Capitalization, Quotation Marks, Homophones Quiz

What is a homophone?

• A type of punctuation mark

• A word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning

• A type of capitalization rule

Which of the following is an example of a homophone?

• Car and truck

• Book and pencil

• Two and too

What is the purpose of capitalization?

• To make words look more important

• To mark the beginning of a sentence or a proper noun

• To show emphasis

Which of the following words should be capitalized?

• dog

• city

• John

What do quotation marks indicate?

• The end of a sentence

• The beginning and end of a dialogue or a quote

• The importance of a word

Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?

• She went to the store and bought a new dress.

• "I love ice cream," said Tom.

• The cat is sleeping on the couch.

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in writing?

• To show excitement

• To mark the end of a sentence

• To indicate someone is speaking or a quote is being used

Which of the following words is a homophone for "write"?

• Right

• Left

• Fight

What is the correct capitalization for the word "mom" when it is used as a proper noun?

• mom

• Mom

• MOM

What do quotation marks look like?

• ;

• ( )

• " "