Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2
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1st Grade Reading › Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2
Select the correct punctuation to end the sentence below:
Can I have ice cream
?
.
,
!
Explanation
The sentence from the question is a question sentence. All questions ends with a question mark "?"
Can I have ice cream?
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
december
happy
cat
jump
Explanation
Of our answer choices, "December" should be capitalized because it's a month and months are always capitalized. "Happy", "cat", and "jump" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
For the sentence below, where should a comma be placed?
Adley's birthday is May 30 2019.
After the word "May"
After the word "birthday"
After the number "30"
Explanation
When writing a date, a comma will always go between the day and the year.
Which word is spelled correctly?
rock
roc
rach
ruc
Explanation
Rock is spelled correctly
Finish the exclamation with the right end mark
I got caught in the rain
!
?
.
Explanation
A statement tells about something. It ends with a period.
A question asks something. It ends with a question mark.
An exclamation is like a statement, but it shows surprise or strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point.
In the problem, we are told that this sentence is an exclamation, so this sentence should end in an exclamation mark- !
Which word is spelled correctly?
rock
roc
rach
ruc
Explanation
Rock is spelled correctly
Finish the exclamation with the right end mark
I got caught in the rain
!
?
.
Explanation
A statement tells about something. It ends with a period.
A question asks something. It ends with a question mark.
An exclamation is like a statement, but it shows surprise or strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point.
In the problem, we are told that this sentence is an exclamation, so this sentence should end in an exclamation mark- !
For the sentence below, where should a comma be placed?
Adley's birthday is May 30 2019.
After the word "May"
After the word "birthday"
After the number "30"
Explanation
When writing a date, a comma will always go between the day and the year.
Select the correct punctuation to end the sentence below:
Can I have ice cream
?
.
,
!
Explanation
The sentence from the question is a question sentence. All questions ends with a question mark "?"
Can I have ice cream?
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
december
happy
cat
jump
Explanation
Of our answer choices, "December" should be capitalized because it's a month and months are always capitalized. "Happy", "cat", and "jump" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.