Capitalization and Punctuation Quiz

Which type of punctuation belongs at the end of this sentence?

How are you doing today_

• .

• !

• ?

• ;

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which words in this sentence should start with a capital letter?

"abigail wants to dress up as a ghost for halloween."

• Abigail and Halloween

• Abigail and Ghost

• Ghost and Halloween

• Abigail, Ghost and Halloween

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What type of punctuation should be in the middle of this sentence?

"Orlando is a wonderful place to live_there are many things to do there."

• ,

• ;

• ?

• .

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the word that is incorrectly capitalized:

"My Teacher will be visiting her family in Atlanta, Georgia."

• My

• Teacher

• Atlanta

• Georgia

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which type of punctuation is used when listing items in a sentence?

Example: I need to buy cheese_eggs_bread_grapes and milk from the store.

• A comma (,)

• A period (.)

• A semicolon (;)

• No punctuation needed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which word should you capitalize in this sentence?

"My mom and i always shop online."

• mom

• i

• shop

• online

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

This type of punctuation shows excitement when placed at the end of a sentence

• Exclamation Mark (!)

• Question Mark (?)

• Period (.)

• Comma (,)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

How many words should be capitalized in this sentence?

"after watching a pixar movie, frank went to olive garden for dinner."

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What type of punctuation is used to show dialogue, or tell the reader when someone is speaking?

• Semicolon (;)

• Commas (,)

• Quotation marks (" ")

• Question mark (?)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that uses correct punctuation and capitalization.

• michael jackson was a famous artist?

• Michael jackson, was a famous artist.

• Michael Jackson; was a famous artist.

• Michael Jackson was a famous artist.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A