Capitalize Names and Dates - 1st Grade Writing

1. Identify the word that must be capitalized in this date: "3 april".

   April. Month names need capitals regardless of position.

2. Find and correct the capitalization: "my teacher is mrs. smith."

   My teacher is Mrs. Smith. Title and both parts of the name need capitals.

3. Find and correct the capitalization error: "on june 7, we saw aunt linda."

   Correct: "On June 7, we saw Aunt Linda." Capitalize sentence start, month, title, and name.

4. Which option correctly capitalizes a person's name: "a) mr. brown" or "b) Mr. Brown"?

   b) Mr. Brown. Titles and names both need capitals.

5. What letter should you capitalize in a person's name?

   Capitalize the first letter of each part of the person's name. Names are proper nouns that require capital letters.

6. What rule tells you how to capitalize a first and last name together?

   Capitalize the first letter of both the first and last name. Each part of a full name is a proper noun.

7. Choose the correctly capitalized sentence about a day: "School starts Monday." or "School starts monday."

   School starts Monday. Days of the week always need capitals.

8. Find and correct the capitalization: "ms. garcia came on tuesday."

   Ms. Garcia came on Tuesday. Title, name, and day all need capital letters.

9. What should you capitalize in a full date like "January 5"?

   Capitalize the month name: "January". Month names are proper nouns requiring capitals.

10. What kind of letter should you use for the first letter of a person's name?

    A capital (uppercase) letter. Names of people always start with capital letters.

11. What rule tells you how to write the names of months in dates?

    Capitalize month names (January, February, March, and so on). Months are proper nouns that always start with capitals.

12. Find and correct the capitalization error: "we met dr. lee on monday."

    Correct: "We met Dr. Lee on Monday." Capitalize sentence start, titles, names, and days.

13. What rule tells you how to capitalize a title with a person's name (Mr., Ms., Dr.)?

    Capitalize the title and the person's name (for example, Mr. Lee). Titles before names are part of the proper noun.

14. Which month is written correctly: "october" or "October"?

    October. Month names are proper nouns needing capitals.

15. Identify the words that must be capitalized in this date: "tuesday, april 9".

    Tuesday and April. Days and months are proper nouns.

16. Which word should be capitalized in a date: "my birthday is in march"?

    March. Month names like March always need capital letters.

17. Identify the word that should be capitalized in the date: "november 11".

    November. Month names are always capitalized.

18. What should you do to the number in a date (like 12 or 2026): capitalize it or not?

    Do not capitalize numbers in dates. Numbers stay lowercase; only month/day names capitalize.

19. Which part of a full name should be capitalized: first name, last name, or both?

    Both the first name and the last name should be capitalized. All parts of names are proper nouns.

20. What letter should you capitalize in a month name (for a date)?

    Capitalize the first letter of the month name. Months are proper nouns that always start with capitals.

21. Identify the correctly capitalized date word: "october" or "October"?

    October. Month names always begin with capital letters.

22. Which option correctly capitalizes the name: "a) maria lopez" or "b) Maria Lopez"?

    b) Maria Lopez. Both first and last names need capitals.

23. Which part of this date must be capitalized: "wednesday, may 3"?

    Wednesday and May. Both the day and month names need capitals.

24. Which option correctly capitalizes the date words: "a) friday, march 3" or "b) Friday, March 3"?

    b) Friday, March 3. Day and month names always capitalize.

25. What rule tells you how to write the first letter of a person's name?

    Capitalize the first letter of each person's name. Names are proper nouns that need capital letters.

26. Find and correct the capitalization error: "my teacher is ms. brown."

    Correct: "My teacher is Ms. Brown." Capitalize sentence beginnings, titles, and names.

27. Find and correct the capitalization: "on september 1, we met ben."

    Correct: "On September 1, we met Ben." Capitalize sentence start, month September, and name Ben.

28. Which word should be capitalized in this date: "school starts on monday"?

    Monday. Monday is a day name that needs a capital letter.

29. Find and correct the capitalization: "my friend sara is here."

    Correct: "My friend Sara is here." Capitalize sentence start and the name Sara.

30. What rule tells you how to write the names of days of the week in dates?

    Capitalize day names (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and so on). Days of the week are proper nouns requiring capitals.

31. Find and correct the capitalization: "on sunday, i visited aunt may."

    On Sunday, I visited Aunt May. Day, pronoun 'I', and name with title need capitals.

32. Find and correct the capitalization: "i saw mr. brown today."

    I saw Mr. Brown today. 'I' is always capitalized; Mr. and Brown are proper nouns.

33. Find and correct the capitalization: "we will visit grandma on sunday."

    Correct: "We will visit Grandma on Sunday." Capitalize sentence start, Grandma (used as name), and Sunday.

34. What kind of letter should you use for the names of months (for example, January)?

    A capital (uppercase) letter. Month names are proper nouns and must be capitalized.

35. Which day is written correctly: "tuesday" or "Tuesday"?

    Tuesday. Days of the week always begin with capitals.

36. Find and correct the capitalization: "we saw uncle tom on thursday."

    Correct: "We saw Uncle Tom on Thursday." Capitalize sentence start, Uncle Tom (name), and Thursday.

37. Identify the words that must be capitalized in this date: "april 3".

    April. Only the month name needs capitalization in dates.

38. Find and correct the capitalization: "i saw dr. lee."

    Correct: "I saw Dr. Lee." Capitalize sentence start, title Dr., and name Lee.

39. Identify the correctly capitalized day word: "friday" or "Friday"?

    Friday. Days of the week always start with capitals.

40. Identify the words that must be capitalized in this sentence: "i met aunt rosa."

    I, Aunt, Rosa. Sentence starts with I; Aunt Rosa is a name.

41. What should you capitalize in a full date like "Monday, May 2"?

    Capitalize the day and month: "Monday" and "May". Both day and month names need capital letters.

42. Which name is written correctly: "sara" or "Sara"?

    Sara. People's names always start with capital letters.

43. Which part of this date must be capitalized: "july 4"?

    July. Only the month name needs a capital, not the number.

44. What letter should you capitalize in a day-of-the-week name?

    Capitalize the first letter of the day-of-the-week name. Days are proper nouns requiring capitalization.

45. Find and correct the capitalization error: "we will go on saturday, september 9."

    Correct: "We will go on Saturday, September 9." Capitalize sentence start, day, and month names.

46. Identify the correctly capitalized name: "lily rose" or "Lily Rose"?

    Lily Rose. Both parts of a person's name need capitals.

47. Identify the correctly capitalized sentence: "I met ben." or "I met Ben."?

    I met Ben. Ben is a person's name requiring a capital B.

48. Find and correct the capitalization error: "my friend tom will come in august."

    Correct: "My friend Tom will come in August." Capitalize sentence start, names, and months.

49. Which word should be capitalized in this date: "we met in april"?

    April. April is a month name that must be capitalized.

50. Choose the correctly capitalized sentence about a date: "It is May." or "It is may."

    It is May. Month names always require capital letters.

51. What kind of letter should you use for the names of days of the week (for example, Monday)?

    A capital (uppercase) letter. Days of the week are proper nouns requiring capitals.

52. Find and correct the capitalization: "my birthday is in july."

    Correct: "My birthday is in July." Capitalize sentence start and month name July.

53. Find and correct the capitalization: "we celebrate in december."

    We celebrate in December. December is a month requiring capitalization.

54. What rule tells you what NOT to capitalize in a date (numbers or words)?

    Capitalize month and day names, not the numbers (for example, May 5). Numbers in dates stay lowercase; only word names capitalize.

55. Find and correct the capitalization error: "we will visit on friday."

    Correct: "We will visit on Friday." Days like Friday and sentence starts need capitals.

56. Find and correct the capitalization: "we went on monday."

    Correct: "We went on Monday." Capitalize sentence start and day name Monday.

57. Find and correct the capitalization error: "i saw maria at the park."

    Correct: "I saw Maria at the park." Names and sentence beginnings require capitals.

58. Which option correctly capitalizes the day name: "a) We left on wednesday." or "b) We left on Wednesday."?

    b) We left on Wednesday. Days of the week are proper nouns.

59. Find and correct the capitalization: "my teacher is ms. garcia."

    Correct: "My teacher is Ms. Garcia." Capitalize sentence start, title Ms., and name Garcia.

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