Grades 3–5
Capitalize Book Titles
Six made-up book titles to write with the right capital letters, then a title for a book about you.
Writing worksheet · Capitalization and punctuation
Commas After Opening Words
Seven sentences that need a comma after yes, no, well, a time word or a name, like “Sam, can you help me?”
- Grade level
- Grades 4–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Capitalization, End punctuation, Commas and apostrophes, Editing for conventions
What kids do
“Some sentences start with an opening word or a name. Put a comma after it. Write each sentence with its comma.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Put a comma after yes, no and well time words like first, finally and after lunch a name, when you talk to that person
- 1. Yes I would like more soup.
- 2. No thank you.
- 3. Well I think it will rain.
- 4. First we mixed the flour and eggs.
- 5. After lunch we played outside.
- 7. Finally the bus came.
Teacher tip
Read each sentence aloud and pause after the opening word. The pause is where the comma goes.
How to use it
- Use a colored pencil for every fix so the edits stand out.
- Post an anchor chart of the rule where kids can see it while they work.
- Read the directions aloud so the sheet is about writing, not decoding the directions.
Watch for
Kids who fix the sheet but not their own writing. Connect the rule to the next writing task.
Talk about it
- Why does this word need a capital letter?
- Which sentence on your sheet are you proudest of? Why?
Take it further
Have kids edit one paragraph of their own writing for this rule only.
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