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2nd Grade Commas in Dates Worksheets

Second graders write dates fluently in letters, journals, and forms, placing commas without stopping to think. The skill is recognizing the two legal comma homes in a date and rejecting the impostor version with a comma splitting the month from its day.

Free printable PDF, aligned to Common Core L.1.2.c. One skill per page, answer key on page two.

Every sheet is one of a kind and prints with a version code, so you can reprint the exact same one later. New version every click.

A sample 2nd grade sheet. Yours will have different sentences. Click it to print your own.

The kind of sentences you'll fix

Add the missing commas to each date.

  1. The market closes on Saturday October 31.

    Fixed: The market closes on Saturday, October 31.

  2. My sister was born on July 4 2019.
  3. The bakery turns fifty on October 3 2026.

Every print draws a fresh mix of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different sheet.

What's on each sheet

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Connect the rule to real writing: letters home, journal headings, party invitations. Each is a natural rep. When your child writes the date correctly out of habit at the top of a page, this skill has done its job and needs no more drilling.

Watch for: No comma goes between the month and its number: June 8, never June, 8. Month and year alone need no comma: June 2026.

Common questions about commas in dates

Does "May 2026" without a day need a comma?
No; month-plus-year stands alone (the party is in May 2026). The comma only arrives when a day number sits between them: May 30, 2026. Worksheets at this level keep the full month-day-year pattern so the rule stays visible.
Where will my child actually use this?
At the top of nearly every paper they write for the next decade, plus letters, forms, and journals. Date punctuation is a small skill with unusually high mileage, which is why it appears in the language standards as early as 1st grade.

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Aligned to Common Core L.1.2.c. Reviewed by the One More Sheet curriculum team. Content version 68, updated July 2026.