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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

The two brothers bedroom was very small.

2.capitals

jenner tested his idea in 1796. it worked.

3.apostrophe

The peoples votes were counted by noon.

4.apostrophe

The mices nest was under the floor.

5.apostrophe

The womens team won the cup.

6.capitals

orpheus played to the king. the king wept.

7.capitals

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

8.apostrophe

The mens race started at noon.

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Answer key — Capitals and Possessives

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The two brothers' bedroom was very small.
  2. 2.Jenner tested his idea in 1796. It worked.
  3. 3.The people's votes were counted by noon.
  4. 4.The mice's nest was under the floor.
  5. 5.The women's team won the cup.
  6. 6.Orpheus played to the king. The king wept.
  7. 7.The last frost fair on the Thames was held in 1814.
  8. 8.The men's race started at noon.

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