Capitalize Names and Dates - 1st Grade Writing

1. Look at the sentence: My birthday is in june. Which word needs a capital letter?
   Answer: june June is the name of a month, and months of the year always begin with a capital letter, so B is correct. Birthday, in, and is are common words that do not need capital letters. Only special words like months, days, and names are capitalized. Since june names a specific month, it should be written as June.
2. Read the sentence: "We saw Mrs. Johnson today." Which shows the name written correctly?
   Answer: Mrs. Johnson We capitalize titles and names. Mrs. needs a capital M. Johnson needs a capital J too.
3. Which sentence has correct capitalization for a month?
   Answer: We read books in March. Months need capital letters. March is a month, so it needs a big M. Regular words like 'books' don't need capitals.
4. Look at the sentence: "We clean up on saturday." Which sentence has correct capitalization?
   Answer: We clean up on Saturday. We fix the capitals. Saturday is a day name. Only We and Saturday need capitals here.
5. Which word is capitalized correctly in this date word?
   Answer: Friday We are learning to write days correctly. Days start with one big letter. Friday has a capital F and small letters after.
6. Read the sentence: Jamal Brown runs fast. Which word should NOT have a capital letter?
   Answer: fast The word fast is not a name, so it should not have a capital letter, making answer C correct. Jamal is a person's name, so it needs a capital letter, making answer A incorrect. Brown is also part of the person's name here, so it needs a capital letter too, making answer B incorrect.
7. Which sentence has correct capitalization for a name?
   Answer: Maya Rodriguez plays outside. We are checking capital letters for names. Both parts of a name need capitals. Maya Rodriguez has capital M and capital R, which is correct.
8. Look at the sentence: emma plays tag. Which shows the name written correctly?
   Answer: Emma plays tag. We are learning about capital letters for names. Names always start with a big letter. Emma is a name, so it needs a capital E at the beginning.
9. Look at the sentence: "emma has a red ball." Which word needs a capital letter?
   Answer: emma We capitalize names of people. Emma is a person's name. Names always start with big letters.
10. Which sentence has correct capitalization for a day?
    Answer: We go to school on Friday. This is about capitalizing days correctly. Friday needs a capital F. School doesn't need a capital here.
11. Which word should have a capital letter?
    Answer: the word monday The word monday should have a capital letter because it is the name of a day of the week, and days of the week are always capitalized. The word art is a common noun here and does not need a capital letter. The word go is an action word and also does not need a capital letter.
12. Look at the sentence: emma has a red ball. Which word needs a capital letter?
    Answer: emma Emma is a person's name, and names always begin with a capital letter, so D is correct. Ball, has, and red are common words that do not need capital letters. Only special words like names of people are capitalized. Since emma names a specific person, it should be written as Emma.
13. Read the sentence: We play outside on monday. Which word needs a capital letter?
    Answer: monday Monday is the name of a day of the week, and days of the week always start with a capital letter, so C is correct. Outside, play, and on are common words that do not need a capital letter here. Only special words like days, months, and names are capitalized. Since monday names a specific day, it should be written as Monday.
14. Read the sentence: Jamal brown shares his crayons. Which word needs a capital letter?
    Answer: brown Brown is part of Jamal's last name, and names of people are always capitalized, so C is correct. Shares, crayons, and his are common words that do not need capital letters. Only special words like names of people, places, and days are capitalized. Since brown is Jamal's last name, it should be written as Brown.
15. Look at the sentence: "I saw ms. Patel today." Find the word that needs a capital letter.
    Answer: ms. We are finding capital letter mistakes. Titles like Ms. need big letters. The word ms. should have a capital M.
16. Look at the sentence: "Her birthday is in june." Find the word that needs a capital letter.
    Answer: june We are looking for capital letter mistakes. Months always start with big letters. June is a month, so it needs a capital J.
17. Which word is capitalized correctly for a month?
    Answer: March This tests capitalizing month names. March needs one capital M. We don't use all capitals for months.
18. Which date is written correctly: her party is in june?
    Answer: June We capitalize months of the year. June is a month name. It needs one capital J at the start.
19. Which shows the name written correctly?
    Answer: Jamal Brown We are writing names the right way. Each part of a name starts big. Jamal Brown has capitals for J and B.
20. Look at the sentence: "We play outside on monday." Find the word that needs a capital letter.
    Answer: monday We capitalize days of the week. Monday is a day name. Days always start with big letters.

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