Commas in Addresses - Free Printable

Let’s go through each address one by one and add commas where needed.

Rules for commas in addresses:
- Put a comma between the city and state.
- Put a comma after the state if there’s a ZIP code following (but not always — sometimes it’s optional, but in school work we usually add it).
- In business addresses, if there’s an “Attn:” or similar, treat it like part of the address line — no comma needed unless separating city/state.
- For names with multiple parts (like “Tom Mary Tina, and Sammi Wilson”), use commas to separate items in a list — but only if they’re being listed as separate people or parts. Here, it looks like it’s one person’s full name with middle names — so maybe no comma? Wait — actually, looking at #5: “Tom Mary Tina, and Sammi Wilson” — that seems like a typo or misformatting. Probably meant to be “Tom, Mary, Tina, and Sammi Wilson” — but since it’s written as “Tom Mary Tina, and Sammi Wilson”, we’ll assume it’s trying to list 4 people? Or maybe it’s “Tom Mary Tina” as first/middle and “Sammi Wilson” as last? Hmm. Actually, looking again — it says “Tom Mary Tina, and Sammi Wilson” — the comma before “and” suggests it’s a list of 3 people: Tom, Mary Tina, and Sammi Wilson? That doesn’t make sense. More likely, it’s a mistake — perhaps it should be “Tom, Mary, Tina, and Sammi Wilson” — but since we’re adding commas to addresses, not names, maybe we ignore internal name commas? Wait — the instruction is “add commas to the addresses where needed.” So focus on the address part, not the name formatting.

Actually, let’s re-read the task: “Correctly add commas to the addresses where needed. Some may not need a comma.”

So we’re focusing on the address lines — especially city, state, ZIP.

Standard rule: City, State ZIP → put comma after city, before state.

Also, for multi-line addresses, if there’s a street address and then city/state/ZIP, put comma after street if it’s on same line? No — typically, street address is one line, then city, state ZIP on next line — no comma needed between street and city if on different lines. But if on same line, then comma.

Looking at the examples:

Example 1:
Savings Bank
P.O. Box 159
Annapolis MD 12345 → should be Annapolis, MD 12345

Similarly, all addresses that have city and state on same line need a comma between them.

Also, for addresses with suite/apartment numbers — if on same line as street, sometimes comma before #, but not required. Usually, we don’t add comma there unless it’s a complex address.

But the main rule taught in schools: between city and state, add a comma.

Also, after state, before ZIP — sometimes comma is added, but often not. However, in many style guides (like Chicago), you do put a comma after state before ZIP. Let’s check common practice in schools.

Actually, standard U.S. address format:

Street Address
City, State ZIP

So comma after city, before state. No comma after state before ZIP — but some styles do add it. Since this is a school worksheet, and the instruction says “add commas where needed”, and looking at the examples, I think they want comma between city and state.

Also, for addresses with “Attn:” — that’s on its own line, so no issue.

For business names — no comma needed unless it’s part of the address line.

Let’s go one by one.

1.
Savings Bank
P.O. Box 159
Annapolis MD 12345 → Add comma: Annapolis, MD 12345

2.
Henry Hudson
1 East St. Apt. 7
Bismarck ND 01010 → Bismarck, ND 01010

3.
George Washington
401 Canal St.
Washington D.C. 10001 → Washington, D.C. 10001 (note: D.C. has periods, but we still put comma before it)

4.
The Aloha Diner
Attn: Mike Kuala
4 West Way #50
Honolulu HI 34128 → Honolulu, HI 34128

5.
Tom Mary Tina, and Sammi Wilson → This is the name. The address is:
321 King St.
Indianapolis IN 70101 → Indianapolis, IN 70101
But the name has a comma already: “Tom Mary Tina, and Sammi Wilson” — that might be intentional? Or a typo? Since the task is about addresses, we leave the name as is, and fix the address part.

6.
The Sun-Times
P.O. Box 54
Drawer 1 Slot 3
Santa Fe NM 44404 → Santa Fe, NM 44404

7.
Joe Roberts
9 7th Street Apt. P
Salem Oregon 11121 → Salem, Oregon 11121 (note: Oregon is spelled out, so comma after Salem)

8.
Ruby Red
101 Charcoal Rd.
Boise, Idaho 01987 → Already has comma? Wait, in the image it’s written as “Boise, Idaho 01987” — oh, it already has a comma! So no change needed? But let’s check the original image description — in the user’s text, it’s written as “Boise, Idaho 01987” — yes, so it’s correct. But in the problem, we’re to add commas where needed — so if it’s already there, we don’t remove it. But since the task is to “add commas”, and this one already has it, we leave it.

Wait, in the user’s input, for #8 it’s written as:
“Ruby Red
101 Charcoal Rd.
Boise, Idaho 01987”

So it already has a comma. So no action needed for this one? But the task is to add commas where needed — so if it’s missing, add; if present, leave.

Similarly, #9:
Helen Keller
P.O. Box 1 A3
Hartford CT 25898 → Hartford, CT 25898

10.
Pierre James
409 Clean Way
Pierre SD 24680 → Pierre, SD 24680

11.
Emma Wood
23 Center St., 2nd Floor → This has a comma already after St. — which is correct for apartment/floor on same line.
Little Rock AR 32178 → Little Rock, AR 32178

12.
Heidi Smith
2189 Oak Blvd.
Topeka Kansas 30003 → Topeka, Kansas 30003

13.
GMC Associates
Attention: Helen Troy
2 Deep Creek Blvd.
Trenton NJ 10191 → Trenton, NJ 10191

14.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards
87 16th Street #7
Second Floor
Providence RI 45147 → Providence, RI 45147

15.
Jayden Flores
Ivy Michaels
65 River Rd. Apt. 6
Tallahassee, FL 45689 → Already has comma? In user input it’s “Tallahassee, FL 45689” — yes, so correct.

Now, for the paragraph at the bottom:

“I once had a friend who lived at 67 Lincoln Street Charleston West Virginia 23091 but he moved to Jackson Mississippi. I think later he moved to Oklahoma City Oklahoma, but I am not exactly sure of the street or zip code. My grandmother lives in Oklahoma, and her name and address are Lonnie Hill 108 Western Avenue Apartment 16 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 29018.”

We need to add commas in the paragraph where needed — specifically in addresses.

First address: 67 Lincoln Street Charleston West Virginia 23091 → should be 67 Lincoln Street, Charleston, West Virginia 23091

Second: Jackson Mississippi → Jackson, Mississippi

Third: Oklahoma City Oklahoma → Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Fourth: Lonnie Hill 108 Western Avenue Apartment 16 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 29018 → Lonnie Hill, 108 Western Avenue, Apartment 16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 29018

Also, in the sentence: “I think later he moved to Oklahoma City Oklahoma, but I am not exactly sure...” — here, “Oklahoma City Oklahoma” should have a comma between city and state, and also, since it’s followed by “but”, we might need a comma before “but” — but that’s grammar, not address. The task says “correctly add commas where needed in the paragraph” — and it’s under the same heading, so probably focus on addresses.

But to be safe, we’ll fix the addresses.

Also, “My grandmother lives in Oklahoma, and her name and address are...” — here, “Oklahoma” is the state, and it’s followed by “and”, so comma before “and” is correct for compound sentence.

But the main issue is the addresses.

So let’s write the corrected paragraph.

Final answers for each numbered item:

1. Annapolis, MD 12345
2. Bismarck, ND 01010
3. Washington, D.C. 10001
4. Honolulu, HI 34128
5. Indianapolis, IN 70101
6. Santa Fe, NM 44404
7. Salem, Oregon 11121
8. Boise, Idaho 01987 (already correct)
9. Hartford, CT 25898
10. Pierre, SD 24680
11. Little Rock, AR 32178
12. Topeka, Kansas 30003
13. Trenton, NJ 10191
14. Providence, RI 45147
15. Tallahassee, FL 45689 (already correct)

For the paragraph:

“I once had a friend who lived at 67 Lincoln Street, Charleston, West Virginia 23091 but he moved to Jackson, Mississippi. I think later he moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but I am not exactly sure of the street or zip code. My grandmother lives in Oklahoma, and her name and address are Lonnie Hill, 108 Western Avenue, Apartment 16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 29018.”

Note: In the first sentence, after “23091” there’s “but” — should there be a comma before “but”? In grammar, when “but” joins two independent clauses, we use a comma. Here, “he lived at... 23091” is not a complete clause? Actually, “I once had a friend who lived at... 23091” is one clause, and “but he moved...” is another — so yes, comma before “but”.

Similarly, in “I think later he moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but I am not exactly sure...” — here, “I think later he moved...” is a clause, and “but I am not...” is another, so comma before “but” is correct.

Also, “Oklahoma, but” — we already have comma after Oklahoma (from the address fix), and then “but” — so it’s fine.

In the last part: “Lonnie Hill, 108 Western Avenue, Apartment 16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 29018” — we added commas to separate the parts of the address.

Now, to present the final answer.

Since the task has two parts: the 15 addresses and the paragraph, we need to provide both.

But the user might expect the answers for the numbered items and the corrected paragraph.

In the response, we’ll list the corrected addresses for 1-15, and then the corrected paragraph.

But to keep it clean, we can write:

For items 1-15, the addresses with added commas:

1. Annapolis, MD 12345
2. Bismarck, ND 01010
3. Washington, D.C. 10001
4. Honolulu, HI 34128
5. Indianapolis, IN 70101
6. Santa Fe, NM 44404
7. Salem, Oregon 11121
8. Boise, Idaho 01987
9. Hartford, CT 25898
10. Pierre, SD 24680
11. Little Rock, AR 32178
12. Topeka, Kansas 30003
13. Trenton, NJ 10191
14. Providence, RI 45147
15. Tallahassee, FL 45689

For the paragraph:

I once had a friend who lived at 67 Lincoln Street, Charleston, West Virginia 23091, but he moved to Jackson, Mississippi. I think later he moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but I am not exactly sure of the street or zip code. My grandmother lives in Oklahoma, and her name and address are Lonnie Hill, 108 Western Avenue, Apartment 16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 29018.

Note: I added a comma after "23091" before "but" for grammatical correctness, as it joins two independent clauses.

Also, in item 5, the name "Tom Mary Tina, and Sammi Wilson" — we didn't change it because the task is about addresses, and the comma there might be intentional for the name list. But if we were to fix the name, it should be "Tom, Mary, Tina, and Sammi Wilson" — but since the instruction is "add commas to the addresses", we leave the name as is.

Similarly, for item 11, "23 Center St., 2nd Floor" already has a comma, which is correct.

Now, for the final answer, we'll box the entire corrected set.

But since it's long, perhaps list the addresses and then the paragraph.

Given the constraints, I'll write the final answer as the corrected addresses for 1-15 and the corrected paragraph.

Final Answer:
For the addresses:
1. Annapolis, MD 12345
2. Bismarck, ND 01010
3. Washington, D.C. 10001
4. Honolulu, HI 34128
5. Indianapolis, IN 70101
6. Santa Fe, NM 44404
7. Salem, Oregon 11121
8. Boise, Idaho 01987
9. Hartford, CT 25898
10. Pierre, SD 24680
11. Little Rock, AR 32178
12. Topeka, Kansas 30003
13. Trenton, NJ 10191
14. Providence, RI 45147
15. Tallahassee, FL 45689

For the paragraph:
I once had a friend who lived at 67 Lincoln Street, Charleston, West Virginia 23091, but he moved to Jackson, Mississippi. I think later he moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but I am not exactly sure of the street or zip code. My grandmother lives in Oklahoma, and her name and address are Lonnie Hill, 108 Western Avenue, Apartment 16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 29018.