Capitalization Rules and Usage

Capitalization Rules and Usage

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

4th - 5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explains the importance of capital letters in English writing. It covers the basic rules of capitalization, such as starting sentences with capital letters and capitalizing the pronoun 'I'. The tutorial also lists words that always require capitalization, including names, titles, organizations, and specific nouns. Additionally, it addresses tricky cases where capitalization depends on context, providing examples to clarify these rules.

Read more

9 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to start every sentence with a capital letter?

To make the sentence look longer

To avoid grammatical mistakes

To make the text colorful

To confuse the reader

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which pronoun must always be capitalized, even in the middle of a sentence?

I

she

he

it

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How should capital letters be in comparison to lowercase letters?

Half the size

Three times the size

The same size

Twice the size

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following should always start with a capital letter?

Adjectives

Common nouns

Verbs

People's names

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these should be capitalized?

Adverbs

Names of countries

Common objects

Prepositions

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should be capitalized: 'monday' or 'october'?

Both

Neither

Only 'monday'

Only 'october'

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When should 'mum' be capitalized?

When it is in a question

When it is at the end of a sentence

When it is used to replace her name

When it is used as a common noun

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which case should 'queen' be capitalized?

When it is at the start of a sentence

When it is in a question

When referring to a specific queen

When referring to any queen

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When should 'dad' be capitalized?

When it is in a question

When it is at the end of a sentence

When it is used to replace his name

When it is used as a common noun