Commas, Quotation Marks, and Capitals Check

3rd Grade ELAGrammar and Language3 pages

About this worksheet

Title capitals, commas between a city and state, dialogue, and possessives are all checked on this 3-page 3rd grade conventions sheet. Students pick the correctly written version of four items, rewrite four sentences with the missing marks, and proofread a short moving-day story that has four mistakes. Examples include The Wind in the Willows, Charlotte's Web, and a sister's packed bag. It lines up with L.3.2.a to L.3.2.d, and the answer key names each of the four proofreading fixes.

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Curriculum objectives covered

L.3.2.a

“Capitalize appropriate words in titles.”

Question 1, question 8 with Charlotte's Web, and the book title Stuart Little in the proofreading story.

L.3.2.b

“Use commas in addresses.”

Question 2, question 7 with Austin, Texas, and Seattle, Washington in Part 3.

L.3.2.c

“Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.”

Questions 3 and 5, and the line "I am so excited!" in Part 3.

L.3.2.d

“Form and use possessives.”

Question 4, question 6 about a friend's house, and the sister's bag in Part 3.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1 Choose the Correct Sentence

Four multiple-choice items: a book title, Orlando, Florida, a line of dialogue from Tom, and which sentence shows the dog owns the bone.

Part 2 Fix the Sentences

Students rewrite four sentences, such as "My mom asked what time is it" and "I read charlotte's web yesterday." They add capitals, commas, apostrophes, or quotation marks.

Part 3 Proofread the Letter

A four-sentence story about moving to Seattle hides four errors. Students rewrite it with the city and state comma, the possessive, the missing quotation marks, and the capitals in the book title.

How teachers use it

Pretest

Give it before a conventions unit. Each skill appears in all three parts, so a student who misses titles in questions 1 and 8 shows you where to start.

Proofreading partners

Tell pairs there are exactly four mistakes in Part 3 and have them hunt before anyone rewrites. The key puts no comma after Washington in "Seattle, Washington next week," so decide in advance if you want one there.

Small group reteach

Pull students who miss question 6. The key also accepts friends' with the apostrophe after the s, so ask how many friends they meant before you mark it.

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