Capitalization Rules

Capitalization Rules

6th Grade RWF

Rule 1: Capitalize proper nouns

• first and last names (Mrs. O'Connor, Tom, Meg)

• places like towns, cities, states, countries (Sherburne, New York, Paris)

• businesses (Dunkin' Donuts, Walmart)

• brands (Nike, Ford, Apple)

• other specific names

Multiple Select

Which of the following should be capitalized? (Choose all that apply!)

• sally

• smith

• lebron

• james

• teacher

Multiple Select

Which of the following should be capitalized? (Choose all that apply!)

• mcdonalds

• restaurant

• quickway

• gas station

Multiple Select

Which of the following should be capitalized? (Check all that apply!)

• car

• hershey's kisses

• computer

• dell

Rule 2: Capitalize important words in a title.

• Capitalize first word and last word

• Capitalize all "important words"

• Do not capitalize articles in the middle of a title (a, an, the)

Multiple Select

In the following title, which words should be capitalized?:

beauty and the beast

• beauty

• and

• the

• beast

Multiple Select

In the following title, which words should be capitalized?:

the lord of the rings

• the

• lord

• of

• the

• rings

Rule 3: Capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence.

• A group of cords cannot be a sentence if it does not begin with a capital letter.

Rule 4: Capitalize the word "I" whenever it is used.

• (The word I is a pronoun that you use to refer to yourself!)

• Also capitalize contractions that contain the word "I" like I'm and I've.

Multiple Select

In the following sentence, which words should be capitalized?:

although i'm a good driver, i had two accidents this year.

• although

• i'm

• I

• year

Multiple Select

In the following sentence, which words should be capitalized?:

my dog sam barks at the mail carrier whenever he drives by our house.

• my

• dog

• sam

• house

Rule 5: Capitalize family relationships (names for relatives) when used instead of a proper noun.

• Mom, Dad, Aunt, Uncle, Grandma

• NOT my mom, his dad, her aunt, their grandma.

Multiple Select

In the following sentence, which words should be capitalized?:

My mom and my dad took grandpa and grandma to dinner last night.

• mom

• dad

• grandpa

• grandma

Rule 6: Capitalize an official title that comes before a name.

• Chief Maxwell

• Principal Emhof

• Officer McDaniels

• NOT the word "principal" here: Ms. Emhof is the principal.

Multiple Select

In the following sentence, which words should be capitalized:?

I talked to the governor yesterday and chief smith.

• governor

• yesterday

• chief

• smith

Capitalize countries, nationalities and languages.

• Spanish, French, English

• France, Spain, England

Multiple Select

In the following sentence, which words should be capitalized?

i traveled to madrid last year and was surprised that so many people spoke english.

• I

• Madrid

• People

• English