Name: ____________________________

Capitalizing Seasons and Directions

Names of seasons are lowercase unless they are part of a proper name.
example: Our grandparents, who live in Ohio, come to visit us every winter.
Have you ever watched the Winter Olympics on television?
Direction names are lowercase unless they describe a specific region or are part
of a proper name.
example: The ship sailed southwest toward West Africa.
I enjoyed snow when I lived in the North, but now I live in the South.

Rewrite each sentence below, correcting any errors in capitalization.

1. Every Spring we drive to north Dakota to visit my cousins in Fargo, and every winter we
drive South to Florida to visit my grandparents in Miami.

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2. When the bitter cold winds blew in from the north, I knew it was the beginning of
Winter even though the calendar said it was still fall.

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3. Go ten miles East on west Avenue until you reach Finley’s Fan Store; they have the
perfect fans to keep you cool during hot, humid, southern Summers.

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4. My favorite Summer sport in the summer Olympics is archery.

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5. While visiting New Mexico, we hiked Northwest on a trail in the east Mountains.
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Capitalizing Seasons and Directions

Names of seasons are lowercase unless they are part of a proper name.
example: Our grandparents, who live in Ohio, come to visit us every winter.
Have you ever watched the Winter Olympics on television?
Direction names are lowercase unless they describe a specific region or are part
of a proper name.
example: The ship sailed southwest toward West Africa.
I enjoyed snow when I lived in the North, but now I live in the South.

Rewrite each sentence below, correcting any errors in capitalization.

1. Every Spring we drive to north Dakota to visit my cousins in Fargo, and every winter we
drive South to Florida to visit my grandparents in Miami.

Every spring we drive to North Dakota to visit my cousins in Fargo, and every winter
we drive south to Florida to visit my grandparents in Miami.

2. When the bitter cold winds blew in from the north, I knew it was the beginning of
Winter even though the calendar said it was still fall.

When the bitter cold winds blew in from the North, I knew it was the beginning of
winter, even though the calendar said it was still fall.

3. Go ten miles East on west Avenue until you reach Finley’s Fan Store; they have the
perfect fans to keep you cool during hot, humid, southern Summers.

Go ten miles east on West Avenue until you reach Finley's Fan Store; they have the
perfect fans to keep you cool during hot, humid, southern summers.

4. My favorite Summer sport in the summer Olympics is archery.

My favorite summer sport in the Summer Olympics is archery.

5. While visiting New Mexico, we hiked Northwest on a trail in the east Mountains.

While visiting New Mexico, we hiked northwest on a trail in the East Mountains.

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