Name : __________________________
Date : ___________________________
Review - Capitalization Rules for Grade 10
Rule
1) Proper Nouns are
Teacher’s example
Mary, girl; Volvo, car
capitalized; Common nouns
are not.
2) Directions are not capitalized
unless part of a place name.
3) Pronouns referring to God
We are travelling south; I live in South
Dakota
God is great because He is so forgiving
are capitalized (except who
and whom).
4) Relationships are not
capitalized if they have a
possessive pronoun (my,
his, her) before them. They
are capitalized when
replacing a person's name.
I went with my mother to Harvey's; I wish
Mother would listen.
My example
Name : __________________________
Date : ___________________________
5) Seasons are not capitalized
I love the fall leaves; As Fall stole the
unless personified – have
warm breeze...
human qualities.
6) Subjects are not capitalized
math, science, French, Spanish
unless they are languages.
7) Brand names are capitalized
American Eagle jeans; Colgate toothpaste
but not the product.
8) Positions or titles of people
Princess Grace; Grace the princess
are capitalized if they come
before a person's name but
not afterwards.
9) Important words in titles as
well as first and last words
are capitalized.
.
James and the Giant Peach.
Name : __________________________
Date : ___________________________
Review - Capitalization Rules for Grade 10
Rule
1) _________________ are
Teacher’s example
Mary, girl; Volvo, car
capitalized; ________________
are not.
2) _______________ are not
capitalized unless part of a
We are travelling south; I live in South
Dakota
__________________________.
3) Pronouns referring to
God is great because He is so forgiving
_______ are ________________.
4) __________________ are not
capitalized if they are preceded
I went with my mother to Harvey's; I wish
Mother would listen.
by a possessive pronoun (
________________________).
They are capitalized when
___________________________.
5) ___________________ are
not capitalized unless
____________________ ___________________________.
I love the fall leaves; As Fall stole the
warm breeze...
My example
Name : __________________________
6) ________________ are not
Date : ___________________________
math, science, French, Spanish
capitalized unless they are
_______________________.
7) __________________ are
American Eagle jeans; Colgate toothpaste
capitalized but not the
_____________________.
8) ________________________
Princess Grace; Grace the princess
of people are capitalized if they
come ____________________
_________________ but not
afterwards.
9) ________________________
as well as
__________________________
are capitalized.
.
James and the Giant Peach.