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Name:_____________________________________________
Date:________________________
1.
Mrs. Smith enjoys jumping rope, dancing and singing.
Where should a comma be added to the sentence?
A. after enjoys
B. after jumping
C. after dancing
D. after and
2. Which sentence has correct capitalization?
A. My doctor is Dr. Alvin.
B. mr. Davis is my neighbor.
C. Do you have a car, mrs. mize?
D. My babysitter is named kristy.
3.
My favorite day of the week is saturday.
Which word in the sentence should be capitalized?
A. favorite
B. day
C. week
D. saturday
4. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Leslie baby brother is three years old.
B. Leslies baby brother is three years old.
C. Leslies' baby brother is three years old.
D. Leslie's baby brother is three years old.
5.
Jimmy carter, who used to be president, works with Habitat for Humanity.
Which word in the sentence should be capitalized?
A. carter
B. president
C. works
D. with
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6. Which sentence has correct punctuation?
A. Bob, asked Did you see my new bike?
B. Bob asked, "Did you see my new bike?
C. Bob asked, "Did you see my new bike?"
D. Bob, asked "Did you see my new bike?"
7.
June 28 2000
Where should a comma be placed in the date?
A. after the day
B. after the year
C. after the month
D. before the month
8.
The teacher put a rainbow and a pot of gold on the bulletin board for St. Patrick's day.
Which underlined word in the sentence should be capitalized?
A. teacher
B. rainbow
C. gold
D. day
9.
My sister loves to go to the mall, but i think shopping is
boring.
Which word in the sentence should be capitalized?
A. sister
B. mall
C. i
D. shopping
10.
Charlotte lived in hawaii for three years.
Which word in the sentence should be capitalized?
A. lived
B. hawaii
C. three
D. years
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11.
Joan wondered to herself, "where has the cat gone?"
Which word in this sentence should be capitalized?
A. wondered
B. herself
C. where
D. cat
12. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Our collie won a prize last january.
B. In Winter it is hard to herd animals.
C. On March 3, our collie will be ten years old.
D. My Border collie herds monday through sunday.
13.
My dad's full name is Donald kenneth Edwards, but his friends call him Duke.
Which word or letter in the sentence needs to be capitalized?
A. dad's
B. full
C. kenneth
D. friends
14.
We had a birthday party for my mom on December 14 2000.
The sentence is missing a comma. The missing comma belongs after
A. birthday.
B. party.
C. December.
D. 14.
15. What change should you make to the sentence below?
"We end school in june," Tammy said to
Emily.
A. change said to Said
B. change june to June
C. change Tammy to tammy
D. change Emily to emily
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16. How can the capitalization be corrected in the sentence below?
My Sister attends Fischer Elementary School.
A. use a small letter s in Sister
B. use a small letter f in Fischer
C. use a small letter e in Elementary
D. use a small letter s in School
17.
What is wrong with the capitalization in the sentence below?
Latiesha told her friend Joe that she was born on a thursday in August.
A. Joe should have a small letter j
B. born should have a capital letter B
C. thursday should have a capital letter T
D. August should have a small letter a
18.
Where should a comma be added to the sentence below?
Roberta is seeking a responsible practical, and experienced babysitter to take care of her four-year-old child.
A. before responsible
B. after responsible
C. before experienced
D. after experienced
19.
Use the paragraph below to answer this question.
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My best friend is my dog. 2Her name is Ali. 3My dog's bark is too loud. 4Every day we run in the field.
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Every night Ali sleeps at the bottom of my bed. 6I am so happy to have a dog!
Which sentence in the paragraph above shows strong feeling?
A. sentence 2
B. sentence 3
C. sentence 5
D. sentence 6
20.
I went to the hospital with a broken arm, and doctor Baldwin put a special cast on it.
Which word in this sentence should be capitalized?
A. hospital
B. arm
C. doctor
D. special
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Answer Key
1. C) after dancing
2. A) My doctor is Dr. Alvin.
3. D) saturday
4. D) Leslie's baby brother is three years old.
5. A) carter
6. C) Bob asked, "Did you see my new bike?"
7. A) after the day
8. D) day
9. C) i
10. B) hawaii
11. C) where
12. C) On March 3, our collie will be ten years old.
13. C) kenneth
14. D) 14.
15. B) change june to June
16. A) use a small letter s in Sister
17. C) thursday should have a capital letter T
18. B) after responsible
19. D) sentence 6
20. C) doctor
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