Capitalized: Examples:

the pronoun I My mother is a singer.

the first word of every sentence Bryan told me, ”Don’t go there or else”.
the first word in a direct quotation
Laura is American.
all proper nouns and proper adjectives
the first word in the greeting and closing of a Dear Margaret, Sincerely yours,
letter Richard G. Smith
names of people and also the initials or Mr. Edward Simpson
abbreviations that stand for those names Pacific Ocean, Europe
titles used with names of person and
abbreviations standing for those titles
English, Asian, Irish, Catholic, American
geographical names and sections of the country or Monday, January, Christmas
world Civil War, Magna Carta, Stone Age
names of languages, races, nationalities, religions, World Health Organization, American
and proper adjectives formed from them
Public Health Association, Chicago Bulls,
names of days of the weeks, months of the years,
and special holidays Michael Jordan
names of historical events, documents, and periods ONU, APHA
of times McDonalds, Big Mac
names of organizations, associations, teams, and
Diary of Anne Frank
their members
abbreviations of titles and organizations Mother Teresa of Calcutta
names of business and official names of their
products
the first letter of the first, last, and other
important words in a title
word such as mother, father, aunt, and uncle
when these words are used as names
 1. _______________________________
1. the small hindu temple has been
renovated. 2. _______________________________
2. my house is on Shelby avenue.
3. _______________________________
3. you are hoping i won’t tell mom.
4. the canadians won the gold medal. 4. _______________________________
5. we have been reading about the great
5. _______________________________
depression in the united states during
the 30’s. 6. _______________________________
6. she flunked spanish, but passed french.
7. _______________________________
7. susan have read the holy bible, cover to
cover. 8. _______________________________
8. do you drive a toyota pickup truck?
9. _______________________________
9. mrs. johnson gave us a test on thursday.
10. tom would love to be an nba basketball 10. ______________________________
player.
11. ______________________________
11. our governor said, “he would be
fighting against crime every day”. 12. ______________________________
12. did you see the new movie avatar?
13. ______________________________
13. mom is thinking of taking us to mexico
during easter. 14. ______________________________
14. if you are sick, then go to see dr. sims.
15. ______________________________
15. the red cross has helped people in
need all over the world.