Worksheets for Fifth Grade : Free Common Core English Language Arts

Fifth Grade : Free Common Core English Language Arts Worksheets

What you will learn: In fifth grade, readers determine how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic. Compare and contrast characters and points of view. Demonstrate the ability to locate and integrate information efficiently from various digital and print sources. Use the knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, roots and affixes to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in and out of context.

Writing applications get complex with narratives, essays, and fiction. We use transitional words, phrases, and clauses to sequence the events. In language, we learn to use conjunctions, interjections, and perfect verb tenses. Upgrade the vocabulary with affixes and roots, idioms, and proverbs. We expand on our punctuation skills. Focus is on use of technology.

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RF.5   :  Reading: Foundational Skills

RF.5.A Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.5.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.5.3.A
Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.
RF.5.B Fluency
RF.5.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.5.4.A
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.5.4.B
Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
RF.5.4.C
Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

W.5   :  Writing

W.5.A Text Types and Purposes
W.5.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
W.5.1.A
Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writers purpose.
W.5.1.B
Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
W.5.1.C
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
W.5.1.D
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
W.5.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W.5.2.B
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
W.5.2.C
Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).
W.5.2.D
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
W.5.2.E
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
W.5.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
W.5.3.A
Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
W.5.3.B
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
W.5.3.C
Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.
W.5.3.D
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
W.5.3.E
Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
W.5.B Production and Distribution of Writing
W.5.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
W.5.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 5 here.)
W.5.6
With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.
W.5.C Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.5.7
Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
W.5.8
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.
W.5.D Range of Writing
W.5.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

L.5   :  Language

L.5.A Conventions of Standard English
L.5.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.5.1.A
Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
L.5.1.B
Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses.
L.5.1.C
Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.
L.5.1.D
Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.
L.5.1.E
Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).
L.5.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.5.2.A
Use punctuation to separate items in a series.
L.5.2.B
Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
L.5.2.C
Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., Its true, isnt it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).
L.5.2.D
Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.
L.5.2.E
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
L.5.B Knowledge of Language
L.5.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
L.5.3.A
Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
L.5.C Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L.5.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.5.4.A
Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.5.4.B
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
L.5.4.C
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.5.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.5.5.A
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
L.5.5.B
Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
L.5.5.C
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
L.5.6
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).

Worksheet: Fifth Grade

A Good Play

Read the poem "A Good Play" by Robert Louis Stevenson about two friend's imaginary play. Test yourself whether you understand the nuance of reading poetry.

Core Standard: RF.5.4.B

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Worksheet: Fifth Grade

It’s Transition Time

Words or phrases that show the relationship between sentences, paragraphs, or sections of a text or speech are know as transitions.

Core Standard: W.5.3.C

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Worksheet: Fifth Grade

Prepositions

Circle the prepositions in each sentence.

Core Standard: L.5.1.A

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