Capitalize Proper Nouns and Titles

Use these sheets one at a time as short lessons. The capital letter sheet works well before students write book reports.

Mark capital letter errors in 14 sentences with names like Bridge to Terabithia and Lake Superior. Proper nouns and the important words in titles begin with a capital letter, and common nouns do not. The directions on the page read: The number in parentheses tells how many letters are wrong. Draw three lines under each letter that should be a capital. Draw a slash through each capital that should be lowercase. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade punctuation, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with punctuation practice. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Capitalize the important words, but not a, an, the, and, of, in or to unless they come first. A Wrinkle in Time is one title students fix.

No. Seasons, directions and school subjects other than languages stay lowercase, so last summer and science class are not capitalized.

Use commas around the speaker tag and do not capitalize the second half, as in "If we hurry," said Ben, "we can still catch the movie."