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 22 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.apostrophe
The bells age meant nothing to the children.
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
brunel built the great western at seven feet.
5.apostrophe
Pandoras jar held every trouble.
6.apostrophe
The mills machinery dated from before the war.
7.capitals
we knew by the thread said ivy sallow
LessonPrint · W.5.5 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Edit the Conventions
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.The bell's age meant nothing to the children.
2."I did not close the mill," said Mr Whately.
3.The country's textile industry lost four fifths of its jobs.
4.Brunel built the Great Western at seven feet.
5.Pandora's jar held every trouble.
6.The mill's machinery dated from before the war.
7."We knew by the thread," said Ivy Sallow.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.