Edit the Conventions is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on correcting the quotations and possessives in a draft, aligned to Common Core standard W.4.5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
LessonPrint · W.4.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Edit the Conventions
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.The tide went out. The boats settled on the mud.
2.Rontgen worked in a darkened room in Wurzburg.
3.The beaver's lodge is entered underwater.
4.The reef's colour drained away.
5.The village's clock was four minutes fast.
6.Rontgen's wife put her hand on the plate.
7.Fleming published a paper. Almost nobody noticed.
8.In 1880 Parliament made one time legal.
Questions about Edit the Conventions
What does the Edit the Conventions worksheet cover?
It practises correcting the quotations and possessives in a draft — 8 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core W.4.5: Plan, revise and edit, acting on feedback from others. The instruction to pupils is “Rewrite each sentence correctly”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Edit the Conventions practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.5 — W.4.5, in the Writing domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Edit the Conventions is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on W.4.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Edit the Conventions come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Edit the Conventions can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Edit the Conventions free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Edit the Conventions, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for W.4.5
Plan, revise and edit, acting on feedback from others.