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Capitalization

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The president/President spoke Thursday.

a)

president

b)

President

2.

There is a rule about capitalization and punctuation in a sentence, did/Did you know that?

a)

did

b)

Did

3.

Why is this second portion of this quote lowercased?


"I went to school there," she said, "Before/before you were born."

a)

Because you always capitalize the first letter of any quote.

b)

Because it is a dependant phrase that continues the sentence.

4.
The following is an example of what capitalization rule?
George Lopez said, "Hey, you have to love capitalization, right?"
a)
First word in a direct quotation.
b)
Proper noun
c)
Pronoun I
d)
Proper adjective
5.
Which is NOT a proper noun, so it should NOT be capitalized?
a)
Camp
b)
Disney World
c)
Canada
d)
South Carolina
6.
Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
a)
the library is closed Wednesday.
b)
The library is closed wednesday.
c)
The Library is closed Wednesday.
d)
The library is closed Wednesday.
7.

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization

a)

The titanic was a Ship that sank after hitting an iceberg.

b)

The Titanic was a ship that sank after hitting an iceberg.

8.

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.

a)

Sharon said, "Bring your guitar when you come to my house."

b)

Sharon said, "bring your guitar when you come to my house."

9.

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.

a)

I am better at science than I am at history.

b)

I am better at Science than I am at History.

10.

We watched fireworks explode over Lake Michigan on the Fourth of July/Fourth Of July.

a)

Fourth of July

b)

Fourth Of July

11.

Directions are lowercase, but regions are uppercase. Choose the correct usage:

I told her to go west/West to get to Texas from here.

a)

west

b)

West

12.

You take I-44 West to get to west/West Texas.

a)

west

b)

West

13.

They furrowed a row in the earth/Earth to plant corn.

a)

earth

b)

Earth

14.

There are 7 billion people living on earth/Earth.

a)

earth

b)

Earth

15.

The earth's/Earth's seven Wonders of the World are worth seeing.

a)

earth's

b)

Earth's

16.

The Melton Gallery's current exhibition/Exhibition is on women's rights.

a)

exhibition

b)

Exhibition

17.

It appears the university/University students are wearing masks.

a)

university

b)

University

18.

When you make two similar things plural, the word that is plural is lowercased. So, what is correct here?

The Missouri and Mississippi rivers/Rivers both touch the state of Missouri.

a)

rivers

b)

Rivers

19.

The Edmond North and Santa Fe schools/Schools face off today in football.

a)

schools

b)

Schools

20.

Hurricane Ida was the largest to strike since hurricane/Hurricane Katrina.

a)

hurricane

b)

Hurricane

21.

She is the first black/Black astronaut to command a shuttle.

a)

black

b)

Black

22.

The asian/Asian student in our group project is from Pakistan.

a)

asian

b)

Asian

23.

They are looking for a White/white male who defrauded a senior citizen of $1500.

a)

White

b)

white

24.

Did you know that Afghanistan is not in the middle east/Middle East?

a)

middle east

b)

Middle East

25.

Belgium is actually where french/French fries were created.

a)

french

b)

French

26.

Dr. Hill is my favorite professsor/Professor.

a)

professor

b)

Professor

27.

"I went to school there," she said, "Before/before you were born."

a)

Before

b)

before

28.

"God was with us, and He/he protected us from the tornado, " he said.

a)

He

b)

he

29.

The dictionary is my bible/Bible.

a)

bible

b)

Bible

30.

Foreign armies go by different proper names, so what would be the correct way to capitalize this sentence?

The Russian Army/army is not as large as during the Soviet Union's height.

a)

Army

b)

army

31.

My cousin flew drones for the U.S. Air Force/air force.

a)

Air Force

b)

air force

32.

The Constitution/constitution protects our rights to free speech.

a)

Constitution

b)

constitution

33.

We are having an election on Oct. 12, but the next Election Day/election day is not until Nov. 24, 2024.

a)

Election Day

b)

election day

34.

Your final will be in Room/room 107 in the Communications building.

a)

Room

b)

room

35.

The address here is

a)

100 N. University Drive

b)

100 North university drive

c)

100 N. University drive