Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts : Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2
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Example Question #1 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
hand
tell
rug
christmas
christmas
Of our answer choices, "Christmas" should be capitalized because it's a holiday and holidays are always capitalized. "Hand", "tell", and "rug" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #2 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
dog
umbrella
easter
soccer
easter
Of our answer choices, "Easter" should be capitalized because it's a holiday and holidays are always capitalized. "Soccer", "umbrella", and "dog" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #2 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
shoe
jacket
united states
tree
united states
Of our answer choices, "United States" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "tree", "shoe", and "jacket" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #3 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
body
sugar
china
hand
china
Of our answer choices, "China" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "Hand", "body", and "sugar" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #3 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
soccer
hand
me
europe
europe
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Europe is a geographic name.
Example Question #3 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
run
jump
clouds
north america
north america
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
North America is a geographic name.
Example Question #4 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
south america
car
dog
kitten
south america
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
South America is a geographic name.
Example Question #4 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
bowl
cup
himself
middle east
middle east
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Middle East is a geographic name.
Example Question #3 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
bunny
thanksgiving
rabbit
eggs
thanksgiving
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Thanksgiving is a holiday.
Example Question #5 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
st. patrick's day
pot
four
grow
st. patrick's day
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
St. Patrick's Day is a holiday.
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