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Capital letters

Capital letters

Assessment

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English

3rd - 5th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
L.1.2A, L.1.6, L.1.2B

+12

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amy Pogoriler

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13 Slides • 24 Questions

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Capital letters

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Poll

Do you know when to use capital letters?

Maybe?

Sometimes

Yes, always

I don't use them

3

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

the cat is black.

2

The cat is black.

4

A sentence always begins with a capital letter. You have learned this rule since kindergarten.

The cat is black.

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

My sister drives me crazy!

2

my sister drives me crazy!

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

My brother's name is dilan.

2

My brother's name is Dilan.

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Names begin with capital letters. You have learned this rule since first grade.

More examples: Brihanna, Mrs. Lally, Dr. Dobles, President-elect Biden, Ethan

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

My teacher is Ms. Perea.

2

My teacher is ms. Perea.

3

My teacher is ms. perea.

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

My birthday is in December.

2

My birthday is in december.

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This rule is different in Spanish and English. In English, the names of months begin with capital letters.

Examples: January, February, March BUT enero, febrero, marzo

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

We have school until June.

2

We have school until june.

12

Multiple Choice

Which word should have a capital?

1

marzo

2

march

3

a month

4

teacher

13

Multiple Choice

Which word should have a capital letter?

1

october

2

octubre

3

spring

4

summer

14

Remember, months begin with a capital letter. This is different than in Spanish!!

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Multiple Choice

In English, do we use a capital letter for holidays?

1

Thanksgiving Day

2

thanksgiving day

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Yes! In English the names of holidays should start with a capital.

You learned this in second grade.

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

Fourth of July

2

fourth of July

3

Fourth of july

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Open Ended

Type this sentence with correct capitals. (Just copy, but fix the mistakes!!)

in october my friend Lauren celebrates halloween.

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

cats

2

Cats

20

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

Massachusetts

2

massachusetts

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The names of specific places start with a capital letter. This is a rule you learned in second grade.

ex: Atlantic Ocean, United States, Massachusetts, Framingham.

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Multiple Choice

Which one needs a capital letter?

1

boston

2

city

3

town

23

Multiple Choice

Which one needs a capital letter?

1

ocean

2

river

3

Atlantic Ocean

24

Multiple Choice

Do you need to capitalize the names of groups of people?

1

Yes. Wampanoag and Pilgrims.

2

No. Wampanoag and pilgrims

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In English, we capitalize the names of groups of people.

For example: the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag, Puerto Ricans

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Open Ended

Copy this sentence with correct capital letters.

the wampanoag still live in massachusetts.

27

Multiple Select

Which words should start with a capital letters? (Hint, there are two!)

1

wamanoag

2

a girl

3

pilgrims

4

boys

5

colonists

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Time for a third grade rule. Hope you're ready to get trickier!

29

Poll

How do you feel so far?

This is easy.

This is still so hard.

I'm still learning.

30

In English, we capitalize MOST of the words in the title of a book.

Some words you don't have to capitalize unless they are first (a, the, an, and, but, for, or, by, in,)

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

2

Pete the cat: i love my white shoes

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Look at all those capital letters!

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct for the title of a book?

1

Black is a rainbow color

2

Black Is a Rainbow Color

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Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1

fantastic Mr. Fox

2

Fantastic mr. Fox

3

Fantastic Mr. Fox

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37

Poll

Are you ready to use capital letters in your own writing?

Yes!

I'll try!

Please hold my hand. This is hard!

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