Language Arts Grade Six

Unit Four, Lesson Three: Capitalization

  1. flake
  2. bake
  3. mistake
  4. shaker
  5. quake
  6. fern
  7. spore
  8. frond
  9. rhyzome
  10. reproduce
  1. fiddlehead
  2. rhubarb
  3. transport
  4. shipping
  5. locomotive
  6. tunnel
  7. tressel
  8. railroad
  9. track
  10. engine
Capitalization

Another capitalization rule is that proper nouns must be capitalized. Proper nouns are the names of specific persons, places, or things. 


	CORRECT: 
		His dog's name is Spot.
		We will eat at Chuck's Steak House tonight.
		They went to Utah last weekend.

	INCORRECT: 
		His dog's name is spot.
		We will eat at chuck's steak house tonight.
		They went to utah last weekend.
The days of the week and the names of months must also be capitalized: 

	CORRECT:
		The game will be played on Tuesday.
		Jill's birthday is in October.

	INCORRECT:
		The game will be played on tuesday.
		Jill's birthday is in october.
Titles and words of family relationship are capitalized only when they come right before the name of a person: 

	CORRECT:
		Jill talked to her Uncle Sam.
		Jill talked to her uncle.
		The president gave a speech.
		We heard a speech given by President Williams.

	INCORRECT:
		Jill talked to her uncle Sam.
		Jill talked to her Uncle.
		The President gave a speech.
		We heard a speech given by president Williams.

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