Mastering Capitalization Rules for Kids

What is the purpose of using a capital letter at the beginning of a word?

• To end a sentence

• To highlight a noun

• To show emphasis

• To indicate the start of a new sentence

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Which punctuation marks indicate the need for a capital letter next?

• Apostrophe

• Period, exclamation mark, or question mark

• Quotation marks

• Comma and semicolon

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Which rule states that names should start with a capital letter?

• Rule 4

• Rule 3

• Rule 2

• Rule 1

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What is the rule for capitalizing the names of pets?

• Capitalize if the pet is famous

• Never capitalize

• Always capitalize

• Capitalize only exotic names

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What type of places need to be capitalized?

• Common nouns

• Specific names like countries or cities

• Verbs related to places

• Any place

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When should the pronoun 'I' be capitalized?

• When it stands alone in a sentence

• Never

• Only in titles

• In every usage

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Which rule involves capitalizing specific places like restaurants?

• Rule 2

• Rule 5

• Rule 3

• Rule 4

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Which of these is a calendar word that should be capitalized?

• Yesterday

• Now

• Tomorrow

• January

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What should be capitalized in the title of books or movies?

• Every letter in the title

• First letter of every word

• Only the first and last word

• Only nouns and verbs

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How should you capitalize 'new year's eve' in a sentence?

• New Year's eve

• New year's Eve

• new year's eve

• New Year's Eve

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