Year 6 · SPaG · Autumn: Commas
Year 6 commas in a list worksheet and PowerPoint
To use commas to separate the items in a list of words or phrases.
Commas in a list
Use commas to separate the items in a list. Put and (or or) before the last item. There is no comma before that last and.
| a list of words | Mum bought apples, pears, plums and grapes. |
|---|---|
| a list of phrases | We climbed a hill, crossed a river and found a cave. |
| not in a list | Do not put a comma between just two items: bread and butter. |
Examples
- The flag is red, white and blue.
- He packed a torch, a map and a flask.
Key words
- list
- three or more things joined in a row
- item
- one thing in a list
- comma
- separates the items
- conjunction
- and, or: joins the last two items
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 a list of everything you would pack for a week on a desert island, in a full sentence. Then add a second list of things you would leave behind.
Pupil target: I can punctuate 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 a list PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 26 of 72 in the Year 6 SPaG scheme, in the Autumn term, block “Commas”. It is taught before the SATs grammar test in May.
Other lessons in this block
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