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Writing Worksheets for 5th Graders

5 strands5 ready to print262 worksheetsUS Letter PDFs

Writing and essay prompts, argumentative and persuasive writing, research report templates, personal narrative, journal prompts, and grammar: prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, verb tenses, the perfect tense, commas, quotation marks and titles.

The writing year, in order

From whole pieces of writing to parts of speech, verbs and punctuation, in an order many fifth grade classes follow. Each strand links to its worksheets.

  1. Writing pieces

    67 sheets ready

    Plan and write stories, arguments, informative essays, research reports and journal entries.

    Writing and essay prompts

    Narrative, opinion, informative, and five-paragraph essay prompts with plan boxes and a full page of lines.

    16 worksheets

    Argumentative writing

    Learn the parts of an argument, practice claims, evidence, and counterclaims, then plan and write essays and persuasive letters.

    12 worksheets

    Research reports

    Templates for every step of a research report, from choosing a topic to checking the final draft.

    9 worksheets

    Personal narrative

    Learn the elements of a story, practice the craft, then plan and write short stories.

    18 worksheets

    Journal prompts

    Twelve thoughtful journal pages for 10 and 11 year olds, each with a full page of lines.

    12 worksheets

  2. Parts of speech

    49 sheets ready

    Explain what prepositions, conjunctions and interjections do in a sentence.

    Prepositions

    Learn what a preposition does, find its object, and tell prepositions from adverbs, with keyed practice.

    11 worksheets

    Conjunctions

    Learn the three kinds of conjunctions and what they show, then build complex sentences with keyed practice.

    15 worksheets

    Correlative conjunctions

    Find, complete, and use correlative conjunction pairs, and make the verb agree, with keyed practice.

    6 worksheets

    Coordinating conjunctions

    What coordinating conjunctions are, the FANBOYS chart, the comma rule, and practice worksheets with answer keys.

    17 worksheets

    Interjections

    Learn what interjections are and how to punctuate them, then use them in dialogue, with keyed practice.

    6 worksheets

  3. Verbs

    18 sheets ready

    Form and use the perfect tenses, and keep verb tenses consistent.

    Verb tenses

    All nine verb tenses, time clues, irregular verbs, and fixing tense shifts, with a chart and keyed practice.

    18 worksheets

    Perfect tense

    The past, present, and future perfect tenses, with a chart, irregular participles, and keyed practice.

    8 worksheets

  4. Punctuation

    51 sheets ready

    Use commas for series, introductory elements, yes and no, tag questions and direct address, quotation marks for dialogue, and the right marks for titles.

    Commas

    The main comma rules with a chart, add-the-comma practice, and proofreading pages, all with keys.

    10 worksheets

    Quotation marks

    A quotation marks chart plus practice finding spoken words, adding quotation marks and commas, fixing dialogue, and writing a conversation.

    16 worksheets

    Punctuation and titles

    Choose the right end mark, tell telling from asking sentences, add commas in lists and dates, and fix the punctuation, with answer keys.

    25 worksheets

  5. Word choice

    77 sheets ready

    Choose words for effect with figurative language and poetry.

    Figurative language

    Learn and practice seven kinds of figurative language with a chart, sorts, an original poem and story, and writing pages.

    47 worksheets

    Poetry

    Poetic devices, original poems with questions, free verse, and planning pages for writing poems.

    30 worksheets

About writing worksheets for 5th graders

In fifth grade, children write longer and with more purpose: arguments that state a claim and back it with reasons and evidence, research reports built from notes taken from several sources, and personal narratives with dialogue, pacing and a real ending. They also learn to explain how the parts of a sentence work, from prepositions and conjunctions to the perfect verb tenses, and to use commas and titles correctly.

These writing worksheets for 5th graders cover all of it. Writing, essay and journal prompts have plan boxes and full pages of fifth grade lines. Argumentative writing pages teach claims, evidence, counterclaims and linking words, and research report templates walk through questions, sources, notes, an outline and a final report. Grammar pages explain prepositions, coordinating, subordinating and correlative conjunctions, interjections, verb tenses and the perfect tense, commas, quotation marks, and titles of works.

Pages print in black and white on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key.

Questions

What writing skills should a 5th grader have?

By the end of fifth grade, children write arguments with reasons supported by facts and details, informative and research pieces grouped into sections, and narratives with dialogue, pacing and description, usually across several paragraphs.

How long should a 5th grade essay be?

Many fifth graders write four to six paragraphs: an introduction with a clear claim or focus, body paragraphs that each develop one reason or idea, and a conclusion.

Do the grammar worksheets have answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key. Writing prompts and journal pages have no key, because every answer is different.

What size are the writing lines?

Fifth grade lines: 0.4 inch from the top line to the baseline, with a dashed midline, so children can write long pieces on one page.