Capitalization and Punctuation - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. It focuses on punctuation and capitalization, two key grammar skills.

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Part 1: Choose a word to complete each statement

We are given four choices:
- Question marks
- Exclamation
- Period
- Capital letter

Now, let’s fill in the blanks:

1. Question marks are needed at the end of a question.
✔ Correct — questions end with a question mark.

2. Add a period at the end of a statement or command.
✔ Correct — statements and commands end with a period.

3. Always begin a sentence with a capital letter.
✔ Correct — every sentence starts with a capital letter.

4. Exclamation mark is needed at the end of an exclamation.
✔ Correct — exclamations express strong emotion and end with an exclamation mark.

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Part 2: Rewrite each sentence correctly

Now we fix the sentences by adding proper capitalization and punctuation.

1. some scientists were diving near the Bahama Island
→ Some scientists were diving near the Bahamas Islands.
🔍 Fix:
- "some" → Some (start of sentence)
- "Bahama Island" → Bahamas Islands (correct plural name; it's not "Bahama Island", but "The Bahamas" is the country)

2. one scientist met a dolphin underwater
→ One scientist met a dolphin underwater.
🔍 Fix:
- "one" → One (start of sentence)
- Add period at the end.

3. how excited she was
→ How excited she was!
🔍 Fix:
- "how" → How (start of sentence)
- This is an exclamation expressing emotion → add exclamation mark

4. what did the dolphin do
→ What did the dolphin do?
🔍 Fix:
- "what" → What (start of sentence)
- It's a question → add question mark

5. it poked her playfully with its snout
→ It poked her playfully with its snout.
🔍 Fix:
- "it" → It (start of sentence)
- Add period at the end.

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Part 1:
1. Question marks
2. period
3. capital letter
4. exclamation

#### Part 2:
1. Some scientists were diving near the Bahamas Islands.
2. One scientist met a dolphin underwater.
3. How excited she was!
4. What did the dolphin do?
5. It poked her playfully with its snout.

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📝 Summary of Rules Used:

- Start every sentence with a capital letter.
- End statements with a period.
- End questions with a question mark.
- End exclamations with an exclamation mark.
- Proper nouns like Bahamas should be capitalized and correctly spelled.

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