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Writing worksheet · Capitalization and punctuation
Seasons, Subjects and Languages: Capital or Not?
Nine sentences with seasons, subjects, directions and languages: kids decide which need a capital letter.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Capitalization, End punctuation, Commas and apostrophes, Editing for conventions
What kids do
“Languages get capital letters. Seasons, school subjects and directions do not. Circle Capital or No capital for each bold word.”
Printed on the sheet:
- We go swimming in the summer .
- My favorite class is math .
- I am learning spanish .
- We drove north to see Grandpa.
- We have science after lunch.
- Our class reads books in english .
- The leaves fall in autumn .
- The birds fly south for the winter.
Teacher tip
Make a two-column chart: languages get capitals (English), seasons and most subjects do not (summer, math).
How to use it
- Show one mistake-filled sentence on the board and fix it together first.
- Have kids read each sentence aloud to hear where the pauses and stops go.
- Give a minute at the end to reread the work out loud to a partner.
Watch for
Capitals sprinkled in the middle of words. Review when a capital is needed.
Talk about it
- Which mistake was the hardest to spot?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Start the day with one fix-it sentence on the board all week.
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