Capitalization rules worksheet for students to identify and correct lowercase letter errors in sentences.
A worksheet titled "Capitalization Rules 1-6 Worksheet 1" with a list of sentences where students are instructed to circle incorrectly used lowercase letters. The worksheet includes a sample sentence and 27 numbered sentences with various capitalization errors.
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Let's go through Worksheet 1: Capitalization Rules 1–6 and identify the incorrectly used lowercase letters in each sentence. We'll follow standard English capitalization rules, such as:
- Capitalizing the first word of a sentence.
- Capitalizing proper nouns (names of people, places, organizations, etc.).
- Capitalizing titles when they precede names.
- Capitalizing the pronoun "I".
- Capitalizing the first word after a colon if it starts a complete sentence.
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We will go sentence by sentence and identify which lowercase letters should be capitalized.
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1. Helen asked, "may i borrow that book when you're finished?"
- "may" → should be May (start of quoted sentence)
- "i" → should be I (pronoun "I" is always capitalized)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: m, i
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2. i wondered if ms. jay would approve this murder mystery for my book report.
- "i" → should be I
- "ms." → already correct (abbreviation for "Miss" or "Mistress")
- "jay" → should be Jay (proper name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: i, j
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3. Luis wrote, "dear jim Arnosky, i was fascinated by your recently published book."
- "dear" → should be Dear (start of salutation)
- "jim" → should be Jim (name)
- "arnosky" → should be Arnosky (last name)
- "i" → should be I
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: d, j, a, i
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4. my teacher asked me to write a poem beginning with the line "roses are red."
- "my" → should be My (start of sentence)
- "roses" → should be Roses (start of quoted sentence)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: m, r
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5. Wondering who the guests would be, i asked, "whom did you invite to your party?"
- "i" → should be I
- "whom" → should be Whom (start of quoted question)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: i, w
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6. When i saw the latest bestseller, i eagerly grabbed it.
- "i" → should be I (twice)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: i, i
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7. Tom said, "there's a bird with a broken wing outside."
- "there's" → should be There's (start of quoted sentence)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: t
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8. During lunch, Robin joked a letter to Amy and signed it, "your friend, Robin."
- "Robin" → correct
- "your" → should be Your (start of salutation)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: y
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9. christine raised her hand and asked, "may i read my short story to the class?"
- "christine" → should be Christine (name)
- "may" → should be May (start of quote)
- "i" → should be I
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: c, m, i
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10. I just got the new CD by laura hill.
- "laura" → should be Laura (first name)
- "hill" → should be Hill (last name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: l, h
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11. My favorite rabbit is peter cottontail.
- "peter" → should be Peter (name)
- "cottontail" → should be Cottontail (nickname/name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: p, c
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12. Justine took her cat smokey to the vet.
- "smokey" → should be Smokey (pet name, treated as proper noun)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: s
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13. Did you hear michael feldman on the radio this weekend?
- "michael" → should be Michael
- "feldman" → should be Feldman
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: m, f
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14. My dentist, Dr. larry k. lane, always gives me free dental floss.
- "Dr." → correct (title)
- "larry" → should be Larry
- "k." → should be K. (initial)
- "lane" → should be Lane
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: l, k, l
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15. Tracy enjoys taking her dog bandit to the park.
- "bandit" → should be Bandit (dog's name, proper noun)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: b
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16. Our neighbors, the garzas, are hosting the block party this year.
- "garzas" → should be Garzas (family name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: g
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17. Did you read that biography of catherine the great?
- "catherine" → should be Catherine
- "great" → should be Great (part of title "Catherine the Great")
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: c, g
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18. One of my favorite authors is J.r. Tolkien.
- "J.r." → should be J.R. (initials should be capitalized)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: r
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19. Why did you name your parrot khun?
- "khun" → should be Khun (name of a pet, proper noun)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: k
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20. There is a rocky island in the atlantic called st. helena.
- "atlantic" → should be Atlantic (name of ocean)
- "st." → should be St. (abbreviation for "Saint")
- "helena" → should be Helena (name of island)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: a, s, h
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21. On June 30, 1998, a volcano named kortovin erupted on atka island in alaska.
- "kortovin" → should be Kortovin (volcano name)
- "atka" → should be Atka (island name)
- "alaska" → should be Alaska (state name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: k, a, a
---
22. Thomas is drawing a map of africa and has marked the location of the equator.
- "africa" → should be Africa (continent)
- "equator" → correct (not a proper noun; it's a general term)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: a
---
23. Ships use the panama canal to pass between the Caribbean sea and the pacific ocean.
- "panama" → should be Panama (country)
- "canal" → correct (but part of "Panama Canal", so both should be capitalized)
- "Caribbean" → correct
- "sea" → should be Sea (part of "Caribbean Sea")
- "pacific" → should be Pacific (ocean name)
- "ocean" → should be Ocean (part of "Pacific Ocean")
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: p, c, p, o
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24. Although you may think lake charles is just a lake, it is also a city in louisiana.
- "lake" → should be Lake (part of "Lake Charles")
- "charles" → should be Charles (name)
- "louisiana" → should be Louisiana (state)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: l, c, l
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25. I spoke with a woman from laos, which is a country between vietnam and thailand.
- "laos" → should be Laos (country)
- "vietnam" → should be Vietnam (country)
- "thailand" → should be Thailand (country)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: l, v, t
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26. Sanya's class toured the museum located at 249 dixon parkway.
- "dixon" → should be Dixon (street name)
- "parkway" → should be Parkway (type of road, but only if part of official name — here, likely "Dixon Parkway" is the street name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: d, p
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Circle the following lowercase letters in each sentence:
| Sentence | Incorrect Lowercase Letters |
|--------|----------------------------|
| 1 | m, i |
| 2 | i, j |
| 3 | d, j, a, i |
| 4 | m, r |
| 5 | i, w |
| 6 | i, i |
| 7 | t |
| 8 | y |
| 9 | c, m, i |
| 10 | l, h |
| 11 | p, c |
| 12 | s |
| 13 | m, f |
| 14 | l, k, l |
| 15 | b |
| 16 | g |
| 17 | c, g |
| 18 | r |
| 19 | k |
| 20 | a, s, h |
| 21 | k, a, a |
| 22 | a |
| 23 | p, c, p, o |
| 24 | l, c, l |
| 25 | l, v, t |
| 26 | d, p |
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- First word of a sentence: Always capitalized.
- Proper nouns: Names of people, places, countries, streets, books, etc., are capitalized.
- Titles before names: e.g., Dr., Ms., Mr.
- Pronoun "I": Always capitalized.
- Start of quoted sentences: Capitalize the first word.
- Names of oceans, seas, continents, countries, cities, states, and major landmarks: All capitalized.
- Abbreviations: Initials like "J.R." should be capitalized.
This worksheet reinforces capitalization rules essential for formal writing. Be sure to review each sentence carefully for proper nouns and sentence structure!
Let me know if you'd like a printable version or answers formatted differently!
- Capitalizing the first word of a sentence.
- Capitalizing proper nouns (names of people, places, organizations, etc.).
- Capitalizing titles when they precede names.
- Capitalizing the pronoun "I".
- Capitalizing the first word after a colon if it starts a complete sentence.
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PART I: Circle each incorrectly used lowercase letter
We will go sentence by sentence and identify which lowercase letters should be capitalized.
---
1. Helen asked, "may i borrow that book when you're finished?"
- "may" → should be May (start of quoted sentence)
- "i" → should be I (pronoun "I" is always capitalized)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: m, i
---
2. i wondered if ms. jay would approve this murder mystery for my book report.
- "i" → should be I
- "ms." → already correct (abbreviation for "Miss" or "Mistress")
- "jay" → should be Jay (proper name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: i, j
---
3. Luis wrote, "dear jim Arnosky, i was fascinated by your recently published book."
- "dear" → should be Dear (start of salutation)
- "jim" → should be Jim (name)
- "arnosky" → should be Arnosky (last name)
- "i" → should be I
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: d, j, a, i
---
4. my teacher asked me to write a poem beginning with the line "roses are red."
- "my" → should be My (start of sentence)
- "roses" → should be Roses (start of quoted sentence)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: m, r
---
5. Wondering who the guests would be, i asked, "whom did you invite to your party?"
- "i" → should be I
- "whom" → should be Whom (start of quoted question)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: i, w
---
6. When i saw the latest bestseller, i eagerly grabbed it.
- "i" → should be I (twice)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: i, i
---
7. Tom said, "there's a bird with a broken wing outside."
- "there's" → should be There's (start of quoted sentence)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: t
---
8. During lunch, Robin joked a letter to Amy and signed it, "your friend, Robin."
- "Robin" → correct
- "your" → should be Your (start of salutation)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: y
---
9. christine raised her hand and asked, "may i read my short story to the class?"
- "christine" → should be Christine (name)
- "may" → should be May (start of quote)
- "i" → should be I
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: c, m, i
---
10. I just got the new CD by laura hill.
- "laura" → should be Laura (first name)
- "hill" → should be Hill (last name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: l, h
---
11. My favorite rabbit is peter cottontail.
- "peter" → should be Peter (name)
- "cottontail" → should be Cottontail (nickname/name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: p, c
---
12. Justine took her cat smokey to the vet.
- "smokey" → should be Smokey (pet name, treated as proper noun)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: s
---
13. Did you hear michael feldman on the radio this weekend?
- "michael" → should be Michael
- "feldman" → should be Feldman
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: m, f
---
14. My dentist, Dr. larry k. lane, always gives me free dental floss.
- "Dr." → correct (title)
- "larry" → should be Larry
- "k." → should be K. (initial)
- "lane" → should be Lane
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: l, k, l
---
15. Tracy enjoys taking her dog bandit to the park.
- "bandit" → should be Bandit (dog's name, proper noun)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: b
---
16. Our neighbors, the garzas, are hosting the block party this year.
- "garzas" → should be Garzas (family name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: g
---
17. Did you read that biography of catherine the great?
- "catherine" → should be Catherine
- "great" → should be Great (part of title "Catherine the Great")
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: c, g
---
18. One of my favorite authors is J.r. Tolkien.
- "J.r." → should be J.R. (initials should be capitalized)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: r
---
19. Why did you name your parrot khun?
- "khun" → should be Khun (name of a pet, proper noun)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: k
---
20. There is a rocky island in the atlantic called st. helena.
- "atlantic" → should be Atlantic (name of ocean)
- "st." → should be St. (abbreviation for "Saint")
- "helena" → should be Helena (name of island)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: a, s, h
---
21. On June 30, 1998, a volcano named kortovin erupted on atka island in alaska.
- "kortovin" → should be Kortovin (volcano name)
- "atka" → should be Atka (island name)
- "alaska" → should be Alaska (state name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: k, a, a
---
22. Thomas is drawing a map of africa and has marked the location of the equator.
- "africa" → should be Africa (continent)
- "equator" → correct (not a proper noun; it's a general term)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: a
---
23. Ships use the panama canal to pass between the Caribbean sea and the pacific ocean.
- "panama" → should be Panama (country)
- "canal" → correct (but part of "Panama Canal", so both should be capitalized)
- "Caribbean" → correct
- "sea" → should be Sea (part of "Caribbean Sea")
- "pacific" → should be Pacific (ocean name)
- "ocean" → should be Ocean (part of "Pacific Ocean")
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: p, c, p, o
---
24. Although you may think lake charles is just a lake, it is also a city in louisiana.
- "lake" → should be Lake (part of "Lake Charles")
- "charles" → should be Charles (name)
- "louisiana" → should be Louisiana (state)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: l, c, l
---
25. I spoke with a woman from laos, which is a country between vietnam and thailand.
- "laos" → should be Laos (country)
- "vietnam" → should be Vietnam (country)
- "thailand" → should be Thailand (country)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: l, v, t
---
26. Sanya's class toured the museum located at 249 dixon parkway.
- "dixon" → should be Dixon (street name)
- "parkway" → should be Parkway (type of road, but only if part of official name — here, likely "Dixon Parkway" is the street name)
✔ Incorrect lowercase letters: d, p
---
✔ Final Answer Summary:
Circle the following lowercase letters in each sentence:
| Sentence | Incorrect Lowercase Letters |
|--------|----------------------------|
| 1 | m, i |
| 2 | i, j |
| 3 | d, j, a, i |
| 4 | m, r |
| 5 | i, w |
| 6 | i, i |
| 7 | t |
| 8 | y |
| 9 | c, m, i |
| 10 | l, h |
| 11 | p, c |
| 12 | s |
| 13 | m, f |
| 14 | l, k, l |
| 15 | b |
| 16 | g |
| 17 | c, g |
| 18 | r |
| 19 | k |
| 20 | a, s, h |
| 21 | k, a, a |
| 22 | a |
| 23 | p, c, p, o |
| 24 | l, c, l |
| 25 | l, v, t |
| 26 | d, p |
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🔍 Explanation of Key Rules Applied:
- First word of a sentence: Always capitalized.
- Proper nouns: Names of people, places, countries, streets, books, etc., are capitalized.
- Titles before names: e.g., Dr., Ms., Mr.
- Pronoun "I": Always capitalized.
- Start of quoted sentences: Capitalize the first word.
- Names of oceans, seas, continents, countries, cities, states, and major landmarks: All capitalized.
- Abbreviations: Initials like "J.R." should be capitalized.
This worksheet reinforces capitalization rules essential for formal writing. Be sure to review each sentence carefully for proper nouns and sentence structure!
Let me know if you'd like a printable version or answers formatted differently!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of capitalization worksheet 6th grade.
