Capitalization Review

Capitalization Review

Assessment

Flashcard

English

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.1.2A, L.2.2A, L.3.2A

+2

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which word should be capitalized?

my cat climbed the tree and got stuck.

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my

Answer explanation

The first word of every sentence should be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which word should be capitalized?

The teacher assigned sarah ten questions over the summer.

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Back

Sarah

Answer explanation

Proper nouns (like names) should be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which word should be capitalized? I can't believe the entire middle school gets monday off.

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Back

Monday

Answer explanation

Days of the week should be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which word should be capitalized?

It becomes colder in november, the month winter begins.

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Back

November

Answer explanation

Names of months should be capitalized.

Seasons should not be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which word should be capitalized?

Spot traveled alone until he reached a big city in the north.

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Back

North

Answer explanation

Cardinal directions are not capitalized unless they are the name of a geographic region.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which word should always be capitalized?

moon

,

comet

,

neptune

,

asteroid

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Back

neptune

Answer explanation

Names of planets and other astronomical objects (like stars) are capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which word in the phrase department of homeland security should not be capitalized? Options: department, of, homeland, security

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Back

of

Answer explanation

Small connecting words like "of" and "in" should not be capitalized if they are in the middle of the name.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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