Capitalization Practice 1

Which of the following is capitalized correctly?

• Fourth Of July

• Cinco De Mayo

• Halloween

• thanksgiving

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which sentence is NOT capitalized correctly?

• You and I should take a trip to Chicago, Illinois.

• You and i should celebrate Memorial Day this year.

• We should try out for the Winter Olympics.

• My brother, Jack, is trying out for the Winter Olympics.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following SHOULD be capitalized...

• The pronoun 'I'

• Holidays

• Book titles

• proper nouns

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is a proper noun?

• A general, or common word that applies to many people, places, things, or ideas.

• A specific person, place, thing, or idea--such as cookies

• A specific person, place, thing, or idea--such as Maple Street

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is a common noun?

• state

• Georgia

• Mississippi

• Maryland

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is a PROPER noun?

• Snickers

• chocolate

• language

• religion

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which book title is capitalized correctly?

• Wuthering Heights

• The One And Only Ivan

• hunger games

• Wings Of Fire

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which book title is NOT capitalized correctly?

• A Time to Dance

• The Cat In the Hat

• Goodnight, Moon

• A Wrinkle in Time

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is the GOLDEN RULE for capitalizing titles?

• Capitalize everything but prepositions

• Capitalize everything!

• Capitalize all the big words

• Capitalize the beginning word and last word

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following is capitalized correctly?

• i'll go shopping this weekend.

• I'd rather not buy that until it's on sale.

• i'm going to drive over there today.

• i need to talk to her as soon as possible.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A