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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.
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Capitalization & proper nouns
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Write the day of the week “wednesday” with the correct capital letter.
2. Which word in “we visited malé on tuesday” is a day of the week that needs a capital letter: “tuesday” or “visited”?
3. Write the planet name “saturn” with the correct capital letter.
4. Write the planet name “jupiter” with the correct capital letter.
5. Write the person’s name “amina” with the correct capital letter.
6. Write the month “august” with the correct capital letter.
7. Write the country name “japan” with the correct capital letter.
8. Write the country name “canada” with the correct capital letter.
9. Write the continent name “asia” with the correct capital letter.
10. Write the continent name “europe” with the correct capital letter.
11. Write the month “october” with the correct capital letter.
12. Write the month “december” with the correct capital letter.
12 questions · Seed 55 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Capitalization & proper nouns
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Write the day of the week “wednesday” with the correct capital letter.
WednesdayDays of the week always start with a capital letter: Wednesday.
2. Which word in “we visited malé on tuesday” is a day of the week that needs a capital letter: “tuesday” or “visited”?
TuesdayDays of the week are proper nouns and always begin with a capital letter: Tuesday.
3. Write the planet name “saturn” with the correct capital letter.
SaturnPlanet names are proper nouns: Saturn.
4. Write the planet name “jupiter” with the correct capital letter.
JupiterNames of planets are proper nouns and start with a capital letter: Jupiter.
5. Write the person’s name “amina” with the correct capital letter.
AminaPeople’s names are proper nouns and start with a capital letter: Amina.
6. Write the month “august” with the correct capital letter.
AugustMonths of the year are proper nouns: August.
7. Write the country name “japan” with the correct capital letter.
JapanNames of countries are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter: Japan.
8. Write the country name “canada” with the correct capital letter.
CanadaCountry names are proper nouns: Canada.
9. Write the continent name “asia” with the correct capital letter.
AsiaContinent names are proper nouns: Asia.
10. Write the continent name “europe” with the correct capital letter.
EuropeContinent names are proper nouns: Europe.
11. Write the month “october” with the correct capital letter.
OctoberMonths of the year are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter: October.
12. Write the month “december” with the correct capital letter.
DecemberMonths of the year are proper nouns: December.
12 questions · Seed 55 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Capitalization & proper nouns
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Write the day of the week “wednesday” with the correct capital letter.
2. Which word in “we visited malé on tuesday” is a day of the week that needs a capital letter: “tuesday” or “visited”?
3. Write the planet name “saturn” with the correct capital letter.
4. Write the planet name “jupiter” with the correct capital letter.
5. Write the person’s name “amina” with the correct capital letter.
6. Write the month “august” with the correct capital letter.
7. Write the country name “japan” with the correct capital letter.
8. Write the country name “canada” with the correct capital letter.
9. Write the continent name “asia” with the correct capital letter.
10. Write the continent name “europe” with the correct capital letter.
11. Write the month “october” with the correct capital letter.
12. Write the month “december” with the correct capital letter.
12 questions · Seed 55 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9
Capitalization & proper nouns
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Write the day of the week “wednesday” with the correct capital letter.
WednesdayDays of the week always start with a capital letter: Wednesday.
2. Which word in “we visited malé on tuesday” is a day of the week that needs a capital letter: “tuesday” or “visited”?
TuesdayDays of the week are proper nouns and always begin with a capital letter: Tuesday.
3. Write the planet name “saturn” with the correct capital letter.
SaturnPlanet names are proper nouns: Saturn.
4. Write the planet name “jupiter” with the correct capital letter.
JupiterNames of planets are proper nouns and start with a capital letter: Jupiter.
5. Write the person’s name “amina” with the correct capital letter.
AminaPeople’s names are proper nouns and start with a capital letter: Amina.
6. Write the month “august” with the correct capital letter.
AugustMonths of the year are proper nouns: August.
7. Write the country name “japan” with the correct capital letter.
JapanNames of countries are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter: Japan.
8. Write the country name “canada” with the correct capital letter.
CanadaCountry names are proper nouns: Canada.
9. Write the continent name “asia” with the correct capital letter.
AsiaContinent names are proper nouns: Asia.
10. Write the continent name “europe” with the correct capital letter.
EuropeContinent names are proper nouns: Europe.
11. Write the month “october” with the correct capital letter.
OctoberMonths of the year are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter: October.
12. Write the month “december” with the correct capital letter.
DecemberMonths of the year are proper nouns: December.
12 questions · Seed 55 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification