Capitalization Rules

Objective: The objective of these worksheets is to help students gain long-term retention of the capitalization rules and to use the rules within the context of actual writing situations. Best for Grades 3 – 6. Part I – Basic Capitalization This first section is a basic introduction to capitalization. It is meant for younger students who are just learning the concept. The focus is on all types of common and proper nouns including practice looking for geographical names, historical periods, and holidays / special events. While the focus is on all types of common and proper nouns, the students will practice looking for geographical names, historical periods, holidays, and special events. These topics are concrete and can be easily contrasted between common and proper. For example, the students will be able to see the difference between the common noun, city, and the proper noun, Sacramento. Part II – Capitalization Even when all the capitalization rules are known, there are many times when it is unclear whether a word should be capitalized or not. The focus of this section is to memorize all the capitalization rules and practice identifying words that can be tricky. For example, students will often capitalize seasons: spring, fall, summer and winter. The trick at the beginning of this section will help students learn the words that should be capitalized as well as the words that should not be capitalized. Perfect to use as a student consumable.