Grammar Lesson: Using Capital Letters Practice Activities

Review the following study guide for capitalization rules help:

Grammar Lesson: Using Capital Letters Study Guide

Activity 1

Draw three lines beneath each letter that requires a capital letter.

1. mike's cousin lives in norwood, massachusetts.
2. will the pittsburgh penguins play the new york rangers this month?
3. is 242 northfield ave. the correct address?
4. we studied about the pacific ocean on wednesday and the atlantic ocean on friday.
5. us 10 runs through minnesota.
6. which is your sign—pisces or libra?
7. hank hall joined the boy scouts of america in november.
8. when will the members of the united states senate reconvene?
9. gino's pizza palace is in the next town.
10. when was the empire state building opened?
11. how many oscars has meryl streep won?
12. three hundred guests attended the gala labor day event thrown by uncle joe.
13. john and mary, two americans, owned wakefield beverage.
14. have you received your notes on protestantism and judaism?
15. charles lindbergh piloted the spirit of st. louis from new york to paris in 1927.

Activity 2

Draw three lines beneath each letter that needs to be capitalized.

1. my relatives, uncle ted and aunt flo, traveled in a boeing airplane last fall.
2. you will be intrigued by the movie murder on the orient express.
3. the statue of liberty is a symbol of freedom.
4. the bible and the koran are popular books.
5. miguel owns a toyota venza and a nissan ultima.
6. pride and prejudice, jane eyre, and one flew over the cuckoo's nest are among herb's favorite novels.
7. mathematics, social studies, french, and english were hard classes for juliet.
8. we purchased tickets for two broadway musicals, jersey boys and billy elliot.
9. chapter one, "how to be a success," is very well written.
10. this month we will read and discuss three short stories—"the gift of the magi," "the necklace," and "the open window."
11. have you seen vincent van gogh's painting "starry night," or Edward hopper's painting "nighthawks"?
12. one of lisa's favorite films is citizen kane.
13. my sisters especially enjoy two comic strips, "archie" and "family circle."
14. aunt gina and grandpa gino visited the grand canyon last october.
15. yvonne attended cornell university in ithaca, new york.