5th Grade Reading & Writing Worksheets and Activities

Remember, a sentence always has a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought. A fragment is not a complete thought. Worksheet instructions: Add a subject to each fragment below, and rewrite the new sentence.

A sentence always has a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought. A fragment is not a complete thought. Worksheet instructions: Add a subject to each fragment below, and rewrite the new sentence.

Seasons and directions only start with a capital letter if they are part of a proper noun. Holidays always start with a capital letter. Worksheet instructions: Rewrite each sentence with correct capitalization.

Worksheet instructions: In each row, only one word is spelled correctly. Circle each of the correctly spelled words below. Can you find them all?

Worksheet instructions: In each row, only one word is spelled correctly. Circle each of the correctly spelled words below. Can you find them all?

Worksheet instructions: In each row, only one word is spelled correctly. Circle each of the correctly spelled words below. Can you find them all?

Worksheet instructions: Find and circle the hidden words. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, and the vowels have been removed. Add the missing vowels for each word.

Commas indicate a certain separation of words, phrases, or ideas in order to prevent misreading the writer's intended meaning. E.g. “I love pizza, pasta, and salad.” Worksheet instructions: Fix the punctuation mistakes in these sentences by adding the missing commas. Write Correct if the sentence is already correct.

Commas indicate a certain separation of words, phrases, or ideas in order to prevent misreading the writer's intended meaning. E.g. “I love reading, traveling, and listening to music.” Worksheet instructions: Fix the punctuation mistakes in these sentences by adding the missing commas. Write Correct if the sentence is already correct.

Every complete sentence contains two parts: a subject and a predicate. The subject is what the sentence is about. The predicate tells something about the subject. Worksheet instructions: Circle the subject. Underline the predicate.

A comma splice occurs when a comma is incorrectly used to join two independent clauses. You can fix comma splices by adding a conjunction, using a period to make two separate sentences, or by using a semi-colon (;). Worksheet instructions: Rewrite the below sentences, fixing the comma splices.

A full sentence expresses a complete thought (it has a subject and a verb). A fragment is not a complete thought. A run-on sentence has two or more clauses that are not joined correctly. Worksheet instructions: Rewrite the fragments and run-ons as proper sentences. If it’s already a proper sentence, simply write the word ‘sentence’.

A run-on sentence occurs when independent clauses are not joined correctly. Worksheet instructions: Correct the run-on sentences by rewriting each sentence and adding conjunctions and punctuation where necessary.

A run-on sentence occurs when independent clauses are not joined correctly. Worksheet instructions: Correct the run-on sentences by rewriting each sentence and adding conjunctions and punctuation where necessary.

Worksheet instructions: Complete the story below using the words from the word bank.

Worksheet instructions: Circle the correct word to complete each sentence below.

Worksheet instructions: Draw a line to the correct phrase to make meaningful sentences.

Worksheet instructions: Draw a line to the correct definition for each word.

Worksheet instructions: Draw a line to the correct definition for each word.

Worksheet instructions: Draw a line to the correct definition for each word.

Worksheet instructions: Circle the word that has the same meaning as the sentence.

Worksheet instructions: Find and circle the hidden words. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Worksheet instructions: Write the full word with the correct missing letters.

Worksheet instructions: The letters of the words in this worksheet are scrambled. Figure out what the correct word is and write it above the line.

Use capital letters for: the name of the street, the city, and the state. Add a period after an abbreviation of the street name. Add a comma between the city and the state. Worksheet instructions: