Capitalization Rules

Capitalization Rules!

Do you know when to use them?

Rule 1: Capitalize Names

• first and last names (Mary Brown, Tom, Meg)

• places like towns, cities, countries (Bog Walk, Kingston, Jamaica)

• businesses (Juici Patties, Scotiabank)

• brands (Samsung, Adidas, Apple)

• other specific names

Multiple Select

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

• sally

• smith

• usain

• holness

• teacher

Multiple Select

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

• burger king

• restaurant

• rubis

• gas station

Multiple Select

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

• car

• toyota rav4

• computer

• dell

Rule 2: Capitalize titles of books, movies, video games, and other media.

• Every word in the title needs to have a capital letter unless the word is "a", "and", "the", "in", or "of".

• Examples:

  - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

  - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse

  - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Multiple Select

In the title beauty and the beast, which words should be capitalized?:

• beauty

• and

• the

• beast

Rule 3: Capitalize the first letter in a sentence.

• Examples:

  - I'm the video game boy!

  - School was let out early today.

  - Blue is my favorite color!

Multiple Select

Is the sentence capitalized correctly?

we will all walk to the store.

• No

• Yes

Rule 4: Capitalize countries, nationalities and languages.

• Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica

• Cuban, Haitian, Jamaican

• Spanish, French, English

Multiple Select

Which words should be capitalized in the sentence?

i traveled to america last year and was surprised that so many people spoke spanish.

• I

• America

• People

• Spanish

Rule 5: Capitalize week days, months and holidays.

• Examples:

  
  

  - He was born on a Monday.

  - My favorite month of the year is April.

  - I got to visit my aunt last Christmas.

Multiple Select

Which of these is written correctly?

• Saturday

• October

• tuesday

• Heroes Day

Multiple Select

Which of these are NOT written correctly?

• independence day

• August

• wedenesday

Rule 6: The pronoun "I"

• No matter what you MUST capitalize the pronoun "I" whenever it is used by itself.

  
  

  Examples:

  - I went to the store.

  - Can I have $5 for the bus?

  - My dad and I walked to school.

Multiple Select

Is the sentence below capitalized correctly?

I need you to listen to me.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Is the sentence below capitalized correctly?

I know that i talk a lot.

• No

• Yes

Remember the rules

• Capitalize the first letter in a sentence.

• Capitalize names

• Capitalize titles

• Capitalize the pronoun "I".

• Capitalize days, months and holidays.

• Capitalize countries, nationalities and language.