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Capitalization & proper nouns

Identify proper nouns, days, months and sentence openings that require a capital letter. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.

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Capitalization & proper nouns

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  1. 1. Write the country name “canada” with the correct capital letter.

    “canada” · Capitalization & proper no…
  2. 2. Write the planet name “jupiter” with the correct capital letter.

    “jupiter” · Capitalization & proper no…
  3. 3. Write the day of the week “monday” with the correct capital letter.

    “monday” · Capitalization & proper no…
  4. 4. Write the city name “paris” with the correct capital letter.

    “paris” · Capitalization & proper no…
  5. 5. Write the country name “maldives” with the correct capital letter.

    “maldives” · Capitalization & proper no…
  6. 6. Write the country name “japan” with the correct capital letter.

    “japan” · Capitalization & proper no…
  7. 7. Write the continent name “africa” with the correct capital letter.

    “africa” · Capitalization & proper no…
  8. 8. Write the planet name “saturn” with the correct capital letter.

    “saturn” · Capitalization & proper no…
  9. 9. Write the day of the week “friday” with the correct capital letter.

    “friday” · Capitalization & proper no…
  10. 10. Write the person’s name “mariyam” with the correct capital letter.

    “mariyam” · Capitalization & proper no…
  11. 11. Write the city name “cairo” with the correct capital letter.

    “cairo” · Capitalization & proper no…
  12. 12. Write the month “october” with the correct capital letter.

    “october” · Capitalization & proper no…
12 questions · Seed 56 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Capitalization & proper nouns

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  1. 1. Write the country name “canada” with the correct capital letter.

    Canada

    Country names are proper nouns: Canada.

  2. 2. Write the planet name “jupiter” with the correct capital letter.

    Jupiter

    Names of planets are proper nouns and start with a capital letter: Jupiter.

  3. 3. Write the day of the week “monday” with the correct capital letter.

    Monday

    Days of the week are proper nouns: Monday.

  4. 4. Write the city name “paris” with the correct capital letter.

    Paris

    City names are proper nouns: Paris.

  5. 5. Write the country name “maldives” with the correct capital letter.

    Maldives

    Country names are proper nouns: Maldives.

  6. 6. Write the country name “japan” with the correct capital letter.

    Japan

    Names of countries are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter: Japan.

  7. 7. Write the continent name “africa” with the correct capital letter.

    Africa

    Names of continents are proper nouns and start with a capital letter: Africa.

  8. 8. Write the planet name “saturn” with the correct capital letter.

    Saturn

    Planet names are proper nouns: Saturn.

  9. 9. Write the day of the week “friday” with the correct capital letter.

    Friday

    Days of the week always start with a capital letter: Friday.

  10. 10. Write the person’s name “mariyam” with the correct capital letter.

    Mariyam

    Personal names are proper nouns: Mariyam.

  11. 11. Write the city name “cairo” with the correct capital letter.

    Cairo

    City names are proper nouns: Cairo.

  12. 12. Write the month “october” with the correct capital letter.

    October

    Months of the year are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter: October.

12 questions · Seed 56 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification