Capitalization & Punctuation
By: Brooke
Capitalization
Things you capitalize:
 The first word of a
sentence.
 The names of people.
 The names of cities
and towns.
 “I”
Capitalization
Always capitalize the
first word of a
sentence.
The dog chased the
cat.
Where is the book?
My cat is scared!
Capitalization
•Capitalize the names of
people.
My teacher’s name is
Beth Frazier.
Where is Emily?
I have two dogs named
Grady and Emma.
Capitalization
• Capitalize the
names of cities
and towns.
Brooke lives in
Haleyville.
My daughter goes
to school at
Auburn.
Hannah lives in
Montgomery.
Capitalize “I”
Always capitalize “I”.
• I like to play outside.
• I am 15 years old.
• Trey and I are having
fun.
Punctuation
o Always put a period, question
mark, or exclamation point at the
end of a sentence.
• The boy is nice. period
• Are you ready to go? question mark
• Way to go! exclamation point
Period
Use a period if you just
want to say something.
 I like your shirt.
 Tomorrow is my
birthday.
 My favorite color is
blue.
Question Mark
Use a question mark if
you want to ask a
question.
What is your name?
Do you have a dog?
How old is Alexis?
Exclamation Point
Use an exclamation
point when you are
excited or you want
to yell something.
I love chocolate!
Happy Birthday!
Wow!
Quiz Time!
 Now you will take a short quiz
about capitalization and
punctuation!
Good Luck!
1. Do you capitalize the first
word of a sentence?
Yes
No
*Correct*
Try Again!!
2. Which word do you capitalize?
(hint: It is a name.)
A. frog
B. apple
C. sarah
D. clock
3. What punctuation do you add to the
end of this sentence?
My dog is big
A. Question mark
B. Period
C. Exclamation Point
D. Comma
4. What word do you capitalize in
this sentence?
i like to play outside with my puppy.
A. I
B. Puppy
C. Play
D. With
5. What kind of punctuation do you add to
the end of this sentence?
Wow
A. Period
B. Exclamation Point
C. Comma
D. Question Mark
6. What sentence should end with a
question mark?
A. I like to go to school
B. My sister is tall
C. Do you have a pencil
D. Wow
7. What words do you capitalize in
the sentence below?
o i went to the mall with my best
friend caroline.
A. I & Friend
B. Mall & Caroline
C. Best & Friend
D. I & Caroline
The End
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