Grade 5 English worksheets
Grade 5 English worksheets on LessonPrint cover phonics & fluency, reading stories, reading information, writing, speaking & listening and grammar & vocabulary. There are 86 free printable sheets across 43 Common Core standards, each with its own answer key and 25 versions so every pupil in the class gets a different paper. They are aimed at ages 10-11, print straight from the browser, and need no account.
86 worksheets43 standards43 with a lesson plan25 versions each
Reading: Foundational Skills
4 worksheetsRF.5.3Use all you know about roots and affixes to read any unfamiliar word.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Any Unfamiliar Word — using roots and affixes to read a word you have never met
- Split the Word — breaking a long word into the parts that carry its meaning
RF.5.4Read Grade 5 text fluently and expressively, self-correcting where needed.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Read Closely and Quote — reading a Grade 5 text well enough to quote it accurately
- Self-Correct in a Dense Text — rereading an argued text until the reasoning is clear
Reading: Literature
18 worksheetsRL.5.1Quote the text exactly when explaining what it says and what it implies.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Quote Accurately — quoting the exact words that support an answer
- Explicit and Inferred — separating what is stated from what is implied
RL.5.2Find the theme through how characters respond, then summarise.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Theme from a Response to Challenge — finding the theme in how a character meets difficulty
- Summarise a Literary Text — summarising without retelling
RL.5.3Compare two characters or settings using specific details.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Compare Two Characters — comparing characters using specific details
- Compare Two Settings or Events — comparing settings and events within a text
RL.5.4Work out what words mean here, including metaphors and similes.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Figurative Language in a Text — explaining a metaphor or simile as it is used here
- Meaning in Context — pinning a word's meaning to this text
RL.5.5Explain how the chapters or stanzas fit together into a whole.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- How the Stanzas Fit Together — explaining how parts combine into a whole
- Where the Last Part Changes It — explaining how an ending reframes what came before
RL.5.6Show how the narrator's viewpoint shapes the way events are told.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- How Viewpoint Shapes the Telling — explaining what a narrator's position includes and omits
- Two Narrators, One Event — comparing what two narrators of one event describe
RL.5.7Analyse what the visuals add to a graphic novel or multimedia text.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Visual and Multimedia Elements — analysing what a visual contributes to meaning or tone
- Choosing the Representative Image — identifying the image that carries a text's meaning
RL.5.9Compare two stories in one genre on how they treat a theme.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Two Texts in One Genre — comparing how two texts of a kind treat a theme
- Same Theme, Different Handling — identifying what each of two texts does with a shared theme
RL.5.10Read and understand harder Grade 4-5 literature on your own.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading a Grade 5 Text — reading a whole Grade 5 text and answering across it
- Reading Poetry at Grade 5 — reading poetry closely enough to analyse its structure
Reading: Informational Text
20 worksheetsRI.5.1Quote an information text exactly to support what you say about it.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Quote from an Information Text — quoting accurately to support a point
- Infer from the Evidence — drawing a conclusion the text supports but does not state
RI.5.2Find two or more main ideas, show their support, and summarise.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Two or More Main Ideas — finding more than one main idea and its support
- Summarise an Argued Text — summarising a text that makes several claims
RI.5.3Explain how two people, events or ideas in the text affect each other.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Relationships Between Ideas — explaining how two ideas or events interact
- Follow a Technical Sequence — reconstructing a scientific or historical chain
RI.5.4Work out academic and subject vocabulary from this text.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Domain-Specific Vocabulary — working out a technical word from the text
- Academic Words in Context — choosing what an academic word means here
RI.5.5Compare the structures two texts use to organise the same material.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Comparing Two Structures — identifying how two texts are organised differently
- How This Text Is Built — describing the structure a particular text uses
RI.5.6Compare several accounts of one event and the viewpoints behind them.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Multiple Accounts — analysing accounts that differ by position, not accuracy
- What Each Account Represents — identifying the point of view each account carries
RI.5.7Find an answer fast by drawing on several sources at once.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Find the Answer Quickly — locating an answer across an information text
- Which Feature Would Help? — choosing the text feature that would answer a question fastest
RI.5.8Match each reason and piece of evidence to the point it supports.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Which Reasons Support Which Point — matching each piece of evidence to the claim it serves
- Weighing the Evidence — judging how well a claim is supported
RI.5.9Combine several texts on one topic into knowledgeable writing.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Integrate Several Texts — using two texts together to write about a subject
- What Each Text Contributes — identifying what one text supplies that another does not
RI.5.10Read and understand harder Grade 4-5 information texts on your own.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Reading a Grade 5 Fact Text — reading a whole argued text and answering across it
- Following a Weighed Argument — holding several competing claims together while reading
Writing
20 worksheetsW.5.1Write a logically ordered opinion piece with reasons, evidence and a conclusion.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Logically Ordered Reasons — ordering an argument so each reason builds
- Support with Evidence — backing each reason with something checkable
W.5.2Write to explain, with structure, evidence, precise words and a conclusion.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Structure an Explanation — organising an explanation with definitions and evidence
- Explain a Sequence That Matters — explaining a process whose order cannot change
W.5.3Write a story that manages pacing, dialogue, description and a resolution.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Pacing and Dialogue — managing pace, dialogue and description in a narrative
- A Resolution That Lands — ending a narrative so the ending changes the reading
W.5.4Shape a piece so its organisation fits its task, purpose and reader.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Task, Purpose and Audience — matching organisation to what a piece must do
- Expand and Combine Sentences — building sentences that show how ideas relate
W.5.5Plan, revise, edit, rewrite, or start again with a new approach.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Try a New Approach — rewriting rather than only revising
- Edit the Conventions — correcting the possessives and quotation capitals in a draft
W.5.6Type two pages in one sitting and publish and collaborate online.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Publish for a Real Reader — preparing a typed piece somebody else will act on
- Write It Two Ways — producing the same content in two registers
W.5.7Run a research project that draws on several sources.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Research with Several Sources — building knowledge from more than one source
- Investigate Different Aspects — researching more than one aspect of one topic
W.5.8Summarise and paraphrase from sources, and list them.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Summarise and Paraphrase — recording a source in your own words
- List Your Sources — recording where each piece of evidence came from
W.5.9Use evidence from a text to support your analysis of it.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Evidence from Literature — quoting a literary text to support an analysis
- Evidence from Information Texts — quoting an information text to support a claim
W.5.10Write regularly across subjects, at both short and long timescales.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Write in One Sitting — sustaining a piece to a short deadline
- Write Across a Week — planning research, drafting, revising and editing as stages
Speaking & Listening
12 worksheetsSL.5.1Prepare, follow discussion roles, and draw conclusions from what others say.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Prepared, Building, Concluding — the moves that make a discussion reach a conclusion
- Draw Conclusions from Others — using what others said to reach your own conclusion
SL.5.2Summarise a text or presentation you heard or watched.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Summarise What You Heard — summarising a text or presentation accurately
- Information in Other Forms — taking meaning from visual and quantitative material
SL.5.3Summarise a speaker's claims and say what supports each one.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- A Speaker's Claims and Support — summarising claims and explaining what supports each
- Question the Support — asking whether evidence actually supports the claim
SL.5.4Give a logically sequenced talk supported by facts and details.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Sequence Ideas Logically — presenting an opinion in a logical order
- Report on a Topic — reporting with facts and details that support the theme
SL.5.5Use graphics and sound in a presentation where they strengthen the idea.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Multimedia in a Presentation — choosing where a graphic develops the main idea
- Reading a Poem Aloud — reading poetry well enough to record it
SL.5.6Adapt how you speak to the context, using formal English when it fits.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Adapt Speech to the Context — choosing the register a task and situation call for
- Formal English When It Fits — producing formal English for a presentation
Language
12 worksheetsL.5.1Use conjunctions, prepositions, interjections and verb tenses correctly.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Conjunctions and Prepositions — choosing the joining or placing word a sentence needs
- Verb Tense and Interjections — keeping tense consistent, and using an interjection
L.5.2Use commas in series and after introductory elements, and spell grade-level words.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Commas in Series and After Introductions — the comma that separates and the comma that opens
- Capitals and Possessives — punctuating quotations and proper nouns
L.5.3Expand and combine sentences for meaning, and compare varieties of English.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Expand, Combine and Reduce — reshaping sentences for meaning and interest
- Varieties of English — recognising dialect and register differences
L.5.4Use context, roots and reference works to pin down a word's meaning.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Roots and Reference Works — combining roots, context and a dictionary
- Context First — using the surrounding sentences before the dictionary
L.5.5Interpret figurative language, idioms, proverbs and shades of meaning.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Figurative Language and Idiom — interpreting figures of speech and proverbs
- Antonyms and Nuance — placing a word against its opposite
L.5.6Use academic vocabulary and logical connectives accurately.
40-minute lesson plan for this standard
- Logical Connectives — however, moreover, nevertheless and the rest
- Academic Vocabulary — matching academic words to their meanings
Grade 5 English worksheets — questions teachers ask
What English topics do the Grade 5 worksheets cover?
Reading: Foundational Skills, Reading: Literature, Reading: Informational Text, Writing, Speaking & Listening and Language — the Common Core domains taught in Grade 5. That is 86 worksheets across 43 standards, grouped on this page by the standard each one practises rather than by topic name, so a sheet can be matched to the code you are teaching to.
How many free Grade 5 English worksheets are there?
86, each one practising a distinct sub-skill rather than repeating a sibling under another title. Every sheet is published in 25 versions, so Grade 5 has 2150 printable papers in total, all free and all with an answer key.
What age are Grade 5 English worksheets for?
Grade 5 is typically ages 10-11 in the United States. The sheets are grouped by Common Core standard rather than by age, so a pupil working above or below their year group can be given the sheet that matches the standard they are on.
Do the Grade 5 worksheets include answer keys?
Every one. The key is generated from the same problems as the questions and prints on its own sheet of paper, after them, so it does not go out with the class. That holds for all 25 versions of every Grade 5 sheet, not only the first.
How do I give each pupil a different Grade 5 worksheet?
Open any sheet and pick a set number from 1 to 25, or download set 1's class PDF, which contains all 25 versions in one file. The problems are fixed to each address, so the key you photocopied on Monday still matches on Friday.
Are the Grade 5 worksheets really free?
Yes. Every Grade 5 worksheet, answer key and PDF here is free to print and photocopy for your class. There is no account, no email capture before a download, and no sheet that turns out to need a subscription at the last step.
Are there Grade 5 lesson plans as well as worksheets?
43 of the 43 Grade 5 standards on this page have a full lesson plan written — timed section by section, with the exact wording where it matters, the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Each one is linked beside its standard above.