Edit the Conventions is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on correcting the possessives and quotation capitals in a draft, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.5. It prints 7 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.
Set 19 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Edit the Conventions
W.5.5
NameDate
Rewrite each sentence correctly.
1.capitals
we knew by the thread said ivy sallow
2.capitals
i did not close the mill said mr whately
3.apostrophe
The countrys textile industry lost four fifths of its jobs.
4.capitals
orpheus played to the king. the king wept.
5.capitals
the east india company held the monopoly.
6.capitals
the thames froze twenty-four times before 1814.
7.capitals
jenner tested his idea in 1796. it worked.
LessonPrint · W.5.5 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Edit the Conventions
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1."We knew by the thread," said Ivy Sallow.
2."I did not close the mill," said Mr Whately.
3.The country's textile industry lost four fifths of its jobs.
4.Orpheus played to the king. The king wept.
5.The East India Company held the monopoly.
6.The Thames froze twenty-four times before 1814.
7.Jenner tested his idea in 1796. It worked.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.