Year 3 · SPaG · Apostrophes and commas
Year 3 commas in lists worksheet and PowerPoint
To use commas to separate items in a list.
Commas in lists
Use commas to separate the things in a list. Put and before the last item and do not put a comma before it.
| a list of nouns | I packed a hat, a coat, a scarf and gloves. |
|---|---|
| a list of adjectives | It was a cold, wet, windy day. |
| a list of actions | We ran, jumped and played. |
Examples
- We saw lions, tigers, bears and monkeys.
- She is kind, funny and clever.
Key words
- list
- a group of three or more things
- comma
- a mark , that separates the things in a list
- and
- joins the last two things in a list
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Write four sentences that each contain a list of at least three things. Put in the commas.
Pupil target: I can use commas in a list.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the commas in lists PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 4 of 53 in the Year 3 SPaG scheme, in the block “Apostrophes and commas”.
Other lessons in this block
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