ELA · Capitalization

Capitalization Rules Practice

Capitalize names, places, days, months, holidays, titles and the word I, and start every sentence right.

  • 🎓 Grades 1–3
  • 📖 ELA
  • 📐 L.2.2.A
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  1. Which word needs a capital letter? "We eat pizza every friday."

    • A every
    • B friday
    • C pizza
    • D eat
  2. Which word needs a capital letter? "My cousin lives in texas."

    • A lives
    • B in
    • C cousin
    • D texas
  3. Which word needs a capital letter? "We went camping in july."

    • A camping
    • B went
    • C july
    • D in
  4. Which word needs a capital letter? "Our family eats turkey on thanksgiving."

    • A eats
    • B thanksgiving
    • C family
    • D turkey
  5. Which word needs a capital letter? "Yesterday maria rode her bike."

    • A her
    • B rode
    • C maria
    • D bike
  6. Which word needs a capital letter? "My uncle flew to canada."

    • A flew
    • B uncle
    • C to
    • D canada
  7. Which word needs a capital letter? "Can sam come to the park?"

    • A come
    • B the
    • C sam
    • D park
  8. Which word needs a capital letter? "Tomorrow i will read a book."

    • A i
    • B book
    • C read
    • D will
  9. Which word needs a capital letter? "We play soccer on saturday."

    • A play
    • B on
    • C soccer
    • D saturday
  10. Which word needs a capital letter? "My best friend is from mexico."

    • A best
    • B mexico
    • C from
    • D friend
  11. Which word needs a capital letter? "Mom and i baked bread."

    • A and
    • B baked
    • C bread
    • D i
  12. Which word needs a capital letter? "The big race is in may."

    • A may
    • B race
    • C big
    • D in
  13. Which word needs a capital letter? "We dress up for halloween in the fall."

    • A in
    • B fall
    • C dress
    • D halloween
  14. Which word needs a capital letter? "His dog, max, loves to run."

    • A loves
    • B max
    • C run
    • D dog
  15. Which word should NOT be capitalized in the middle of a sentence?

    • A April
    • B Monday
    • C Ohio
    • D summer
  16. Which word is always written with a capital letter?

    • A mine
    • B I
    • C me
    • D my
  17. Why does "Mexico" start with a capital letter?

    • A It names a special place.
    • B It ends a sentence.
    • C It is a long word.
    • D It is an action.
  18. Which of these is a proper noun that needs a capital letter?

    • A street
    • B Chicago
    • C town
    • D city
  19. Which group of words should all start with capital letters?

    • A dog, cat, bird
    • B apple, desk, river
    • C monday, march, texas
    • D spring, fall, winter
  20. Every sentence should begin with...

    • A a small letter
    • B a comma
    • C a capital letter
    • D a number
  21. In the title "The Bear in the Woods," which word stays lowercase?

    • A in
    • B The
    • C Bear
    • D Woods
  22. Which should start with a capital letter: a month or a season?

    • A a season
    • B a month
    • C both
    • D neither

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