Using capital letters?
You use capital letters in these
instances:
• The first letter of a sentence
• The first letter of a proper noun
• The letter “I” when it’s the first person
pronoun
• The first letter of the first word,
the last word, and every
important word in the title of a
book, song, or play (except
prepositions that have four or
fewer letters)
How should this sentence be capitalized?
mom took us to the fontaine playhouse to
see the pirates of penzance.
Mom took us to the Fontaine Playhouse
to see The Pirates of Penzance.
Mom took us to the fontaine playhouse
to see the Pirates of penzance.
Mom took us to the Fontaine playhouse
to see the Pirates of Penzance.
In each sentence below, circle each letter
that should be a capital letter.
miriam and i go to jefferson elementary
school.
my parents went to new york to
see the metropolitan opera.
on saturday, i read where the
wild things are, by maurice
sendak.
You also use capital letters for
these things:
• The first letter in Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms, or a
job title if it comes before a person’s
name
• Words for relationships when
you use them instead of the
person’s name
• Words like “state” and “city” if
they are part of the title of the
place, like “New York State” or
“Atlantic City”
How should this sentence be capitalized?
we drove to arizona to see grandma.
We drove to arizona to see Grandma.
we drove to Arizona to see
Grandma.
We drove to Arizona to see
Grandma.
In each sentence below, circle each letter
that should be capitalized.
i saw mayor barnes on television last
night.
the governor of washington state met
the mayor of seattle to discuss
rebuilding the bridge.
yesterday, we took my new
puppy to dr. filmore, the
veterinarian.
In the sentence below, are all the words
capitalized correctly?
Today, officer Jackson
came to my school to
talk about safety.
Yes
No
How should this sentence be capitalized?
my teacher, mrs. torres, is from mexico city.
My teacher, mrs. Torres, is from Mexico
City.
My teacher, Mrs. Torres, is from
Mexico City.
My teacher, Mrs. Torres, is from
Mexico city.