Grade 4 Capitalization Worksheet focusing on subjects, titles, and brands with instructional tips and sentence rewriting exercises.
Grade 4 Capitalization Worksheet from K5 Learning with exercises on subjects, titles, and brands, featuring a purple game controller illustration.
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Let's solve the capitalization worksheet step by step, following the rules provided in the instructions:
- Titles are capitalized if they are part of someone’s name.
- Brand names are capitalized.
- School subjects are not capitalized unless they are a language.
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Now let's go through each sentence and correct the capitalization.
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- "senator" is a title, but it's not part of a person's name, so it should not be capitalized.
- "O'Brien" is a last name and is correctly capitalized.
- Corrected:
✔ My mom has met Senator O'Brien.
> 🔹 "Senator" is capitalized because it's used as a title before a name (like "Senator O'Brien").
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- "president" is a title, but it's not part of a name, so it shouldn't be capitalized.
- "Lincoln" is a proper noun (name), so it's correct.
- "Social studies" — "studies" is not a language, so it should not be capitalized.
- But "Social" is capitalized here — that’s incorrect.
- Corrected:
✔ We studied President Lincoln in social studies today.
> 🔹 "President" is capitalized because it's used with a name ("President Lincoln").
> 🔹 "social studies" is not a language, so lowercase.
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- "mountain dew" — this is a brand name, so both words should be capitalized → Mountain Dew
- "Pringles" is already capitalized — correct.
- "french class" — "French" is a language, so it should be capitalized.
- Corrected:
✔ I bought a Mountain Dew and some Pringles after my French class.
> 🔹 Brand names: Mountain Dew, Pringles
> 🔹 "French" is a language → capitalize
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- "Mayor" — this is a title, but not part of a name (no specific person named), so it should not be capitalized.
- "Language arts" — not a language; just a subject → lowercase.
- Corrected:
✔ The mayor visited my language arts class last week.
> 🔹 "Mayor" is not part of a name → lowercase
> 🔹 "language arts" is not a language → lowercase
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- "playstation" → brand name → PlayStation
- "adidas" → brand name → Adidas
- Corrected:
✔ My brother asked for a PlayStation and a pair of Adidas shoes.
> 🔹 Both are brand names → capitalize properly
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- "President" — used as a title before "of our student council", so it's not part of a name → should not be capitalized.
- "Science" — is a subject, but also a language? No, science is not a language → should not be capitalized.
- Corrected:
✔ The president of our student council does well in science class.
> 🔹 "President" is a general title → lowercase
> 🔹 "science" is a subject, not a language → lowercase
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- "McDonald's" — brand name → correctly capitalized
- "burger king" — brand name → Burger King
- Also, the sentence is asking about two brands: "McDonald's" and "Burger King"
- Corrected:
✔ Did you want to eat a burger from McDonald's or a Burger King?
> 🔹 "Burger King" is a brand → capitalize both words
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- "mayor" — not part of a name → lowercase
- "reese's cups" → brand name → Reese's Cups
- Corrected:
✔ Our mayor gives potato chips and Reese's Cups to kids for Halloween.
> 🔹 "Reese's Cups" is a brand → capitalize both words
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1. My mom has met Senator O'Brien.
2. We studied President Lincoln in social studies today.
3. I bought a Mountain Dew and some Pringles after my French class.
4. The mayor visited my language arts class last week.
5. My brother asked for a PlayStation and a pair of Adidas shoes.
6. The president of our student council does well in science class.
7. Did you want to eat a burger from McDonald's or a Burger King?
8. Our mayor gives potato chips and Reese's Cups to kids for Halloween.
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- Titles like "Senator", "President", "Mayor" are capitalized only when part of a name.
- Brand names like "Mountain Dew", "Pringles", "PlayStation", "Adidas", "McDonald's", "Burger King", "Reese's Cups" are always capitalized.
- Subjects like "social studies", "science", "language arts" are not capitalized unless they are languages (e.g., "French", "Spanish").
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Rules Recap:
- Titles are capitalized if they are part of someone’s name.
- Brand names are capitalized.
- School subjects are not capitalized unless they are a language.
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Now let's go through each sentence and correct the capitalization.
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1. My mom has met senator O'Brien.
- "senator" is a title, but it's not part of a person's name, so it should not be capitalized.
- "O'Brien" is a last name and is correctly capitalized.
- Corrected:
✔ My mom has met Senator O'Brien.
> 🔹 "Senator" is capitalized because it's used as a title before a name (like "Senator O'Brien").
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2. We studied president Lincoln in Social studies today.
- "president" is a title, but it's not part of a name, so it shouldn't be capitalized.
- "Lincoln" is a proper noun (name), so it's correct.
- "Social studies" — "studies" is not a language, so it should not be capitalized.
- But "Social" is capitalized here — that’s incorrect.
- Corrected:
✔ We studied President Lincoln in social studies today.
> 🔹 "President" is capitalized because it's used with a name ("President Lincoln").
> 🔹 "social studies" is not a language, so lowercase.
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3. I bought a mountain dew and some Pringles after my french class.
- "mountain dew" — this is a brand name, so both words should be capitalized → Mountain Dew
- "Pringles" is already capitalized — correct.
- "french class" — "French" is a language, so it should be capitalized.
- Corrected:
✔ I bought a Mountain Dew and some Pringles after my French class.
> 🔹 Brand names: Mountain Dew, Pringles
> 🔹 "French" is a language → capitalize
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4. The Mayor visited my Language arts class last week.
- "Mayor" — this is a title, but not part of a name (no specific person named), so it should not be capitalized.
- "Language arts" — not a language; just a subject → lowercase.
- Corrected:
✔ The mayor visited my language arts class last week.
> 🔹 "Mayor" is not part of a name → lowercase
> 🔹 "language arts" is not a language → lowercase
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5. My brother asked for a playstation and a pair of adidas shoes.
- "playstation" → brand name → PlayStation
- "adidas" → brand name → Adidas
- Corrected:
✔ My brother asked for a PlayStation and a pair of Adidas shoes.
> 🔹 Both are brand names → capitalize properly
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6. The President of our student council does well in Science class.
- "President" — used as a title before "of our student council", so it's not part of a name → should not be capitalized.
- "Science" — is a subject, but also a language? No, science is not a language → should not be capitalized.
- Corrected:
✔ The president of our student council does well in science class.
> 🔹 "President" is a general title → lowercase
> 🔹 "science" is a subject, not a language → lowercase
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7. Did you want to eat a burger from McDonald's or a burger king?
- "McDonald's" — brand name → correctly capitalized
- "burger king" — brand name → Burger King
- Also, the sentence is asking about two brands: "McDonald's" and "Burger King"
- Corrected:
✔ Did you want to eat a burger from McDonald's or a Burger King?
> 🔹 "Burger King" is a brand → capitalize both words
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8. Our mayor gives potato chips and reese's cups to kids for Halloween.
- "mayor" — not part of a name → lowercase
- "reese's cups" → brand name → Reese's Cups
- Corrected:
✔ Our mayor gives potato chips and Reese's Cups to kids for Halloween.
> 🔹 "Reese's Cups" is a brand → capitalize both words
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✔ Final Corrected Answers:
1. My mom has met Senator O'Brien.
2. We studied President Lincoln in social studies today.
3. I bought a Mountain Dew and some Pringles after my French class.
4. The mayor visited my language arts class last week.
5. My brother asked for a PlayStation and a pair of Adidas shoes.
6. The president of our student council does well in science class.
7. Did you want to eat a burger from McDonald's or a Burger King?
8. Our mayor gives potato chips and Reese's Cups to kids for Halloween.
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📝 Summary of Key Rules Applied:
- Titles like "Senator", "President", "Mayor" are capitalized only when part of a name.
- Brand names like "Mountain Dew", "Pringles", "PlayStation", "Adidas", "McDonald's", "Burger King", "Reese's Cups" are always capitalized.
- Subjects like "social studies", "science", "language arts" are not capitalized unless they are languages (e.g., "French", "Spanish").
Let me know if you'd like a printable version!
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