Why Capitalization Matters: A Simple Grade 4 Explanation

📚 Why Capitalization Matters: A Simple Guide for Grade 4

Capitalization is like giving important words a special boost! It helps us understand sentences better. We use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for names of people, places, and things.

📝 When to Capitalize

• ✍️ Beginning of Sentences: Every sentence starts with a capital letter. For example, The dog barks.
• 🧑‍🏫 Names of People: Always capitalize names. For example, Emily, John.
• 🌍 Names of Places: Capitalize names of cities, countries, and specific locations. For example, London, Canada, Eiffel Tower.
• 🗓️ Days of the Week and Months: Capitalize days like Monday and months like January.
• 🏢 Names of Organizations and Companies: Capitalize names like Google or Red Cross.
• 📕 Titles of Books and Movies: Capitalize important words in titles. For example, The Cat in the Hat.
• 📣 The Word 'I': The word 'I' is always capitalized. For example, I am happy.

🎯 Examples

Let's look at some examples:

✅ Practice Quiz

Let's test your knowledge! Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.

1. a) the sun is shining. b) The sun is shining.
2. a) my friend is called david. b) My friend is called David.
3. a) i like to read books. b) I like to read books.
4. a) we went to the beach on sunday. b) We went to the beach on Sunday.
5. a) she works at apple. b) She works at Apple.
6. a) he read the book the hobbit. b) He read the book The Hobbit.
7. a) new york is a big city. b) New york is a big city.

Answers: 1. b) 2. b) 3. b) 4. b) 5. b) 6. b) 7. a)