Capitalization of Places and Names

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

1. the city of sacramento is the capital of california.

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

2. jennifer and peter will travel to new york to work in an office.

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

3. the garfield elementary school band will perform “Jingle Bells.”

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

4. my friend sally and i are reading the book captain underpants.

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

5. the train will stop in san jose, santa barbara, and los angeles.

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

6. nicole likes pepsi, but veronica and brandon prefer coke.

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

7. the faces of four presidents are carved on mt. rushmore.

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

8. are you going to go to mike's party on saturday?

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

9. the celebration will be in august or september.

Capitalize:

• the first word in a sentence.

• names of people, places, products, clubs, and organizations.

• main words in the titles of books, stories, poems, and songs.

• days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.

Rewrite the sentence with correct capital letters:

10. we celebrate valentine’s day in february, not in october.