M.I.N.T.S. Capitalization Quiz

Choose the sentence that has correct capitalization.

• My family goes camping every october.

• Why is august the hottest month of the year?

• Halloween is on October 31st.

• My two favorite months are June and july.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

What title below uses correct capitalization?

• Harry potter and The sorcerer's Stone

• The lion King

• The Secret Life of Pets

• finding nemo

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

What should be capitalized?

ronie threw the baseball to collins.

• Collins

• Baseball, Ronie

• Collins, Baseball

• Ronie, Collins

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

What acronym do we use to remember capitalization rules?

• C.A.N.D.Y.
• M.I.N.T.
• S.M.A.R.T.
• M.I.N.T.S.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Which of these needs to be capitalized?

• texas
• lobster
• television
• starship

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Do you capitalize the first word in a sentence?

• Yes
• No
• Sometimes
• Depends what kind of sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

My sister and i drove to the beach last week for fun. 

• capitalize i
• capitalize beach
• lowercase My
• capitalize week

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What does the -S- in M.I.N.T.S. stand for?

• Stop a sentence with a period

• Start of a sentence

• Slow and steady wins the race

• Stop, drop, and roll

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

Which of these words should NOT be capitalized?

• The Avengers

• September

• Fort Worth

• Cookies

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Pick the sentence with the correct capitalization

• my birthday is in December, and this year i will be turning ten.

• My birthday is in december, and this year I will be turning ten.

• My birthday is in December, and this year i will be turning ten.

• My birthday is in December, and this year I will be turning ten.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII