Free 5th Grade ELA Worksheets for Teachers

5th grade Great Migration reading comprehension: quote evidence, choose the main idea, summarize, and link World War I to factory jobs in the North.

5th grade metaphors and similes in poetry: match six storm lines to what they compare and what they mean, then write a thunderstorm simile. With answer key.

5th grade end of unit reading test: a treehouse story and a wind poem, with 15 questions on quoting, theme, figurative language, and comparing characters.

5th grade theme worksheet: Leo nearly quits the talent show, then keeps playing. Trace his response, pick the theme, and write a summary. With answer key.

5th grade compare and contrast two characters: sort nine traits of Leo and Maya on a treasure hunt into a Venn diagram. Answer key included.

5th grade quoting text evidence: solve the missing meteorite mystery, choose exact quotes, punctuate book and poem titles, and support an inference.

5th grade hamburger paragraph opinion writing: brainstorm reasons for and against weekend homework, then plan a paragraph for the principal.

5th grade opinion writing with Point, Evidence, Explain, Link: study a school start time model, then argue about uniforms and longer recess.

5th grade narrative writing on pacing: plan and draft a tense rope bridge scene with sensory details, dialogue, and a word bank of suspense words.

5th grade linking words practice: finish sentences with as a result and for example, compare planets and biomes, and write about travel in the 1800s.

5th grade informative essay planner on the deep ocean: sort facts into four branches, from the extreme environment to wildlife, then add a fifth.

A take-home worksheet walking 5th grade students through revising and editing a draft. Aligned to the Common Core (W.5.5), covering objectives such as: develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. Free to download, edit, and print on Chalkie.ai.

5th grade grammar review with a detective theme: label had, has, and will have verbs, fill in correlative conjunctions, add commas, and combine sentences.

5th grade correlative conjunctions review: complete either/or and neither/nor pairs, combine sentences with both and, and write a not only but also sentence.

5th grade verb tense shift warm-ups: fix the wrong verb in four sentences, then decide if a tense change is a mistake or correct. Answer key included.

5th grade comma rules check: yes and no, series, tag questions, introductory words, and title punctuation, ending with a Holes book review to proofread.

5th grade conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections sort: place 15 words into three columns, then write and explain a sentence using all three.

5th grade verb tense fill-in: complete a science fair story with has built, had forgotten, and will have presented from a word bank of twelve.

5th grade vocabulary review: Greek roots photo and tele, idioms like a piece of cake, and synonyms and antonyms for gigantic, cautious, and combine.

5th grade synonym and antonym word scramble: unscramble ten words from hints, use three in sentences, and solve the mystery word. With answer key.

5th grade homographs: match sentences with bass, bow, wound, minute, tear, and desert to their meanings, then write two sentences for one word.

5th grade Greek and Latin roots: study photo, then define and use struct, port, dict, and graph with examples, drawings, and sentences.

5th grade academic signal words word search: find however, although, moreover, therefore, and six more in a 12 by 12 grid. Answer key included.

5th grade context clues: use cause, effect, and comparison clues to fill ten blanks in a desert passage, with words like arid, dormant, and nocturnal.

5th grade informational text on the honeyguide bird and honey hunters: quote evidence, find the main idea, summarize, and explain their partnership.

5th grade cause and effect organizer on the California Gold Rush: map the causes, the 49ers' trip west, boomtowns, and long-term effects.

5th grade compare text structures: sort nine statements about chronological and problem/solution texts into a Venn diagram. With answer key.

5th grade author's reasons and evidence: match points, reasons, and evidence in an article about saving a town library, then pick the strongest.

5th grade writing from two sources on ocean plastic: gather facts on the garbage patch and wildlife, then write two structured paragraphs.

5th grade main idea and summary: read about the Venus flytrap, find two main ideas, give supporting details, and write a summary. With answer key.