Capitalization Lesson and Practice

Capitalization

When writing there are several rules about when to capitalize letters.

Rule 1: First letter

Whenever you write a new sentence, you will capitalize the first letter at the beginning.

Examples:

- I'm the video game boy!

- School was let out early today.

- Blue is my favorite color!

Multiple Choice

Thinking about the first rule, which sentence is written correctly?

• i have to visit my sister tomorrow to pick up my dog.

• I have to visit my sister tomorrow to pick up my dog.

Multiple Choice

Thinking about the first rule, which sentence is written correctly?

• They walked and walked, passing a snow-covered outdoor stage.

• they walked and walked, passing a snow-covered outdoor stage.

Rule 2: Names

Whenever you use someone or something's specific name you capitalize it. This includes a lot of things: days of the week, holidays, months, specific places, etc.

Examples:
- I asked Mom and Dad if we could go to the movies.
- My best friend is Jonah!

- Toothless is a pretty cool bearded dragon!

- He was born on a Monday.

- My favorite month of the year is July.

- I got to visit the Temple of Athena.

Multiple Select

Thinking about the second rule, which of these is written correctly? (multiple answers)

• Rocky Mountains

• Colorado Springs

• august

• Saturday

• halloween

Multiple Select

Thinking about the second rule, which of these is written correctly? (multiple answers)

• Thanksgiving

• South America

• Denver, colorado

• Poncho's Candy Shop

Multiple Choice

Thinking about the first and second rule, which sentence is written correctly?

• His father was born july 3rd in charleston, west virginia.

• his father was born July 3rd in charleston, West Virginia.

• His father was born July 3rd in Charleston, West Virginia.

Rule 3: The pronoun "I"

No matter what you will 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 cleaned out my car after 5 years.

Rule 4: Titles

The titles of books, movies, video games, and other media needs to be capitalized. 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 Choice

Thinking about the third rule, which sentence below is written correctly?

• I know that I talk a lot, but this is really important and I need you to listen to me!

• i know that i talk a lot, but this is really important and i need you to listen to me!

Multiple Choice

Thinking about the fourth rule, which sentence below is written correctly?

My favorite video game of all time is legend of zelda: breath of the wild.

• My favorite video game of all time is legend of zelda: breath of the wild.

• My favorite video game of all time is Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

• My favorite video game of all time is Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild.

Rules of Capitalization

• Capitalize the first letter in a sentence

• Capitalize names

• Capitalize the pronoun "I"

• Capitalize titles

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence below with correct capitalization:

i have math class with mr. jenkins on tuesdays and english class on thursdays.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence below with correct capitalization:

the titanic was a massive ship that set sail from belfast, ireland, in april 1912.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence below with correct capitalization:

i saw the mayor give a speech at richmond city hall.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• John and I read The Giver.

• John and i read The Giver.

• John and I read the Giver.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• Bob asked, "what's your favorite color?"

• Bob asked, "what's Your favorite color?"

• Bob asked, "What's your favorite color?"

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• My Dad is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

• My dad is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

• My Dad is from tuscaloosa, Alabama.

• My dad is from tuscaloosa, alabama.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• My little sister Kelly was born last Winter, on January 8.

• My little Sister Kelly was born last Winter, on January 8.

• My little sister Kelly was born last winter, on January 8.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized and punctuated sentence.

• The short story "Thank You, M'am" was written by Langston Hughes.

• The short story "Thank you, M'am" was written by Langston Hughes.

• The short story Thank You, M'am was written by Langston Hughes.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized and punctuated sentence.

• Part Three of the book Unwind is entitled transit.

• Part Three of the book Unwind is entitled "Transit".

• Part Three of the book unwind is entitled Transit.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized and punctuated sentence.

• Jack, Jill and dad traveled to Paris, France to see the Mona Lisa.

• Jack, Jill and Dad traveled to Paris, France, to see the "Mona Lisa".

• Jack, Jill and Dad traveled to Paris, France, to see the Mona Lisa.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• last friday i saw the movie the hate u give.

• Last friday i saw the movie the Hate u Give.

• Last Friday I saw the movie The Hate U Give.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• shanya's birthday is close to hanukkah this year.

• Shanya's Birthday is close to Hanukkah this year.

• Shanya's birthday is close to Hanukkah this year.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• The American Civil War was fought between the Confederacy and the Union.

• The american civil war was fought between the Confederacy and the Union.

• The American civil war was fought between the confederacy and the union.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• My teacher demanded, "charge your chromebook!"

• My teacher demanded, "charge your Chromebook!"

• My teacher demanded, "Charge your Chromebook!"

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• The middle ages lasted for a millenium, from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries.

• The Middle Ages lasted for a millenium, from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries.

• The Middle Ages lasted for a Millenium, from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Centuries.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly capitalized sentence.

• My cousin Francois is from France; he's French.

• My cousin Francois is from France; He's French.

• My Cousin Francois is from France; He's French.

• My cousin Francois is from France; he's french.