Parenthesis Worksheet Years 5–6 | KS2 Brackets, Dashes and Commas

Parenthesis worksheet for Years 5–6 (ages 9–11): use brackets, dashes or commas to add extra information to a sentence. No-prep KS2 punctuation practice for a starter, lesson, morning work, cover work or homework.

Pupils learn that parenthesis is extra information added to a sentence, always marked with a pair of brackets, dashes or commas. They underline the parenthesis in eight sentences, circle the correctly punctuated sentence in six questions, add missing punctuation in four sentences, add extra information to four sentences and write a sentence of their own.

What is included (5 A4 pages plus a thank-you page):
• Front page with four learning objectives, the National Curriculum link and teaching notes.
• Pupil page 1, Meet Parenthesis: three punctuation cards and eight sentences to underline.
• Pupil page 2, Punctuate It: six circle-the-correct-sentence questions and four punctuation tasks.
• Pupil page 3, Write Your Own: four add-the-information tasks, a writing task and a star challenge.
• Answer key with marking notes.
• A thank-you page.

Written in British English. National Curriculum link: Years 5 and 6 punctuation, “using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis”. The pupil pages print well in black and white and need no preparation. Easy-to-read pupil font. One non-editable PDF. Single-classroom licence.