Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts : Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
rug
hand
christmas
tell
christmas
Of our answer choices, "Christmas" should be capitalized because it's a holiday and holidays are always capitalized. "Hand", "tell", and "rug" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #2 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
dog
umbrella
easter
soccer
easter
Of our answer choices, "Easter" should be capitalized because it's a holiday and holidays are always capitalized. "Soccer", "umbrella", and "dog" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #3 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
united states
tree
jacket
shoe
united states
Of our answer choices, "United States" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "tree", "shoe", and "jacket" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #4 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
sugar
hand
body
china
china
Of our answer choices, "China" should be capitalized because it's a geographical name and geographical names are always capitalized. "Hand", "body", and "sugar" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Example Question #5 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
soccer
europe
me
hand
europe
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Europe is a geographic name.
Example Question #6 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
north america
jump
clouds
run
north america
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
North America is a geographic name.
Example Question #7 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
car
kitten
south america
dog
south america
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
South America is a geographic name.
Example Question #4 : Capitalize Holidays, Product Names, And Geographic Names: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.A
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
cup
himself
bowl
middle east
middle east
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Middle East is a geographic name.
Example Question #8 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
bunny
thanksgiving
rabbit
eggs
thanksgiving
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
Thanksgiving is a holiday.
Example Question #9 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
pot
four
st. patrick's day
grow
st. patrick's day
Holidays, product names, and geographic names should always be capitalized.
St. Patrick's Day is a holiday.
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