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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 person’s name “hassan” with the correct capital letter.

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

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

    “monday” · Capitalization & proper no…
  5. 5. Write the month “august” with the correct capital letter.

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

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

    “london” · Capitalization & proper no…
  8. 8. Write the continent name “europe” with the correct capital letter.

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

    “saturday” · Capitalization & proper no…
  10. 10. Write the month “january” with the correct capital letter.

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

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

    “japan” · Capitalization & proper no…
12 questions · Seed 60 · 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 person’s name “hassan” with the correct capital letter.

    Hassan

    Personal names always start with a capital letter: Hassan.

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

    Jupiter

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

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

    Monday

    Days of the week are proper nouns: Monday.

  5. 5. Write the month “august” with the correct capital letter.

    August

    Months of the year are proper nouns: August.

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

    Paris

    City names are proper nouns: Paris.

  7. 7. Write the city name “london” with the correct capital letter.

    London

    Names of cities are proper nouns and begin with a capital letter: London.

  8. 8. Write the continent name “europe” with the correct capital letter.

    Europe

    Continent names are proper nouns: Europe.

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

    Saturday

    Days of the week are proper nouns: Saturday.

  10. 10. Write the month “january” with the correct capital letter.

    January

    Months of the year always start with a capital letter: January.

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

    Cairo

    City names are proper nouns: Cairo.

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

    Japan

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

12 questions · Seed 60 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification