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Language Arts: Capitalization Rules

Practice capital letters for names, places, dates, and sentences

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Language Arts: Capitalization Rules

Practice capital letters for names, places, dates, and sentences

Language Arts - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Rewrite the words or sentences using correct capitalization.
  1. 1

    Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization: my dog likes to run.

    Look at the first word in the sentence.

    My dog likes to run. The first word of a sentence begins with a capital letter.
  2. 2

    Rewrite the name with correct capitalization: maria

    Maria is correct because a person's name begins with a capital letter.
  3. 3

    Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization: i saw ben at the park.

    Remember that the word I is always a capital letter.

    I saw Ben at the park. The word I is always capitalized, and Ben is a person's name.
  4. 4

    Circle the words that should begin with capital letters: tuesday, apple, sam, chair

    Tuesday and Sam should begin with capital letters. Tuesday is a day of the week, and Sam is a person's name.
  5. 5

    Rewrite the date with correct capitalization: friday, april 5

    Days and months are special names on a calendar.

    Friday, April 5 is correct because days of the week and months begin with capital letters.
  6. 6

    Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization: we visited texas last summer.

    We visited Texas last summer. The first word of the sentence and the name of the state begin with capital letters.
  7. 7

    Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization: mom and i made cookies.

    Check the first word and the word I.

    Mom and I made cookies. Mom is used as a name in this sentence, and I is always capitalized.
  8. 8

    Rewrite the title with correct capitalization: the little red hen

    The Little Red Hen is correct because the important words in a book title begin with capital letters.
  9. 9

    Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization: uncle joe lives in chicago.

    Look for names of people and places.

    Uncle Joe lives in Chicago. Uncle Joe is a name, and Chicago is the name of a city.
  10. 10

    Write C if the sentence is capitalized correctly. Write F if it needs fixing: My birthday is in june.

    The answer is F. June should begin with a capital letter because it is the name of a month.
  11. 11

    Rewrite the greeting with correct capitalization: dear grandma,

    Letters often begin with a greeting.

    Dear Grandma, is correct because the first word in a greeting and the name Grandma begin with capital letters.
  12. 12

    Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization: the children celebrated halloween.

    The children celebrated Halloween. The first word of the sentence and the name of the holiday begin with capital letters.
  13. 13

    Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization: can ella ride her bike?

    A question still begins with a capital letter.

    Can Ella ride her bike? The first word of the question and the name Ella begin with capital letters.
  14. 14

    Choose the correctly capitalized sentence: A. we read with Mr. Lee. B. We read with Mr. Lee.

    B is correct. We begins the sentence with a capital letter, and Mr. Lee is a name and title.
  15. 15

    Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization: my sister lily and i went to lake green.

    Find the first word, a person's name, the word I, and the name of a place.

    My sister Lily and I went to Lake Green. The first word, the name Lily, the word I, and the place name Lake Green need capital letters.
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