Commas Save Lives!

Below is a list of resources gathered for a 5th grade language arts grammar lesson.

1.      Detailed rules for comma usage and some nice quiz activities at the bottom.

2.      5 question quiz

3.       2nd 5 question quiz

4.      Lesson Plan: Comma Rules: How to Use Commas

5.      Printable rules and practice

6.      3 Teacher Chicks - Chart and printables

7.      Video and Quiz

8.      Worksheets and Activities

9.      Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources

10.  Time for Kids - Punctuation Practice

11.  Joy in the Journey

12.  A Lesson in Comma Sense

13.  FANBOYS Lesson

14.  eThemes: Commas

15.  BBC Commas Game

16.  Comma practice - 5 interactive quizzes of varied levels.

17.  Commas in Quotations - Read the directions and take the online quiz.

18.  Interactive exercises on using commas - Exercise 1 - Exercise 2 - Exercise 3 - Exercise 4 - Exercise 5

19.  Quiz on Comma Usage - Click on "The paragraph, please!" and a paragraph will appear in the top text-area.

20.  Quotation Marks and Commas - Online Quiz.

21.  Using Commas - Select sentence with correctly used commas. (Internet Explorer)

22.  Using Commas with Introductory Phrases - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert any necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).

23.  Welcome to Commas: Fill in the Blanks - In each blank space in the paragraphs below provide a comma where it is appropriate or write a small-case "x" (without the quotation marks) where a comma is not necessary.

24.  Comma Chameleon

25.  Test Your Comma IQ

11-12-2012 Pass the Punctuation, Please!

Teching the CCCS

English Language Arts Standards

Grades 6-8

Language: Conventions of Standard English

L.6-8.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.		RESOURCES
GRADE 6	Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.* Spell correctly.	Colon Exercise Colon Exercise Colons Quiz: Semicolons and Colons Using Colons and Semi-Colons Question Marks, Quotation Marks & Parentheses Comma practice  Commas in Quotations Dear Mr. Henshaw Index of Punctuation Quizzes  Commas: Exercise 1 - Exercise 2 - Exercise 3 - Exercise 4 - Exercise 5 Power Proofreading Quiz on Comma Usage Quiz on Punctuation Quiz on Punctuation #2 Quiz on Punctuation #3  Quiz on Punctuation #4 Review of Punctuation Quotation Marks and Commas Using Commas Using Commas with Introductory Phrases Welcome to Commas: Fill in the Blanks! Avoiding Comma Splices Comma Usage Commas Galore Common Comma Uses Quiz Hyphens between words || with -ly words || with -re words ||with prefixes. Power Proofreading  Punctuation and Capitalization Mastery Test 8th Grade Punctuation Jeopardy Punctuation Campground  The Dash The Ellipsis
GRADE 7	Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable moviebut not He wore an old[,] green shirt). Spell correctly.
GRADE 8	Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break. Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission. Spell correctly.