Mastering Capitalization and Punctuation Rules for Kids

What should be capitalized in a written text?

• All letters in every word

• Every first letter of a word

• First word of every sentence

• Only verbs

What should always be capitalized?

• Only nouns

• Only adjectives

• Every word in a sentence

• The first word of a sentence

Which example shows correct capitalization for a person's title?

• dr. Lee

• Mr. john

• mrs. Smith

• Dr. Lee

What is always capitalized in writing?

• The word 'and'

• Prepositions

• Conjunctions

• Personal pronoun 'I'

Which of the following is correctly capitalized?

• thursday

• Thursday

• november

• july

What type of names are capitalized?

• Generic names

• All of the above

• Common nouns

• Specific buildings

What is the purpose of quotation marks?

• To indicate spoken words

• To separate items in a list

• To denote a pause

• To highlight a word

Which punctuation mark is used to end a declarative sentence?

• Exclamation point

• Period

• Comma

• Question mark

What punctuation is used to express strong emotions?

• Colon

• Exclamation point

• Comma

• Period

Which of the following is not a common punctuation mark?

• Exclamation point

• Apostrophe

• Ampersand

• Semicolon