Capitalization - Grade 6 Assessment

Which word needs a capital letter? my friend and i went to the beach.

• my

• friend

• i

• beach

Answer explanation

The pronoun 'I' is always capitalized in English.

Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.

• my brother and I love playing soccer.

• My brother and i love playing soccer.

• My brother and I love playing Soccer.

• my Brother and I love playing soccer.

Answer explanation

The sentence correctly capitalizes the first word and the pronoun 'I'.

What should be capitalized in this sentence? we visited the eiffel tower in paris.

• we

• eiffel

• tower

• paris

Answer explanation

Proper nouns like 'Eiffel Tower' and 'Paris' should be capitalized.

Complete the sentence with correct capitalization: We are going to visit _____ national park next summer.

• yellowstone

• Yellowstone

• yellowStone

• YELLOWSTONE

Answer explanation

Proper nouns, like 'Yellowstone National Park', should be capitalized.

Identify the correctly capitalized title.

• the adventures of tom sawyer

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

• The adventures Of Tom Sawyer

• The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

Answer explanation

Capitalize the first and important words in a title; do not capitalize 'of'.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• In winter, we hope to visit aunt lisa in Florida.

• In winter, we hope to visit Aunt Lisa in florida.

• In winter, we hope to visit aunt Lisa in Florida.

• In winter, we hope to visit Aunt Lisa in Florida.

Answer explanation

Proper nouns like 'Aunt Lisa' and 'Florida' should be capitalized.

Complete the sentence with correct capitalization: My favorite book is _____ of the Wild.

• call

• Call

• CALL

• cALL

Answer explanation

The first word in a book title is always capitalized.

True or False: The names of days and months should be capitalized.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Days of the week and months are proper nouns and should be capitalized.

True or False: The first word of a sentence does not need to be capitalized.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The first word of every sentence should always be capitalized.

True or False: Proper nouns always start with a lowercase letter.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Proper nouns should always start with a capital letter.