Examples of correctly capitalized paragraphs for Grade 2 ELA.

📚 Capitalization in Grade 2 ELA

Capitalization is a key skill in Grade 2 ELA. It helps make sentences clear and shows which words are important. Here's a quick guide to the rules you need to know:

Quick Study Guide

• 📝 Always capitalize the first word of a sentence.
• 👧 Capitalize names of people (e.g., Sarah, David).
• 🐶 Capitalize names of pets (e.g., Max, Whiskers).
• 📍 Capitalize names of places (e.g., Paris, School Street).
• 🗓️ Capitalize days of the week (e.g., Monday, Friday).
• 🗓️ Capitalize months of the year (e.g., January, July).
• 🎉 Capitalize holidays (e.g., Christmas, Thanksgiving).
• ℹ️ The word 'I' is always capitalized.

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
   1. a cat sat on the mat.
   2. The cat sat on the mat.
   3. the Cat sat on the mat.
2. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
   1. my birthday is in july.
   2. My birthday is in July.
   3. my birthday is in July.
3. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
   1. we went to paris last year.
   2. We went to Paris last year.
   3. we went to Paris last year.
4. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
   1. i like to play with my dog, buddy.
   2. I like to play with my dog, Buddy.
   3. I like to play with my dog, buddy.
5. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
   1. school starts on monday.
   2. School starts on Monday.
   3. school starts on Monday.
6. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
   1. she said, “hello.”
   2. She said, “Hello.”
   3. she Said, “Hello.”
7. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
   1. we celebrate thanksgiving in november.
   2. We celebrate Thanksgiving in November.
   3. We Celebrate thanksgiving in November.