Conventions of Standard English : Grammar : Fifth Grade English Language Arts Worksheets
Below, you will find a wide range of our printable worksheets in chapter Conventions of Standard English of section Grammar. These worksheets are appropriate for Fifth Grade English Language Arts. We have crafted many worksheets covering various aspects of this topic, verb tenses, conjunctions, inappropriate shifts in verb tense, correlative conjunctions, perfect verb tenses, interjection / prepositions, commas: items in a series, comma usage within sentences, using commas to separate the introductory elements, using titles in text, grade-appropriate spelling words, and many more. We hope you find them very useful and interesting.
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Read the sentences. Underline the conjunction in each sentence, then put a comma in the correct place.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, and clauses. Practice completing a few sentences with the correct coordinating conjunctions.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Conjunctions
A subordinating conjunction joins two clauses to make one dependent on the other. Underline the subordinating conjunction in each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Conjunctions
Combine each pair of sentences using a subordinating conjunction from the word box. Practice combining a few sentences in this worksheet.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Conjunctions
An interjection is a word or a phrase that shows excitement or emotion. Use an exclamation mark if interjection shows very strong emotion.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Write a sentence using an interjection from the word box.(An interjection is a part of speech that conveys the emotion or feeling of the author).
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Make each sentence interesting and dramatic by rewriting the sentence using an interjection.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Underline a preposition in each sentence. There may be more than one preposition in each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Circle the prepositional phrase and underline the object of the preposition in each sentence. Then write a preposition on the line to complete each prepositional phrase.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Interjection / Prepositions
Use the correct past tense or past participle form of the verb to rewrite each sentence on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Perfect Verb Tenses
Fill in the blank in each sentence with the proper form of the verb in the parenthesis.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Perfect Verb Tenses
Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Perfect Verb Tenses
Underline the perfect verb tenses in the sentences. Identify the type and then write present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Perfect Verb Tenses
Identify whether the underlined verbs in each sentence is a stative or dynamic verb.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Identify whether the verbs in the word bank are dynamic or stative.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Read the sentences carefully. Rewrite each sentence in the other two forms of verb.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Identify whether each sentence is written in a past, present, or future tense.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Present participle is the form of verb that is used in forming continuous tenses. Write X on the line if the sentence contains a present participle.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Draw a line under the linking verb in each of the sentences. Then choose the correct form of the linking verb from the parenthesis to complete each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Verb Tenses
Identify the verb tenses in each sentence. Rewrite each sentence that has an inappropriate shift in verb tense. If the tenses are correct, write 'correct sentence'.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
A verb tense must match the time when the verb's action takes place. Read and check the sentences for confusing shifts in tense.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
Write the word (verb tense) from the parenthesis that correctly completes each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
Read the passage carefully, and determine the main tense. Then underline the verbs that shift incorrectly from the main tense. Write the correct verb tense above.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense
Some conjunctions combine with other words to form a correlative conjunction. Underline the correlative conjunctions used in each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Correlative Conjunctions
Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the words or, nor, but also, or and.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Correlative Conjunctions
Read the sentences. Choose the pair of correlative conjunctions that best completes each sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Correlative Conjunctions
Rewrite the sentences by placing the commas where needed. If a sentence does not need commas, write 'correct' on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Commas: Items in a Series
Find the sentence that has the correct usage of commas among each set of sentences. Then write its number on the lines.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Commas: Items in a Series
Read each pair of sentences. Rewrite each set into a single sentence with a series. Add commas where they are needed.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Commas: Items in a Series
Place a comma to divide the introductory word or phrase from the rest of the sentence. Then underline the introductory phrase.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Commas to Separate the Introductory Elements
Underline the introductory element in each sentence. Then place a comma where necessary.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Commas to Separate the Introductory Elements
A comma may be used to divide the introductory word/phrase of a sentence from the rest of the sentence. Practice using some of these to build sentences.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Commas to Separate the Introductory Elements
A direct address is when a speaker uses the name of a person whom he or she is speaking to. Rewrite each indirect statement as a quote that includes direct address.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Place commas where needed in each sentence and underline the noun of direct address.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Place a comma to set off the introductory words from the rest of the sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Use a comma to set off a tag question as an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Rewrite each sentence by placing commas in the correct place. Practice placing commas at the right place in this worksheet.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Comma Usage Within Sentences
Read the sentences. Underline or use quotation marks wherever needed.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Titles in Text
Find the title or titles in the sentences. Underline or use the quotation marks wherever needed.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Titles in Text
Rewrite each title using correct capitalization on the lines provided.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Using Titles in Text
Spell and rewrite each word with the suffix -ant or-able correctly on the lines. Then sort out the words in the appropriate columns
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Write the “shun” word from the word bank next to its correct definition.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Use the word bank to unscramble the spelling words. Then write a sentence using any two words from the word bank.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Write er, ar, or, or re at the end to complete each spelling word.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Underline the correctly spelled word in each pair of spelling words.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
Underline the correctly spelled word in each pair of spelling words.
Category: Grammar Conventions of Standard English Grade-Appropriate Spelling Words
