Capitalization

Capitalization and Punctuation Notes

Notes

Multiple Select

When do you capitalize something?

Select all that apply,

• Beginning of a sentence

• Proper Noun

• Titles

• Specific Places

• Math Problems

Multiple Select

sam first met pam while camping in tampa, florida.

Which words need to be capitalized?

Select all that apply.

• Sam

• Pam

• Camping

• Tampa

• Florida

Sam first met Pam while camping in Tampa, Florida.

Sam and Pam both are names making them PROPER NOUNS (Rule #4).

Tampa and Florida are both specific places making them PROPER NOUNS (Rule #4).

Multiple Choice

What would Ms. Baker call peanut butter if it wasn’t called peanut butter?

• Nutty Sauce

• Peanut Spread

• Sweet and Salty Paste

• Peanut Bread Butter

• Peanut Butter

Multiple Select

puppy partners is about two silly dogs named pookie and pokey.

Which words need to be capitalized?

Select all that apply.

• Puppy Partners

• Silly

• Pookie

• Pokey

• Dogs

Puppy Partners is about two silly dogs named Pookie and Pokey.

Puppy Partners is the TITLE of something (the italics is our clue), so it needs to be capitalized (Rule #2).

Pookie and Pokey are the names of the dogs making them a PROPER NOUN (Rule #4).

Multiple Choice

Isn’t it monday

Which sentence is below is written correctly?

• Isn't it monday.

• Isn't it monday?

• Isn't it Monday.

• Isn't it Monday?

Isn't it Monday?

Monday is a specific day of the week making it a PROPER NOUN (Rule #4).

Isn't begins a QUESTION, so it needs a QUESTION MARK.

Multiple Choice

Pick a letter, any letter, but the right one to pick is...

• A

• X

• P

• W

• N

Multiple Choice

help, a clown is chasing me

Which sentence is written correctly?

• help, a clown is chasing me?

• Help, a clown is chasing me!

• Help, a clown is chasing me

• help, a clown is chasing me.

Help, a clown is chasing me!

Help BEGINS A SENTENCE, so it needs to be capitalized (Rule #1).

The sentence has an URGENT TONE so we can use context to determine that it needs an EXCLAMATION POINT.

Poll

How do you feel about you capitalization and punctuation skills?

• I am AWESOME at this.

• I am okay, but practice will help.

• I may need help.

• I am unsure.

• I do not understand AT ALL.

Multiple Select

What animal is Ms. Baker afraid of?

• Fish

• Whales

• Dogs

• Cats

• Monkeys