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Capitals and Possessives is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on capitalizing proper nouns, and the possessive apostrophe after one owner or many, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.2. 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Capitals and Possessives

L.5.2

NameDate

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

1.apostrophe

We borrowed my uncles boat for the day.

2.apostrophe

The mens race started at noon.

3.apostrophe

The geeses honking woke the farm.

4.capitals

brunel built the great western at seven feet.

5.apostrophe

The two brothers bedroom was very small.

6.capitals

the last frost fair on the thames was held in 1814.

7.apostrophe

The three girls tent blew away in the night.

8.capitals

the east india company held the monopoly.

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Answer key — Capitals and Possessives

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.We borrowed my uncle's boat for the day.
  2. 2.The men's race started at noon.
  3. 3.The geese's honking woke the farm.
  4. 4.Brunel built the Great Western at seven feet.
  5. 5.The two brothers' bedroom was very small.
  6. 6.The last frost fair on the Thames was held in 1814.
  7. 7.The three girls' tent blew away in the night.
  8. 8.The East India Company held the monopoly.

Questions about Capitals and Possessives

What does the Capitals and Possessives worksheet cover?

It practices capitalizing proper nouns, and the possessive apostrophe after one owner or many — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core L.5.2: Use commas in series and after introductory elements, and spell grade-level words. The instruction to students is “Rewrite each sentence correctly”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Capitals and Possessives practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2 — L.5.2, under Language for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Capitals and Possessives is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on L.5.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Capitals and Possessives 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 Capitals and Possessives can I print?

25 — one per student, 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 Capitals and Possessives free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Capitals and Possessives, 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 L.5.2

Use commas in series and after introductory elements, and spell grade-level words.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.