Capitalization Quiz

What must be capitalized in a sentence?

• Common nouns

• Proper nouns

• Verbs

• Adjectives

If a proper noun is two words, how should it be capitalized?

• Capitalize the first word only

• Capitalize the second word only

• Capitalize both words

• Do not capitalize any word

How should you capitalize a proper noun that is three or more words?

• Capitalize the first word only

• Capitalize the last word only

• Capitalize each important word

• Do not capitalize any word

Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

• city

• New York City

• performer

• talented

How should abbreviations be capitalized?

• Capitalize the first letter only

• Do not capitalize any letter

• Capitalize all letters

• Capitalize the first letter and end with a period

Which of the following is an example of an acronym?

• Mr.

• Ms.

• C. S. Lewis

• FBI

What should you do to initials in a sentence?

• Do not capitalize them

• Capitalize them and end with a period

• Capitalize them without a period

• Only capitalize the first initial

Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?

• The jump rope team from harlem is very talented.

• Their team name is dazzling ropers.

• They performed at the thanksgiving day parade in new york.

• My mother jumped rope on the corner of 125th st and second ave in nyc.

What should you do to proper nouns in your writing?

• Underline them

• Italicize them

• Capitalize them

• Bold them

Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?

• New York City

• Mr. Smith

• apple

• FBI