Capitalization Rules Worksheets
Capital letters mark the start of a sentence and the name of a particular person, place or thing. These worksheets work through the rule set one class of word at a time, then mix them in passages where several apply at once.
- Grades
- Kindergarten – Grade 8
- Worksheets
- 5
- Topics
- 7
Topics in capitalization rules
- Sentence Beginnings and the Pronoun I — Kindergarten to Grade 3
Capitalising the first word of every sentence and the pronoun I wherever it appears.
- Names and Proper Nouns — Grade 1 to Grade 5
Capitalising the names of particular people, pets and things, and leaving common nouns lowercase.
- Days, Months and Holidays — Grade 1 to Grade 5
Capitalising days, months and holidays while leaving the seasons lowercase.
- Places and Geographic Names — Grade 2 to Grade 6
Capitalising cities, states, countries, streets and landmarks, and the directions that are and are not capitalised.
- Titles of Works and People — Grade 3 to Grade 8
Which words in a title take a capital, and capitalising a person's title when it sits before their name.
- Capitals in Quotations — Grade 4 to Grade 8
Capitalising the first word of a direct quotation, including when a speech tag interrupts it.
- Mixed Capitalization Review — Grade 3 to Grade 8
Correcting passages where several capitalisation rules apply at once, and no capital is added that should not be.
Any topic on this list can be built for any grade it covers — make the sheet you need.