Common And Proper Nouns And Capitalizat
Name: _________________________________
Proper Nouns, Common Nouns, and Capitalization
Capitalization Rules
Directions: underline each letter that should be capitalized. Explain why it should be capitalized.
1. you really only have one good chance to get an education.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
2. I'm going to the park with my friend kathy and my dog bart.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
3. Paul's class schedule said he was taking american history, spanish, english, and math.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
4. Kyle tied up on his nike air force ones, ate a big mac, and drank a cherry coke.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
5. The chicago river runs into the mississippi valley waterways.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
Common Nouns to Proper Nouns
Directions: Change each common noun into a proper noun.
1. car: ___________________________________
2. restaurant: ______________________________
3. student: ________________________________
4. state: __________________________________
5. video game: _____________________________
6. book: __________________________________
7. teacher: ________________________________
8. magazine: ______________________________
9. song: __________________________________
10. movie: ________________________________
Capitalization Tasks
Directions: on the back or a separate sheet of paper, write original sentences each of the following tasks. Make sure you capitalize the appropriate letters in your sentences.
1. Write a sentence that mentions a clothing store and one of your family members.
2. Write a sentence that mentions a famous actor or actress and a movie.
3. Write a sentence that
Proper Nouns, Common Nouns, and Capitalization
Capitalization Rules
Directions: underline each letter that should be capitalized. Explain why it should be capitalized.
1. you really only have one good chance to get an education.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
2. I'm going to the park with my friend kathy and my dog bart.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
3. Paul's class schedule said he was taking american history, spanish, english, and math.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
4. Kyle tied up on his nike air force ones, ate a big mac, and drank a cherry coke.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
5. The chicago river runs into the mississippi valley waterways.
Why capitalize? _______________________________________________________________________
Common Nouns to Proper Nouns
Directions: Change each common noun into a proper noun.
1. car: ___________________________________
2. restaurant: ______________________________
3. student: ________________________________
4. state: __________________________________
5. video game: _____________________________
6. book: __________________________________
7. teacher: ________________________________
8. magazine: ______________________________
9. song: __________________________________
10. movie: ________________________________
Capitalization Tasks
Directions: on the back or a separate sheet of paper, write original sentences each of the following tasks. Make sure you capitalize the appropriate letters in your sentences.
1. Write a sentence that mentions a clothing store and one of your family members.
2. Write a sentence that mentions a famous actor or actress and a movie.
3. Write a sentence that