Commas in a List: Add the Missing Commas

About this worksheet

Six sentences with a list of three things and pictures of them above: an apple, a banana and a pear; a crab, a starfish and a shell; cake, cookies and ice cream. The words are spaced so there is room to write each comma; the key adds them in red. It fits second grade grammar, ages 7 to 8, with the rule printed at the top when there is one to remember.

On this sheet

each sentence. I packed an apple a banana and a pear. The farm has a cow a pig and a hen. At the beach we found a crab a starfish and a shell. My desk has a book a pencil and a clock. For dessert we ate cake cookies and ice cream. In the sky I saw the sun a cloud and a kite.

Tips for using it

• Do one grammar sheet at a time and read the instructions aloud together; the rule usually fits in one sentence.
• Ask children to say each sentence out loud before they write: most grammar mistakes sound wrong when spoken.
• Use the answer key to let older kids check their own work with a colored pencil.
• Mix one picture sheet with one writing sheet per week so grammar does not feel like a test.

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.