Adding Commas to Numbers - Add Commas to the Sentence Where They Belong

Sep 30, 2026

Practice worksheet focusing on correct comma placement in sentences containing large numbers. It provides multiple animal and science facts with numeric values, then repeats the set in different comma-formatted variants to reinforce understanding. Examples include time, distance, temperature, and quantity ranges such as seconds, miles, feet, suction cups, species counts of orchids, and astronomical distances. Suitable for language arts number-comma conventions and accuracy drills.

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Add commas to the sentence where they belong

Comma-formatted number variants

Add commas to the sentence where they belong. 1) A sperm whale can hold its breath for over 5400 seconds during a deep dive. 2) There are about 1050 active volcanoes found around the world today. 3) A Diplodocus could stretch over 8200 centimeters from head to tail. 4) The fastest swimmers in the Olympics can cover 1500 meters in under fifteen minutes. 5) An octopus has about 1600 suction cups spread across its eight arms. 6) The core of the Earth reaches temperatures of about 10800 degrees Fahrenheit. 7) A bald eagle can spot a rabbit from more than 3200 feet in the air. 8) The longest recorded python measured about 3200 centimeters from head to tail. 9) A standard bowling alley lane is about 1980 inches from the foul line to the pins. 10) There are over 25000 species of orchids growing across every continent except Antarctica. 11) A manatee can eat over 50000 grams of sea grass in one day. 12) The rings of Saturn stretch about 175000 miles from one side to the other. 13) An ant can carry objects that weigh over 5000 times its own body weight. 14) The Appalachian Trail stretches about 2190 miles from Georgia to Maine. 15) A snowy owl can spot a mouse from over 1600 feet away. |
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11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | Add commas to the sentence where they belong. 1) A sperm whale can hold its breath for over 5,400 seconds during a deep dive. 2) There are about 1,050 active volcanoes found around the world today. 3) A Diplodocus could stretch over 8,200 centimeters from head to tail. 4) The fastest swimmers in the Olympics can cover 1, 500 meters in under fifteen minutes. 5) An octopus has about 1, 600 suction cups spread across its eight arms. 6) The core of the Earth reaches temperatures of about 10,800 degrees Fahrenheit. 7) A bald eagle can spot a rabbit from more than 3,200 feet in the air. 8) The longest recorded python measured about 3,200 centimeters from head to tail. 9) A standard bowling alley lane is about 1,980 inches from the foul line to the pins. 10) There are over 25,000 species of orchids growing across every continent except Antarctica. 11) A manatee can eat over 50,000 grams of sea grass in one day. 12) The rings of Saturn stretch about 175,000 miles from one side to the other. 13) An ant can carry objects that weigh over 5,000 times its own body weight. 14) The Appalachian Trail stretches about 2, 190 miles from Georgia to Maine. 15) A snowy owl can spot a mouse from over 1, 600 feet away. |
Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 7 | 1-10
11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | Add commas to the sentence where they belong. 1) A sperm whale can hold its breath for over 5400 seconds during a deep dive. 2) There are about 1050 active volcanoes found around the world today. 3) A Diplodocus could stretch over 8200 centimeters from head to tail. 4) The fastest swimmers in the Olympics can cover 1500 meters in under fifteen minutes. 5) An octopus has about 1600 suction cups spread across its eight arms. 6) The core of the Earth reaches temperatures of about 10800 degrees Fahrenheit. 7) A bald eagle can spot a rabbit from more than 3200 feet in the air. 8) The longest recorded python measured about 3200 centimeters from head to tail. 9) A standard bowling alley lane is about 1980 inches from the foul line to the pins. 10) There are over 25000 species of orchids growing across every continent except Antarctica. 11) A manatee can eat over 50000 grams of sea grass in one day. 12) The rings of Satur

FAQs

What is the main skill this worksheet practices?

It practices adding commas to numbers in sentences where commas belong.

How are the questions presented?

Each item is a short fact sentence followed by a revised version that shows the correct comma usage for numbers.

What kinds of numbers appear in the sentences?

The worksheet includes large quantities and measurements such as seconds, miles, feet, centimeters, species counts, suction cups, and temperature values.

Sep 30, 2026

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