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 23 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
brunel built the great western at seven feet.
2.capitals
i did not close the mill said mr whately
3.capitals
we knew by the thread said ivy sallow
4.apostrophe
Pandoras jar held every trouble.
5.apostrophe
The countrys textile industry lost four fifths of its jobs.
6.capitals
the east india company held the monopoly.
7.capitals
jenner tested his idea in 1796. it worked.
LessonPrint · W.5.5 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Edit the Conventions
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Brunel built the Great Western at seven feet.
2."I did not close the mill," said Mr Whately.
3."We knew by the thread," said Ivy Sallow.
4.Pandora's jar held every trouble.
5.The country's textile industry lost four fifths of its jobs.
6.The East India Company held the monopoly.
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.