1st Grade ELA Quiz: Print Uppercase And Lowercase

What this quiz covers

This quiz focuses on Print Uppercase And Lowercase, giving you a quick way to practice the rules, question types, and explanations that matter most for 1st Grade ELA.

How to use this quiz

Try each quiz question before looking at the correct answer. Use the explanations to review missed ideas, then come back to similar questions until the pattern feels familiar.

Question 1

1. S s (correct answer)
2. S S
3. s s

Explanation: The right answer shows a big S and a little s together, so it has both uppercase and lowercase. The choice with two big S letters shows uppercase twice, but it is missing the little lowercase s. The choice with two little s letters shows lowercase twice, but it is missing the big uppercase S. Only one pair has one big S and one little s, so that is the best answer.

Question 2

1. g (correct answer)
2. G
3. B
4. R

Explanation: The little 'g' is written small, so it is a lowercase letter. That is the correct answer. The other three letters — the big 'G', the big 'B', and the big 'R' — are all written large. They are uppercase (capital) letters, not lowercase ones. Look at how tall and wide they are compared to the small 'g'. Only the small 'g' is lowercase.

Question 3

1. G g (correct answer)
2. G G
3. g g

Explanation: The correct choice is G g. The big G is tall, and the little g hangs down below the line, so this shows both the uppercase and lowercase letter. The pair G G is not right because both letters are big uppercase G, with no little g. The pair g g is not right because both letters are little lowercase g, with no big G. Only one choice has one of each, so that is the best answer.

Question 4

1. n
2. U
3. u (correct answer)

Explanation: The small letter u looks like a little cup that could hold water. That is the correct answer. One choice is the big, tall letter U — that is the uppercase u, not the small one. Another choice is the small letter n, which looks like a bump or a tunnel; it is a small letter, but it is not u. Look closely: the cup-shape that opens at the top is the small letter u.

Question 5

1. c
2. S (correct answer)
3. s
4. z

Explanation: The uppercase, or capital, letter S is the big, tall 'S'. That is the correct answer. The little 's' is the same letter, but it is the lowercase form, not the capital. The small 'c' is a different letter, and it is lowercase too. The 'z' is also a different letter. Only the big 'S' shows the uppercase, or capital, letter S.

Question 6

1. d
2. b (correct answer)
3. p

Explanation: The small letter b has a tall stick going up and a round belly on the right side. That is the letter to pick. The first choice looks almost the same, but its round belly is on the left side, so it is really a small d. The last choice also has a round belly on the right, but its stick points down below the line, so it is a small p. Only the small b has a tall stick going up with a belly on the right, so it is the best answer.

Question 7

1. A
2. o
3. a (correct answer)

Explanation: The small letter a has a round circle with a little tail on the right side. That is the one you want. The big letter A is the uppercase form, so it is not the small a. The letter o is just a round circle with no tail, so it is a different letter, not the small a.

Question 8

1. b (correct answer)
2. B
3. d

Explanation: We need to find lowercase letters. Lowercase b is the small one. It looks like a stick with a ball.

Question 9

1. d
2. D (correct answer)
3. P

Explanation: The big letter D is the answer. It is tall and has one round belly. The little d is the lowercase D, so it is not the big letter you were asked to find. The letter P is tall, but its round part is small and sits at the top, so it is a different letter, not D. Look for the tall line with one big round belly to spot uppercase D.

Question 10

1. t
2. T (correct answer)
3. l

Explanation: We want the big, uppercase letter T. The correct answer is the tall letter with one straight line across the top and one line going straight down from the middle — that is uppercase T. The small "t" is the lowercase letter T; it is a case variant, but it is not the big uppercase form the question asks for. The last choice is a single straight up-and-down line with no line across the top, so it is not a T at all. Only the big T with the line on top is uppercase T.

Question 11

1. A
2. a (correct answer)
3. e

Explanation: We need lowercase a. Lowercase letters are small. The letter a has a circle with a short stick on the right.

Question 12

1. E
2. e (correct answer)
3. c

Explanation: The lowercase letter e has a small curved shape with a short line across the middle. The uppercase E is made of straight lines and looks very different from lowercase e. The letter c is curved but does not have a line across the middle like e does. Only the second choice shows the lowercase e.

Question 13

1. t (correct answer)
2. T
3. i
4. f

Explanation: The lowercase t is the correct answer. It is the small letter t you write inside a word like 'cat.' The big T is the uppercase, or capital, form of the same letter, so it is not the small one. The letter i is a different letter that also has a tall line, but it has a dot on top instead of a cross. The letter f is also a different letter with a curved top, not the letter t at all. Only the small t matches what the question asks.

Question 14

1. W
2. N
3. M (correct answer)

Explanation: Capital M is a big, tall letter with two straight sticks that go up like mountains. This is the one you want! The letter that looks like a pointed shape turned upside down (W) is a capital, but it is not M. The letter with one slanted line between two sticks (N) is also a capital, but it is not M either. Look for the letter that stands with two tall sticks and a V-shape in the middle to find capital M.

Question 15

1. d
2. b
3. D (correct answer)

Explanation: The big letter D has a tall straight line down the left side with a curve out to the right, like half a circle. That is the one to pick. The little d also has a curve, but its tall line is on the right side and its curve is a small circle on the left, so it is the lowercase d, not the capital. The little b looks a lot like d turned around, but its tall line is on the left with the small circle on the right, and it is still a lowercase letter. Only the capital D is the big, uppercase letter the question asks for.

Question 16

1. t
2. T (correct answer)
3. l

Explanation: The big letter T is uppercase. It has a long line down and a line straight across the top. The little t is the lowercase T, so it is not the big uppercase one the question asks for. The last choice is a lowercase l, a different letter that only looks like a plain straight line. So the big T is the one you want.

Question 17

1. q
2. p
3. g (correct answer)

Explanation: The lowercase letter g is the small letter with a round part on top and a tail that curls down below the line. That is the correct choice. One choice looks like it has a round part with a tail going straight down and hooks the wrong way — that is q, not g. Another choice has a round part with a straight tail going down below the line — that is p, not g. Look closely at the round part and the tail to find the lowercase g.

Question 18

1. P
2. b
3. p (correct answer)

Explanation: The small letter p is lowercase. It has a round part and a stick that goes down below the line. The big P is uppercase, so it is not the small one. The letter b also has a round part and a stick, but its stick points up, not down, and it is a different letter. Only the small p is the right answer.