Commas in a Series Worksheet
A Grade 8 ELA worksheet focusing on the correct use of commas in a series, including practice with various sentence structures.
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Read each instruction carefully and complete the tasks. Pay close attention to the use of commas in a series.
Read each sentence. Underline the series of words, phrases, or clauses. Then, add commas where necessary. The first one is done for you.
1. For breakfast, I ate eggs, bacon, and toast.
2. My favorite colors are red blue and green.
3. The dog barked jumped and wagged its tail excitedly.
4. She bought apples oranges and bananas at the market.
5. He loves to read mysteries fantasies and historical fiction.
Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly in a series.
1. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
The recipe calls for flour sugar and eggs.
The recipe calls for flour, sugar, and eggs.
The recipe calls for flour, sugar and eggs.
The recipe calls for flour sugar, and eggs.
2. Which sentence uses commas correctly?
To prepare for the test, I studied my notes, reread the chapter, and asked questions.
To prepare for the test, I studied my notes reread the chapter and asked questions.
To prepare for the test, I studied my notes, reread the chapter and asked questions.
To prepare for the test I studied my notes, reread the chapter, and asked questions.
Write three sentences of your own that each contain a series of at least three items (words, phrases, or clauses). Make sure to use commas correctly.
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2.
3.
Indicate whether each statement about commas in a series is True or False.
1. A comma should always be placed before the conjunction (like 'and' or 'or') in a series of three or more items.
True
False
2. Commas are only used in a series of words, not phrases or clauses.
True
False
Read the paragraph below. Circle any missing or misused commas in a series. Then, rewrite the paragraph correctly in the space provided.
My summer vacation was amazing! I visited my grandparents swam in the lake and went hiking in the mountains. We also ate delicious food like grilled burgers fresh corn on the cob and homemade apple pie. I took many pictures wrote in my journal and collected souvenirs to remember my trip.