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Writing worksheet · Capitalization and punctuation
Fix the Friendly Letter
A thank-you letter with nine missing capitals, commas and marks to fix, then a short letter to write.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Capitalization, End punctuation, Commas and apostrophes, Editing for conventions
What kids do
“Mia forgot some capitals and marks in her letter. Find 9 mistakes in the date, greeting, body and closing. Fix each one.”
Printed on the sheet:
- A comma goes between the day and the year.
- The greeting and closing start with a capital and end with a comma.
- Names, months and the word I get capitals.
- Make a capital letter
- Take it out (cross it out)
- Make a small letter
- Thank you for the cool dinosaur book. i read it every night. My favorite part is about the t. rex. Can you visit us in december
- Write a short thank-you letter of your own, with a greeting and a closing.
Words on this sheet
Editing marksmarklovemia
Teacher tip
Label the five parts of a letter on the board (date, greeting, body, closing, signature) before kids edit.
How to use it
- Use a colored pencil for every fix so the edits stand out.
- Post an anchor chart of the rule where kids can see it while they work.
- Let early writers draw first, then talk, then write.
Watch for
Kids who fix the sheet but not their own writing. Connect the rule to the next writing task.
Talk about it
- Which mistake was the hardest to spot?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Have kids edit one paragraph of their own writing for this rule only.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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