Printable capitalization worksheet for students to practice identifying and circling words that should be capitalized, including proper nouns and the first word of sentences.

Let’s go through each question one by one. We’re looking for words that should be capitalized — usually proper nouns (like names of people, places, brands, or specific things) or the first word in a sentence.

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Part 1: Circle the word that should be capitalized

1. david, boy, child
→ “David” is a person’s name → capitalize it.

2. computer, microsoft, keyboard
→ “Microsoft” is a company name → capitalize it.

3. barnes park, city, park
→ “Barnes Park” is a specific place → both words should be capitalized? But we can only circle one. Since “Barnes” is the proper part, and “Park” is common unless part of the full name… Actually, in this case, “Barnes Park” is treated as one proper noun. But since the instruction says “circle the word”, and “barnes” is the unique identifier, we’ll circle barnes. *(Note: In real usage, both would be capitalized, but based on how the example worked — “washington school” became “Washington School” — they expect you to pick the key proper noun. So here, “barnes” is the name part.)*

Wait — let’s check the example again:
Example A: school, auditorium, washington school → Answer: Washington School
They circled “washington school” as one unit? No — actually, they wrote “Answer: Washington School” meaning they expect you to recognize that “Washington School” is the proper noun phrase. But in the directions, it says “circle the word”. Hmm.

Looking at #3: “barnes park” — if we treat it like “Washington School”, then “barnes park” together is the proper noun. But since we have to pick one word, and “barnes” is the distinctive name, I think we circle barnes.

But wait — maybe the worksheet expects us to circle the entire phrase? No, the directions say “circle the word”. Let’s look at other questions.

4. restaurant, subway, dinner
→ “Subway” could be the brand (the sandwich chain) → so subway should be capitalized if referring to the company. But contextually, without more info, it might just mean underground train. However, in elementary worksheets, “Subway” as a brand is often tested. Let’s assume it’s the brand → circle subway.

Actually, let’s reconsider: In #2, “microsoft” is clearly a brand. In #4, “subway” — if it’s the restaurant chain, yes. But “restaurant” and “dinner” are generic. So likely, subway is the intended answer.

5. new york, state, city
→ “New York” is a proper noun (city or state). Again, two words. Which to circle? Probably new because it’s the start of the proper name. Or maybe they expect “new york” as a unit? But again, directions say “word”. Looking at the example: they had “washington school” and answered “Washington School” — implying both words get capitalized. But for circling, perhaps they want the first word of the proper noun phrase.

To be safe, let’s follow the pattern: in the example, “washington school” was the correct choice over “school” and “auditorium”. So for #5, “new york” is the proper noun phrase. Since we must pick one word, and “new” is the first part, circle new.

But wait — in #7: “statue”, “statue of liberty”, “monument” → “Statue of Liberty” is the proper name. So we’d circle “statue of liberty”? But again, “circle the word”. This is confusing.

Perhaps the worksheet intends for students to identify which *single word* in the group is a proper noun that needs capitalization. Let’s try that approach:

1. david → proper name → circle david
2. microsoft → proper name (company) → circle microsoft
3. barnes → part of “Barnes Park” → circle barnes
4. subway → if it’s the brand, circle subway; otherwise, none. But since it’s listed with “restaurant” and “dinner”, likely it’s the brand → circle subway
5. new → part of “New York” → circle new
6. oregon → state name → circle oregon
7. statue of liberty → this is a proper noun phrase. But which word? “Liberty” is the key part? Or “Statue”? Actually, “Statue of Liberty” — all three words are part of the proper name. But since we can only circle one, and “liberty” is the unique identifier, maybe circle liberty? Wait, no — typically, “Statue” is capitalized too. This is tricky.

Looking back at the example: they had “washington school” and said answer is “Washington School” — so they consider the whole phrase. But for circling, perhaps in cases like #7, they expect “statue of liberty” to be selected as the item, but since it’s written as three separate items? No, in #7 it’s: “statue”, “statue of liberty”, “monument” — oh! Wait, I misread.

Look again:

7. statue statue of liberty monument

Ah! So “statue of liberty” is one option (a phrase), while “statue” and “monument” are single words. So we circle the entire phrase “statue of liberty” because it’s the proper noun. But the direction says “circle the word”. Hmm.

This is inconsistent. Perhaps in this worksheet, when a phrase is given as one item, you circle that item even if it’s multiple words. But the direction says “word”.

Let me check the original image description — but I can’t. Based on standard practice in such worksheets, for #7, “statue of liberty” is the correct choice to capitalize, so we circle that phrase. Similarly, for #3, “barnes park” might be considered one item? No, in #3 it’s listed as “barnes park”, “city”, “park” — so “barnes park” is one item (two words), “city” is another, “park” is another.

I think the worksheet has some items that are phrases. So for those, we circle the phrase that is the proper noun.

So let’s revise:

For each line, there are three options. One of them is a proper noun (or contains one) that should be capitalized.

1. david (proper name) vs boy, child → circle david
2. microsoft (brand) vs computer, keyboard → circle microsoft
3. barnes park (proper place name) vs city, park → circle barnes park — but since it's two words, and the direction says "word", this is problematic. Perhaps in this context, "barnes" is sufficient? I think for consistency, since in the example they had "washington school" as the answer, they expect the full proper noun phrase. But for circling, maybe they want the student to circle the entire phrase if it's multi-word.

Given the ambiguity, I'll proceed with what makes sense educationally:

- For single-word proper nouns: circle that word.
- For multi-word proper nouns: circle the entire phrase (even though direction says "word", it's likely a oversight).

But to match the format, let's see the answer expected.

Another way: in the example, they had three items: "school", "auditorium", "washington school" — and they said answer is "Washington School", meaning they circled "washington school".

So for #3