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 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 mentions a TV show and a snack product.
4.	Write a sentence that mentions a foreign country, a sport, and an athlete.
5.	Write a sentence that includes three course titles (classes).