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Proper Noun Capitalization Practice

A Grade 2 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and capitalizing proper nouns in sentences and short passages.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsCapitalizationCapitalizing Proper Nouns
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerTrue / False

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.a

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ELAGrammarCapitalizationProper NounsGrade 2
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Proper Noun Capitalization Practice

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Read each section's instructions carefully and complete the activities. Remember to capitalize all proper nouns!

Rewrite each sentence, capitalizing the proper nouns.

1. my friend, sarah, lives in california.  

2. we are going to visit disneyland next summer.  

3. my dog, buddy, loves to play in central park.  

1. Which sentence has all the proper nouns capitalized correctly?

a

i like to read books by dr. seuss.

b

I like to read books by Dr. Seuss.

c

i like to read books by dr. Seuss.

d

I like to read books by Dr. seuss.

2. Which sentence has all the proper nouns capitalized correctly?

a

my birthday is in october.

b

my birthday is in October.

c

My birthday is in october.

d

My birthday is in October.

Read the paragraph below. Circle all the common nouns and underline all the proper nouns. Then, rewrite the paragraph correctly, capitalizing all proper nouns.

last saturday, my family and i went to new york city. we saw the statue of liberty and visited times square. my mom, mrs. davis, bought me a toy from a store called toys r us. it was a fun day!

Decide if the statement is True or False.

1. The name of a specific person is a proper noun and should be capitalized.

T

True

F

False

2. The name of a general place, like 'park', is a proper noun.

T

True

F

False