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Capitalization andPunctuation

 A Project LA Activity

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Why?

Writers use capital letters

and punctuation marks to

help the reader better understand what is written.

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Capital Letters

 All sentences begin with

capital letters.

We enjoyed reading the book.

Those girls finished cleaning

the counter.

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Capital Letters

Proper nouns begin with

capital letters.

Mrs. Clark asked if Amy

would help.

Uncle Rob took us to Texas.

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Capital Letters

The pronoun I is always

capitalized.

I don’t need your help. 

My aunt and I picked up the

papers.

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Capital Letters A capital letter begins the first, last,

and any important word in the titleof a book, magazine, song, movie,poem, or other work.

Read the last chapter of Tom

Sawyer.

She saw Snow White when she wasfive years old.

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Punctuation: Period

 A complete sentence that

makes a statement ends with a

period.

It’s your birthday. You blow out

the candle.

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Punctuation: Period

Most abbreviations end

with a period.

Dr . Howard lives on Oak Rd.

near St. Mary’s Hospital. 

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Punctuation: Question

Mark A question ends with a

question mark.

When will you be finished?

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Punctuation: Exclamation

Mark A statement expression

strong feeling or excitement

ends with an exclamationmark.

What a beautiful day it is!

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Punctuation: Comma

 A comma separates things in

a series.

I ate pizza, a burger , and

ice cream. 

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Punctuation: Comma

 A comma comes before the

conjunction that compounds

independent clauses.

She finished her work, and

then she went to bed. 

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Punctuation: Comma

 A comma separates an

interruption from the rest of 

the sentence.

Mr. Walker , our teacher ,was happy. 

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Punctuation: Comma

 A comma separates quoted

words from the rest of the

sentence.

“I wanted to go,” she

remarked. 

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Punctuation: Comma

 A comma separates items in

an address or date.

Miami, Florida

January 6, 2003 

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Punctuation: Colon A colon shows the

reader that a list or 

explanation follows.I will need the following

items: scissors, paper,glue, and paint. 

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Punctuation: QuotationMarksQuotation marks are used

to identify the exact words

of a speaker .President Bush said, “We

will not tire, we will not

falter, and we will notfail.” 

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Online Complete Sentence Activities

Capitalization & Punctuation Practice I

Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 2

Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 3

Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 4

Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 5

Capitalization & Punctuation Practice 6Capitalization

Periods, Question Marks & Exclamation

Marks