UNIVERSITY OF QUINDIO – SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

MODERN LANGUAGES PROGRAM

CAPITLIZATION

A. DIRECTIONS: Circle the words in the following sentences that need a capital letter.

1. my favorite books are green eggs and ham and horton hears a who.
2. I strongly believe in christianism because other religions like islam do not consider jesus as our savior.
3. They will offer a party on may 24th.
4. she has a friend that lives in medellin, colombia.
5. did you know that abraham lincoln was the sixteenth president?

B. DIRECTIONS: Write the following sentences correctly.

1. My uncle John will have his first baby, Sam, next June.
2. Friday is the best day because we order pizza from Domino’s.
3. The best Radio Rtations in Colombia are la Ufm Stereo and Radio Policia.
4. My favorite song is we will Rock you.
5. King Arthur ruled over Camelot.

C. DIRECTIONS: Put an X if the sentence is capitalized incorrectly and a C if it is capitalized correctly.

1. ___C__ Big Ben of London is a clock.
2. __X___ I drove east to the city and turned north.
3. __C___ My family supports the American cancer society.
4. __C___ Yellowstone National Park is a great Park.
5. __C___ I work for the New York Times.
6. __X___ She is a republican and proud of it.
7. __X___ The Emancipation proclamation was issued in 1862.
8. ___C__ Buddhists have been around a very long time.
9. __C___ The Sidney Opera House is a Gorgeous Building.
10. __X___ The Bronze Age lasted for several thousand years.

D. DIRECTIONS:  Circle all the words that need to be capitalized.

i have the coolest book called encyclopedia of the world. it shows pictures of africans, asians, animals, and
architecture. it explains how the coliseum in greece was built and why the leaning tower of pisa leans. my dad
likes reading about the war of the roses and the russian revolution. it also explains about different groups of
people, like catholics, protestants, and jews. Also included is information about zoos, including the san diego
zoo.