Capitalization Review

Which word should be capitalized?

my cat climbed the tree and got stuck.

Answer explanation

The first word of every sentence should be capitalized.

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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 word should be capitalized?

The teacher assigned sarah ten questions over the summer.

Answer explanation

Proper nouns (like names) should be capitalized.

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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 word should be capitalized?

I can't believe the entire middle school gets monday off.

Answer explanation

Days of the week should be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which word should be capitalized?

It becomes colder in november, the month winter begins.

Answer explanation

Names of months should be capitalized.

Seasons should not be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which word should be capitalized?

Spot traveled alone until he reached a big city in the north.

Answer explanation

Cardinal directions are not capitalized unless they are the name of a geographic region.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which word should always be capitalized?

• moon

• comet

• neptune

• asteroid

Answer explanation

Names of planets and other astronomical objects (like stars) are capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which word in the following phrase should not be capitalized?

department of homeland security

• department

• of

• homeland

• security

Answer explanation

Small connecting words like "of" and "in" should not be capitalized if they are in the middle of the name.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Should the names of political parties (ex: democrats / republicans) be capitalized?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Political parties and the names of other groups should be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Should winter be capitalized in the following sentence?

Harley and Florence attended the winter carnival.

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Seasons are normally not capitalized, but here "winter" is part of the name of the event.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following words should be capitalized?

• fireman

• babysitter

• floridian

• politician

Answer explanation

Words related to proper nouns should also be capitalized (ex: Italian, American, Tennessean).

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A