All Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #65 : Language
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
tree
shoe
jacket
united states
united states
Of our answer choices, "United States" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "tree", "shoe", and "jacket" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #4 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
body
sugar
china
hand
china
Of our answer choices, "China" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "Hand", "body", and "sugar" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #1 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
soccer
hand
me
europe
europe
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Europe is a geographic name.
Example Question #71 : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
north america
run
clouds
jump
north america
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
North America is a geographic name.
Example Question #72 : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
dog
south america
car
kitten
south america
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
South America is a geographic name.
Example Question #1 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
cup
middle east
himself
bowl
middle east
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Middle East is a geographic name.
Example Question #2 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
eggs
thanksgiving
bunny
rabbit
thanksgiving
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Thanksgiving is a holiday.
Example Question #1 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
four
pot
grow
st. patrick's day
st. patrick's day
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
St. Patrick's Day is a holiday.
Example Question #71 : Language
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
memorial day
bee
above
flowers
memorial day
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Memorial Day is a holiday.
Example Question #11 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Dear Mom
Camp is going great! I am having so much fun and I am making a lot of new friends. Today we played kickball and soccer. I scored a goal in soccer, but I did not score during the kickball game. Tomorrow we are going to play baseball!
Love,
Charlie
A comma is missing from the letter provided. Where should it be added?
After "Charlie"
After "Dear"
After "Mom"
After "kickball"
After "Mom"
We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. The closing of the letter provided is "Love, Charlie". The comma is correctly placed in this closing. The greeting of the letter is "Dear Mom". The comma is missing after this greeting. A comma needs to be placed after "Mom".
Dear Mom,
Camp is going great! I am having so much fun and I am making a lot of new friends. Today we played kickball and soccer. I scored a goal in soccer, but I did not score during the kickball game. Tomorrow we are going to play baseball!
Love,
Charlie
All Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts Resources
