Capitalization Rules for Days, Months, and Holidays

Which of the following should always be capitalized?

• Days of the week

• Common nouns

• Prepositions

• Adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is the correct way to capitalize the days of the week?

• All letters

• The first two letters

• Only the first letter

• None of the letters

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is used to indicate a letter that needs to be capitalized?

• An underline

• A capitalization editing mark

• A lowercase mark

• A highlight

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which month's name was corrected for capitalization in the example?

• September

• July

• June

• August

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 is not a holiday mentioned that needs capitalization?

• Birthday

• Easter

• Thanksgiving

• New Year's Eve

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What type of noun are holidays considered?

• Common nouns

• Abstract nouns

• Collective nouns

• Proper nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

How should 'Independence Day' be written to follow proper capitalization rules?

• independence day

• Independence day

• Independence Day

• independence Day

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A