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Capitals and Possessives is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on punctuating quotations and proper nouns, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.2. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with 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.

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Capitals and Possessives

L.5.2

NameDate

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

1.capitals

orpheus played to the king. the king wept.

2.capitals

the thames froze twenty-four times before 1814.

3.capitals

i did not close the mill said mr whately

4.commas

Sleep consolidates memory clears waste and varies with age.

5.capitals

the east india company held the monopoly.

6.commas

Tea came through a monopoly coffee through the coffee house.

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Answer key — Capitals and Possessives

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Orpheus played to the king. The king wept.
  2. 2.The Thames froze twenty-four times before 1814.
  3. 3."I did not close the mill," said Mr Whately.
  4. 4.Sleep consolidates memory, clears waste and varies with age.
  5. 5.The East India Company held the monopoly.
  6. 6.Tea came through a monopoly, coffee through the coffee house.

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