Quia
Quia: Capitalization Flash Cards
This site contains a flash card game with general rules for capitalization of proper nouns and adjectives. Students can choose their difficulty level.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Countries, Nationalities, and Languages
This page explains the rule requiring the capitalization of the names of countries, nationalities, and languages with examples of each.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Capitalization:titles of Books, Articles, Songs
This page explains the rules for capitalizing titles: In informal writing all words may be capitalized, but in formal writing, articles, conjunctions, and prepositions are NOT capitalized unless they begin a sentence. Examples are provided.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: The First Word in a Direct Quote Sentence
This page explains the rules for capitalizing direct quotes; if the quote is a sentence, capitalize it. If the quote is not a complete sentence, capitalize only what was capitalized in the original direct quote.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization in Sentences
Seven slides reviewing proper capitalization in sentences including at the beginning of a sentence, in quotations, with semicolons, and with colons.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Presentations: Capitalization Power Point
A PowerPoint slide reviewing the rules of capitalization and showing how capitalization questions might look on a standardized test.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization With Quotations
Seven slides explaining how to properly use capitalization in quotes. Rules and example sentences are provided.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Family Relationships (Used as Proper Names)
This page explains that family relationships such as Mom, Dad, Uncle, and Aunt are capitalized if they are used as names, but are not capitalized if used as common nouns such as my mom, his dad, etc. Examples are provided.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Use the Correct Capitalization
Capitalizing is extremely important. Not only is it proper writing, but it also makes writing look polished and finished. Learn what should be capitalized and what shouldn't! [0:53]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization in Quotations
This lesson provides a video and a PowerPoint presentation focusing on when and what to capitalize and not capitalize in direct quotations. Real Player is required.
Other
Capitalization Guidelines
This page provides a detailed list of when capitalizing is necessary.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Capitalization (English I Writing)
In this lesson, student learn that the language of casual exchanges on mobile devices is not acceptable in formal writing. They will also develop some case sensitivity, the ability to use capital letters appropriately as they proofread...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization: Lesson 7
This lesson introduces capitalization. It is 7 of 10 in the series titled "Capitalization."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization in Quotations: Lesson 5
This lesson introduces capitalization in quotes. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Capitalization in Quotations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization in Quotations
This lesson introduces capitalization in quotes.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization in Quotations
This lesson introduces capitalization in quotes.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization in Sentences
This lesson introduces the proper use of capitalization in sentences.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Parentheses and Rules for Use
This resource contains five rules for correctly using parentheses and a section regarding capitalization within parentheses. Examples are included for each of the rules.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Seasons When Used in a Title
This page provides rule and examples for the capitalization of the seasons. Seasons, although not generally capitalized, are capitalized in titles like all words are with the exception of articles and prepositions.
English Plus+
Proper Nouns: Capitalization
Rules and examples of proper noun capitalization are given.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Capitalization
If you scroll down to the middle of the page, you will find a section that explains the rules for capitalizing people's titles and the names of political entities.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Meet the Vikings [Pdf]
Practice capitalization rules by underlining the words that need to be capitalized and matching them to the rules that apply.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Basics of Capitalization
This lesson focuses on capitalization by providing a PDF of the 10 fundamental rules of capitalization and common errors. It also provides two short videos: "Capitalizing Proper Nouns" and "Capitalizing Headings and Titles." Real Player...
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