Capitalization and Punctuation

Which word is always capitalized in a sentence?

• last word

• noun

• first word

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which pronoun is always capitalized?

• I

• He

• Her

• We

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Why is "Houston Astros" capitalized?

• it's a general version of a word

• it's a proper noun

• it's not a specific name

• it's a pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of these words should be capitalized?

• tuesday

• winter

• aunt

• library

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of these words should not be capitalized?

• Willow Street

• September

• Chicago

• Cookies

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of these words should always be capitalized?

• president

• french

• movie

• town

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of these words should not be capitalized?

• the South

• Eleanor Smith

• NASA

• Weekend

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Read the sentence. Choose the word that should be capitalized.

My friend Jemima went to see her favorite baseball team, the yankees, play last week.

• friend

• team

• yankees

• week

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Read the sentence. Choose the word(s) that should not be capitalized.

Joe Biden was born in Pennsylvania, and later became the Vice President and lived in Washington, DC.

• Joe Biden

• Pennsylvania

• Vice President

• Washington, DC.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Read the sentence. Choose the word that should be capitalized.

My dad and I listened to music when we drove across utah in our truck.

• dad

• utah

• truck

• music

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A