Punctuation practice worksheet for Grade 5 students, featuring sentences to punctuate correctly.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and add the correct punctuation marks. Remember, punctuation helps us understand how to read a sentence — like when to pause, stop, or ask a question.

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1. The boy's father sat near the window

This is a statement — it tells us something. It should end with a period.

✔ Corrected: The boy's father sat near the window.

*(Note: “boy’s” already has an apostrophe for possession — that’s correct!)*

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2. Where are you going tomorrow

This is a question — it starts with “Where”. Questions need a question mark at the end.

✔ Corrected: Where are you going tomorrow?

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3. Did you know why he was crying

Another question — starts with “Did”. Needs a question mark.

✔ Corrected: Did you know why he was crying?

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4. It’ a good idea let us meet next week

First, fix the typo: “It’” → should be “It’s” (short for “It is”).

Then, this is two thoughts:
- “It’s a good idea.”
- “Let us meet next week.”

We can join them with a comma or make two sentences. Since it’s casual speech, a comma works.

✔ Corrected: It’s a good idea; let us meet next week.
*(Or: “It’s a good idea. Let us meet next week.” — both are fine. We’ll use semicolon to keep it as one sentence.)*

Actually, in simple grade 5 style, better to split into two sentences:

✔ Final version: It’s a good idea. Let us meet next week.

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5. We will be reaching tomorrow at least that’s what my mom is saying

This has two parts:
- Main idea: “We will be reaching tomorrow”
- Extra info: “at least that’s what my mom is saying”

We can put a comma before “at least” to separate the extra thought.

Also, “that’s” is correct (contraction of “that is”).

✔ Corrected: We will be reaching tomorrow, at least that’s what my mom is saying.

Wait — actually, “at least that’s what my mom is saying” is explaining the first part. A dash or comma works. For grade 5, comma is fine.

But even better: Add a comma after “tomorrow” and maybe rephrase slightly? No — just add comma.

✔ Final: We will be reaching tomorrow, at least that’s what my mom is saying.

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6. Politeness is well appreciated here said the teacher

This is someone speaking — the teacher said something. So we need quotation marks around what the teacher said, and a comma before “said”.

What did the teacher say? “Politeness is well appreciated here.”

So:

✔ Corrected: “Politeness is well appreciated here,” said the teacher.

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7. Amy Mia and Eva are classmates in Grade 5

Three names listed: Amy, Mia, and Eva. When listing things, we use commas between them.

Also, “Grade 5” is capitalized correctly.

✔ Corrected: Amy, Mia, and Eva are classmates in Grade 5.

*(Some styles skip the last comma — but in school, we usually include it for clarity.)*

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8. Fidget spinner is a craze said John’s father

Again, someone is speaking — John’s father said something.

He said: “Fidget spinner is a craze.”

Add quotation marks and comma before “said”.

Also, “Fidget spinner” — should it be plural? Maybe “Fidget spinners” — but the original says “spinner”, so we’ll keep it unless told otherwise. Actually, it’s more natural to say “Fidget spinners are a craze” — but since the worksheet says “is”, we’ll assume it’s treating “fidget spinner” as a thing/concept.

To match common usage, let’s change to plural for correctness:

✔ Better: “Fidget spinners are a craze,” said John’s father.

But if we must stick exactly to original words except punctuation:

Original: “Fidget spinner is a craze said John’s father”

→ Add quotes and comma:

✔ “Fidget spinner is a craze,” said John’s father.

*(Even though “spinners” would be better grammatically, we’re only fixing punctuation per instructions.)*

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Now, let’s write all final answers clearly.

Final Answer:
1. The boy's father sat near the window.
2. Where are you going tomorrow?
3. Did you know why he was crying?
4. It’s a good idea. Let us meet next week.
5. We will be reaching tomorrow, at least that’s what my mom is saying.
6. “Politeness is well appreciated here,” said the teacher.
7. Amy, Mia, and Eva are classmates in Grade 5.
8. “Fidget spinner is a craze,” said John’s father.