Proper nouns
Capitalize a person’s title or
family name when it is followed
by the family name….
Dr. Marcus
Grandpa Roth
or when it is used in place of
the person’s name.
Thank you for seeing us on short notice, Doctor.
I’m going to see Grandpa today.
Do not capitalize titles that are paired with
possessive pronouns. My dad is awesome.
Abbreviations
Capitalize abbreviations if the words they stand for
are capitalized.
Abbreviations that come before or after names
of persons
Mrs. Jill Robbins
John H. Glenn, Jr.
Col. Whitman
Abbreviations of geographical names
Mt. St. Helens
Bahama Is.
Madera Co.
School subjects
Do not capitalize the names of school subjects.
geometry music chemistry art
social studies
Exception: Do capitalize the names of language
classes and courses that contain a number.
English Spanish Geometry II
Chemistry I
Proper nouns
Capitalize proper nouns.
Names of ships, trains, aircraft, and spacecraft
Yankee Clipper
Columbia Enterprise Queen Mary
Spirit of St. Louis
Orient Express
Titles
Capitalize the first and last words and all
important words in titles and subtitles.
Songs of the Tewa (book)
“Love Without Love” (poem)
It’s a Wonderful Life (movie)
“Blue Moon” (song)
School subjects, titles, and abbreviations
Capitalize each lowercase letter that should
be a capital. Be prepared to explain your answers.
1. The mayor met with governor Richardson.
2. Use 658 Culver rd. as the mailing address.
3. Have you seen the play a raisin in the sun?
4. My cousin Carlos watches face the nation.
School subjects, titles, and abbreviations
Capitalize each lowercase letter that should
be a capital. Be prepared to explain your answers.
1. The mayor met with Governor Richardson.
Governor—person’s title used before the person’s name
(The title mayor is not capitalized because it is not used
with the person’s name.)
School subjects, titles, and abbreviations
Capitalize each lowercase letter that should
be a capital. Be prepared to explain your answers.
2. Use 658 Culver Rd. as the mailing address.
Rd.—abbreviation that stands for a word (Road) that is
capitalized in an address
School subjects, titles, and abbreviations
Capitalize each lowercase letter that should
be a capital. Be prepared to explain your answers.
3. Have you seen the play A Raisin in the Sun?
A Raisin in the Sun—title of a play (Capitalize only the
important words.)
School subjects, titles, and abbreviations
Capitalize each lowercase letter that should
be a capital. Be prepared to explain your answers.
4. My cousin Carlos watches Face the Nation.
Face the Nation—title of a TV show (Capitalize only the
important words.)
(The word cousin is not capitalized because it follows
the possessive pronoun my.)
School subjects, titles, and abbreviations
On Your Own
Correct the capitalization errors in the following
sentences.
1. Does dad like the movie fly away home?
2. Did mr. Wills write a book about st. Augustine?
3. Where are astronauts employed besides nasa?
4. Ask principal Hendrix for a copy of the herald.
5. Does your aunt really know mayor Goodall?
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School subjects, titles, and abbreviations
Answers
Correct the capitalization errors in the following word
groups.
1. Does Dad like the movie Fly Away Home?
2. Did Mr. Wills write a book about St. Augustine?
3. Where are astronauts employed besides NASA?
4. Ask Principal Hendrix for a copy of The Herald.
5. Does your aunt really know Mayor Goodall?
Review A
Correct the following sentences by capitalizing or
lowercasing letters as needed.
1. On saturday, may 18, my Brother ted and i won a Fact
quiz against our parents.
2. Ted’s world literature I and spanish courses came in
handy, and so did my Geography class.
3. Mom and dad couldn’t remember that the first united
states satellite was explorer I.
4. can you believe we knew that kleenex® tissues were first
used as gas-mask filters during world war I?
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Review A
Correct the following sentences by capitalizing or
lowercasing letters as needed.
1. On Saturday,
saturday, may
May 18,
18, my
my Brother
brother ted
Tedand
andi Iwon
wona a
fact
Soccer
quiz
game
against
against
our parents.
our parents.
world literature
andSpanish
spanishcourses
coursescame
cameinin
2. Ted’s World
History I Iand
Geography class.
class.
handy, and so did my geography
3. Mom and Dad
dad couldn’t
couldn’t remember
remember that
that the
the first
first united
United
states satellite
States
satellite was
was explorer
Explorer I.
I.
4. can
Can you
you believe
believe we
we knew
knew that
that kleenex
Kleenex®®tissues
tissueswere
werefirst
usedused
as gas-mask
filters
during
worldWorld
war I?
first
as gas-mask
filters
during
War I?
Review B
Correct the sentences in the following paragraph by
capitalizing or lowercasing letters as needed.
(1) Louis armstrong was born in new orleans in
august 1901. (2) While growing up, he played the
trumpet on the Paddleboats that sailed the mississippi
river. (3) Later he played in a band in chicago called
the Creole jazz band. (4) The band’s pianist, Lil hardin,
became mrs. armstrong in 1924. (5) Louis Armstrong
soon became a Composer too. (6) He wrote the classic
Jazz songs “dippermouth blues” and “wild man blues.”
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Review B
Correct the sentences in the following paragraph by
capitalizing or lowercasing letters as needed.
(1) Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans in
August 1901. (2) While growing up, he played the
trumpet on the paddleboats that sailed the Mississippi
River. (3) Later he played in a band in Chicago called
the Creole Jazz Band. (4) The band’s pianist, Lil
Hardin, became Mrs. Armstrong in 1924. (5) Louis
Armstrong soon became a composer too. (6) He wrote
the classic jazz songs “Dippermouth Blues” and “Wild
Man Blues.”
The End