My Book O’ Language Arts

CAPITALIZATION

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“A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.”

Colin Powell
MY BOOK O CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATIONS

How well do you know how to use capitalization?

1. Write the full name of someone you know. __________________________________

2. In what hospital were you born? ____________________________________

3. What is the address of your school? ________________________________________

4. Name a country that you would like to visit. __________________________________

5. Name the school which you currently attending. ______________________________

6. The name of the church that your attend. ____________________________________

7. The name of the store that your parents buy groceries. _________________________

8. Which day do you look forward to the most? __________________________________

9. Which month do you enjoy the most? _______________________________________

10. What is your favourite holiday? ____________________________________________

11. Which brand of candy is your favourite? _____________________________________

12. Which model of cars do you like best? _______________________________________

13. Name a television show that you really like. __________________________________

14. What is the name of one of your favourite songs? _____________________________

15. Name of one of your favourite books. _______________________________________

16. Write the title of a newspaper you read. _____________________________________

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 CAPITAL LETTERS
At the start of each new sentence In the first letter of Proper Nouns.

• The man is waiting at the bus stop. • John and Kate are parents of sextuplets.

• An old abandoned house sits on the hill. • Port of Spain is a town in Trinidad.

• He is the cleverest student I know. • Our pet dog, Spot can be very aggressive
e at times.

• The names of PLACES and specific

Proper Adjectives GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
• The Swiss cheese was delicious. • Tunapuna is usually a busy place.
• Have you ever eaten Italian pizza? • Korea and England are countries I would
• I heard that French croissant is the like to visit.

most delightful. •
The Niagara Falls can be found in
In the following sentences, BOXCanada.
the SUBJECT and
Nationality UNDERLINE the VERB.
• My great grandfather climbed Mount
ForEverest.
days of the week and months of
• The man was French, but the woman the year and holidays.
was American. 1)
•

The sun smiled warmly at me.

• We go to the market on Sunday.
2) The flowers bowed under the heat of the sun.
Races3) • Every August, I visit London.
The clouds floated leisurely across the blue sky.
• African, Indian, Caucasian, Asian,
Native American etc.4) The tree bent under the• onslaught
Emancipation Day a national holiday to
of the winds.
commemorate the abolition of slavery.
5) Lightning forked behind the pitch-black clouds.
•

6)
The rains burst through the clouds and hurdled
For institutions/corporations or towards the ground.
When referring to a Deity and holy
organizations 7) books.
The children screamed and hid under their
blankets.
• I graduated from the University of the • I am not afraid because I trust in God.
West Indies last year. 8) Parents comforted their children.
• Mother Laskmi is a Hindu Goddess.
• 9)
In my childhood, I attended Chinapoo A massive storm brewed.
• The Holy Bible is one of the most
Primary Government School. 10) The lights suddenly went out.
popular books in the world.
• I do my banking at the Royal Bank of •

Canada (RBC).
In the following sentences, BOX the SUBJECT and
• . UNDERLINE3the VERB.
•

1) Seagulls screeched loudly in the skies.

2) Larges pillows of clouds made various forms

 CAPITAL LETTERS
When writing the pronoun “I” Beginning every new line in poetry
• She and I are going to the cinema. Rose are red and pink
• May I have a glass of water? And let me think
• Do I have the yellow umbrella? It can also be yellow
Yes, yellow is mellow

The first word in direct speech For Titles of Persons and Education
Titles (Degrees,Masters,Doctorates)
• “Where is your home-work?” the
teacher asked. • President Barack Obama
• “We may go shopping later on,” stated • Sir
Mary’s mother. • Her Royal Highness
• Prince Henry
• “Stop!” shouted Jack, “what you are
• Uncle John
doing is wrong.”

In the following sentences, BOX the SUBJECT and

Everest. UNDERLINE the VERB.
For Trade names or Brand name
•

items/things ( commercial Titles of books, magazines,

products) 1) The sun smiledjournals,
warmly at articles,
me. films, television
• My favourite vehicle brand is Suzuki. shows, songs,
2) The flowers bowed under the heat of thepoems,
sun. papers that
• Some people say that Lasko fans are
the best. 3)
you write and similar things
The clouds floated leisurely across the blue sky.
• My brother loves Nike and Adidas
shoes. 4) • onslaught
The tree bent under the I truly enjoyed reading, ‘The Chrysalid’
of the winds.
by John Wyndham.
5) Lightning forked behind the pitch-black clouds.
• While watching ‘Matilda’ on television,
6) The rains burst through theI browsed
clouds andthrough
hurdledmy math home-
towards the ground.
work in Process of Learning
For the beginning of 7) Mathematics
The children screamed and
exclamatory textbook.
hid under their
blankets.
words. • The Trinidad Newsday, Trinidad and
• Give it to me now! 8) Parents comforted their children.
Tobago Express and Trinidad and
• Go away!
• Somebody help me! 9) A massive stormTobago
brewed.Guardian are all popular
• I won! newspapers in Trinidad and Tobago.
10) The lights suddenly went out.
•

4 BOX the SUBJECT and

In the following sentences,
UNDERLINE the VERB.

1) Seagulls screeched loudly in the skies.

Activity 1
Underline the error then rewrite these sentences to include capital letters in the correct place.

1) i truly enjoy spending time with my mother, amanda on sundays.

_____________________________________________________________________________.
2) the children play on the playground during the recess period at applesville primary school.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
3) my friend, marcus and i travelled to france during the holidays.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
4) mary and john are brother and sister who are grenadian citizens.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
6. we will visit the emperor valley zoo and the botanical gardens in port of spain, tomorrow.
______________________________________________________________________________.
7. martin will celebrate his birthday in september.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
8. one of my favorite books is “oliver twist” by charles dickens.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
9. authentic italian pizza can be very expensive.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
10. on tuesday several students from arima high will be participating in the STEM science fair.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
11. five hurricanes are forming within the atlantic ocean.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
12. last month, my friend and I had lunch at the ruby tuesday restaurant located in grand bazaar.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
13. i have chosen to study french and spanish in sixth form at bishops anstey high school.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
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Activity 2
Underline the error then rewrite these sentences to include capital letters in the correct place.

1) on friday 16th september , 2018, the students of fairview high school went on a fieldtrip to the
national museum of trindad and Tobago.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
2) alas! if I had studied harder and managed my time effectively, I would have done better.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
3) The largest ocean on our planet is the pacific ocean. it covers around 30% of earth’s surface.

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________.
4) the largest continent in the world is asia.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
5) The french chef stated that he would like to work in the chinese restaurant , ‘ fire wok’.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
9. my grandfather reads the trinidad and tobago express during breakfast each day.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
10. last week, micheal, june and liann were responsible for keeping the classroom clean.
_____________________________________________________________________________.
11. the students proudly displayed their jansport bookbags on the first day of school.
_____________________________________________________________________________
12. ms. martin instructed the students to take out their understanding grammar and process of
learning mathematics textbooks.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
13. she muttered, “how did you know it was me.”
____________________________________________________________________________.
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Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best. St. Jerome

Activity 3 : WHERE SHOULD I PLACE A CAPITAL LETTER?

Cross out the words which need to be written in Capitals in the following sentences and write the
capitalized form on the lines provided below the sentence. The number of given lines hints how many
corrections are needed.

1) My son, jamel asked me to purchase a jansport bagpack and sony laptop for the new school term in
september.
____________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

2) Renown author, vidiadhar surajprasad naipaul received the nobel prize in literature in 2001.
__________________ _______________ ______________ __________________________________

3) Dr. martin is a well known dentist who practices in the vicinity of st. augustine, trinidad.
_____________________ ______________________ ___________________________

Sometimes capital letters are placed where they are not needed. Cross out the incorrectly place capital
letters and write the correct form on the lines provide below each sentence. The number lines hint to
the number of errors in each line.

1) The Clothing Store at West Mall will be having a sale on Shoes and Adidas Bags.

__________________ _________________ ___________________ _________________

2) The Mathematics Teacher informed the Students about the new Text Books on the booklist.

_______________ ______________ ______________ ________________ _________________

3) Mother bought me a Note book , two pencils and a Crayola Colouring Book at Charran’s Book Store in
Tunapuna.
_______________________ _______________________
4) At the zoo on Tuesday, we saw Zoe, the Zebra , Severus, the Snake and Moana, the Monkey.
__________________________ __________________________ ____________________

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In each of the following paragraphs, there are words which should be capitalized. Your challenge is to
find them all. The number in brackets at the end tells how many errors you much fix.

1) On tuesday 29th may, 2016, the three african lions, 'mufasa',' scar' and 'kou', celebrated

their third birthday at the emperor valley zoo. A special ‘lion birthday party’ was held by

the zoo’s staff and all patrons were invited to be part of this very special occasion. (13)

2) port of spain is the capital city and chief port of trinidad and tobago which located

southeastern west indies. It is on the west coast of the island of trinidad, below the

northern peninsula on the gulf of paria, which separates the island from the northeastern

coast of venezuela. (10)

3) venezuela, country located at the northern end of south america. it occupies a roughly

triangular area that is larger than the combined areas of france and germany. venezuela is

bounded by the caribbean sea and the atlantic ocean to the north, guyana to the east,

brazil to the south, and colombia to the southwest and west. the national capital, caracas,

is venezuela’s primary centre of industry, commerce, education, and tourism. (17)