but

she doesn’t have a family so

she gets quite lonely.

12. Ronda

, which is one of the

most beautiful places I’ve ever

visited

, is a town in southern

Spain.

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Insert a Comma – Worksheet 1 – Tricky ANSWERS

Insert a Comma

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentences below.

1. Around the local park the

dog excitedly chased the old

man barking and wagging his

tail.

2. The Eiffel Tower which is the

tallest structure in Paris and is

visited by millions of people

every year was built between

1887 and 1889 for a World’s fair.

3. The old video rental shop next

door to the bowling alley will

be officially closing at the end

of the year.

4. On his fifteenth birthday

Charlie went out for lunch with

his friends spent the afternoon

skateboarding watched a film

then went bowling.

5. Joshua’s car the old Range

Rover broke down on the

motorway last weekend so he

needs to buy a new one.

6. When the children had

finished washing the dog was

ready for his daily walk to the

park.

7. My grandad who is 95 years

old and a World War II veteran

loves watching black and white

films and listening to the radio.

8. To visit the famous landmark

you need to cross the road

walk along the stony path climb

over the fence at the end and

look to your left.

9. Mr Gregor the sports coach

from the local high school

teaches us athletics on Friday

afternoons.

10. While the zebra was eating

the fierce lion hid out of sight in

the long grass watching its

unsuspecting prey.

11. The police officer who was

extremely tired and drained

after a long week at work left

the station for the weekend.

12. Between Malaga and

Barcelona there is the famous

Alhambra fortress the seaside

resort of Benidorm and the city

of Valencia.

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Insert a Comma – Worksheet 1 – Expert

Insert a Comma

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentences below.

1. Around the local park

, the

dog excitedly chased the old

man

, barking and wagging his

tail.

2. The Eiffel Tower

, which is the

tallest structure in Paris and is

visited by millions of people

every year

, was built between

1887 and 1889 for a World’s fair.

3. The old video rental shop

,

, will

be officially closing at the end

of the year.

4. On his fifteenth birthday

,

Charlie went out for lunch with

his friends

, spent the afternoon

skateboarding

, watched a film

then went bowling.

5. Joshua’s car

, the old Range

Rover

, broke down on the

motorway last weekend so he

needs to buy a new one.

6. When the children had

finished washing

, the dog was

ready for his daily walk to the

park.

7. My grandad

, who is 95 years

old and a World War II veteran

,

loves watching black and white

films and listening to the radio.

8. To visit the famous landmark

,

you need to cross the road

,

walk along the stony path

,

climb

over the fence at the end and

look to your left.

9. Mr Gregor

, the sports coach

from the local high school

,

teaches us athletics on Friday

afternoons.

10. While the zebra was eating

,

the fierce lion hid out of sight in

the long grass watching its

unsuspecting prey.

11. The police officer

, who was

extremely tired and drained

after a long week at work

, left

the station for the weekend.

12. Between Malaga and

Barcelona

, there is the famous

Alhambra fortress

, the seaside

resort of Benidorm and the city

of Valencia.

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Insert a Comma – Worksheet 1 – Expert ANSWERS