Grade 3 Grammar Topic 29: Capitalization Worksheets - Lets Share ... - Free Printable

Let's solve the capitalization task step by step.

Task:

Underline the words that should be capitalized in the passage.

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Original Passage (with errors):

> jane and i were excited to go camping in the
> everglades national park in january. We knew the
> weather in florida would be nicer than back home
> in pennsylvania. we decided to travel over
> president's day weekend so we'd have an extra day
> off school. my parents, robert and tammy, went
> with us. we flew into miami and drove to the
> everglades national park. the drive through the
> everglades was amazing as we saw both crocodiles
> and alligators.
>
> while at the everglades gift shop we bought the
> book animals of the everglades to help us name
> some of the animals we would see. we were so
> excited when we saw north american crocodiles in
> the wild. we absolutely loved our short vacation
> and can't wait to go back to the everglades
> national park in everglades, florida.

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Rules for Capitalization:

1. First word of a sentence – Always capitalized.
2. Proper nouns – Names of specific people, places, organizations, holidays, etc.
3. Names of states, cities, parks, books, and holidays – Capitalized.
4. Pronouns like "I" – Always capitalized.
5. Titles of books or works – Capitalize major words.

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Step-by-Step Corrections:

We'll go through each line and identify what needs to be capitalized.

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1. jane and i were excited to go camping in the
→ *Jane* (name), *I* (pronoun)
✔ Jane, I

2. everglades national park in january.
→ *Everglades National Park* (proper noun - national park), *January* (month)
✔ Everglades National Park, January

3. We knew the weather in florida would be nicer than back home in pennsylvania.
→ *Florida* (state), *Pennsylvania* (state)
✔ Florida, Pennsylvania

4. we decided to travel over president's day weekend so we'd have an extra day off school.
→ *President's Day* (holiday)
✔ President's Day

5. my parents, robert and tammy, went with us.
→ *Robert*, *Tammy* (names)
✔ Robert, Tammy

6. we flew into miami and drove to the everglades national park.
→ *Miami* (city), *Everglades National Park* (again)
✔ Miami, Everglades National Park

7. the drive through the everglades was amazing as we saw both crocodiles and alligators.
→ *Everglades* (refers to the park/region)
✔ Everglades

8. while at the everglades gift shop we bought the book animals of the everglades to help us name some of the animals we would see.
→ *Everglades Gift Shop* (specific place), *Animals of the Everglades* (book title)
✔ Everglades Gift Shop, Animals of the Everglades

9. we were so excited when we saw north american crocodiles in the wild.
→ *North American* (geographic term used as part of a proper name)
✔ North American

10. we absolutely loved our short vacation and can't wait to go back to the everglades national park in everglades, florida.
→ *Everglades National Park*, *Everglades* (as a region), *Florida*
✔ Everglades National Park, Everglades, Florida

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Final Answer: Underlined Words (to be capitalized):

> Jane and I were excited to go camping in the
> Everglades National Park in January. We knew the
> weather in Florida would be nicer than back home
> in Pennsylvania. We decided to travel over
> President's Day weekend so we'd have an extra day
> off school. My parents, Robert and Tammy, went
> with us. We flew into Miami and drove to the
> Everglades National Park. The drive through the
> Everglades was amazing as we saw both crocodiles
> and alligators.
>
> While at the Everglades Gift Shop we bought the
> book Animals of the Everglades to help us name
> some of the animals we would see. We were so
> excited when we saw North American crocodiles in
> the wild. We absolutely loved our short vacation
> and can't wait to go back to the Everglades National Park in Everglades, Florida.

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✔ Summary of Words to Capitalize:

- Jane
- I
- Everglades National Park
- January
- Florida
- Pennsylvania
- President's Day
- Robert
- Tammy
- Miami
- Everglades (used as a proper noun)
- Everglades Gift Shop
- Animals of the Everglades
- North American
- Everglades National Park (again)
- Everglades (as a region)
- Florida

> Note: In the original text, "we" and "while" at the start of sentences should also be capitalized — but since this is a capitalization exercise, you underline only the words that need capitalization, not fix sentence starts unless they're already lowercase.

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✔ Final Answer: Underline these words:

> Jane, I, Everglades National Park, January, Florida, Pennsylvania, President's Day, Robert, Tammy, Miami, Everglades, Everglades Gift Shop, Animals of the Everglades, North American, Everglades National Park, Everglades, Florida

This completes the capitalization correction!