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Capitalization of Places and Names

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct capitalization of the name or place listed.

a)

Mount Everest

b)

mount Everest

c)

mount everest

d)

MOUNT EVEREST

2.

What capitalization rule is not being followed in this sentence? 
Dad went to a convention in denver, colorado. 

a)

Proper Nouns: streets, towns, cities, states, countries 

b)

First word in every sentence

c)

Proper Nouns: important events in history 

d)

Important words in a title or book 

3.

What capitalization rule is not being followed in this sentence? My mom wants me to go to walmart with her but I am too tired. 

a)

Proper nouns: names of people and pets  

b)

First word in every sentence 

c)

Proper nouns: company names 

d)

The word I 

4.

What capitalization rule is not being followed in this sentence? I really hope I get to go to six flags this summer.

a)

Proper nouns: specific buildings or places

b)

Proper nouns: cities, states, countries

c)

Important words in a title or book

d)

The first word in a sentence

5.

You need to capitalize the names of specific places. Which sentence is correct?

a)

I will buy some new shoes at the Store today.

b)

I bought some new Shoes.

c)

I went to Super Shoes to buy new shoes.

6.

Write the word that should be capitalized.


the zoo is fun.

(a)  

7.

You need to capitalize the names of people. Which sentence is correct?

a)

I gave carmen my orange.

b)

My best friend is Stevie.

c)

My Friend hates chocolate.

8.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

rose is at school.

b)

Rose is at school

c)

Rose is at school.

9.

In our capitalization rules, what does N stand for in MINTS?

a)

Names of SPECIFIC nouns (people, places, states/countries)

b)

Nutella

c)

Types of animals

d)

Numbers

10.

When should a word be capitalized?

a)

Beginning of Sentence

b)

Important Words in a Title

c)

Proper Nouns (Naming specific people, places, and things)

d)

All of these

11.

Choose the correct capitalization of the name or place listed: the eiffel tower.

a)

A) The Eiffel Tower

b)

B) the Eiffel Tower

c)

C) the eiffel tower

d)

D) The eiffel tower

12.

What capitalization rule is not being followed in this sentence? We visited the louvre museum in paris.

a)

A) Proper Nouns: names of museums

b)

B) First word in every sentence

c)

C) Proper Nouns: names of cities

d)

D) Important words in a title or book

13.

Which sentence is correctly capitalized?

a)

A) I have always wanted to visit the grand canyon.

b)

B) The Amazon rainforest is home to many species.

c)

C) We are planning a trip to the niagara falls.

d)

D) She lives near the golden gate bridge.

14.

Identify the word that should be capitalized in this sentence: we are going to disneyland next summer.

a)

A) We

b)

B) disneyland

c)

C) next

d)

D) summer

15.

What capitalization rule is not being followed in this sentence? My brother works at microsoft in seattle.

a)

A) Proper nouns: company names

b)

B) Proper nouns: city names

c)

C) First word in every sentence

d)

D) Proper nouns: names of people

16.

Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?

a)

A) She moved to new york last year.

b)

B) I love visiting the statue of liberty.

c)

C) We went to the empire state building.

d)

D) He works at Google in California.

17.

What capitalization rule is not being followed in this sentence? The river thames flows through london.

a)

A) Proper nouns: names of rivers

b)

B) Proper nouns: names of cities

c)

C) First word in every sentence

d)

D) Proper nouns: names of countries

18.

Choose the correct capitalization of the name or place listed: the white house.

a)

A) The White House

b)

B) the White House

c)

C) the white house

d)

D) The white house

19.

Which sentence is correctly capitalized?

a)

A) The pyramids of giza are in Egypt.

b)

B) I visited the louvre in Paris.

c)

C) The Great Wall of china is visible from space.

d)

D) She went to the taj mahal.

20.

Identify the word that should be capitalized in this sentence: my favorite book is harry potter and the sorcerer's stone.

a)

A) my

b)

B) book

c)

C) harry

d)

D) sorcerer's

21.

What capitalization rule is not being followed in this sentence? We went to the smithsonian museum in washington, d.c.

a)

A) Proper nouns: names of museums

b)

B) Proper nouns: names of cities

c)

C) Proper nouns: names of states

d)

D) First word in every sentence

22.

Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?

a)

A) She visited the eiffel tower in Paris.

b)

B) He works at apple in Cupertino.

c)

C) They went to the grand canyon.

d)

D) I saw the Mona Lisa at the Louvre.

23.

What capitalization rule is not being followed in this sentence? The nile river is the longest river in the world.

a)

A) Proper nouns: names of rivers

b)

B) Proper nouns: names of countries

c)

C) First word in every sentence

d)

D) Proper nouns: names of continents

24.

Choose the correct capitalization of the name or place listed: the empire state building.

a)

A) The Empire State Building

b)

B) the Empire State Building

c)

C) the empire state building

d)

D) The empire state building

25.

Which sentence is correctly capitalized?

a)

A) The colosseum is in Rome.

b)

B) I visited the sydney opera house.

c)

C) The eiffel tower is in France.

d)

D) She went to the great wall of china.