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

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What should always be capitalized?

• Only nouns

• Only adjectives

• Every word in a sentence

• The first word of a sentence

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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

• dr. Lee

• Mr. john

• mrs. Smith

• Dr. Lee

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is always capitalized in writing?

• The word 'and'

• Prepositions

• Conjunctions

• Personal pronoun 'I'

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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 correctly capitalized?

• thursday

• Thursday

• november

• july

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What type of names are capitalized?

• Generic names

• All of the above

• Common nouns

• Specific buildings

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which punctuation mark is used to end a declarative sentence?

• Exclamation point

• Period

• Comma

• Question mark

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What punctuation is used to express strong emotions?

• Colon

• Exclamation point

• Comma

• Period

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of the following is not a common punctuation mark?

• Exclamation point

• Apostrophe

• Ampersand

• Semicolon

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B