2. Name ________________________________________________ Date __________________ Capitalization, Punctuation, and Grammar 1. Choose the answer that shows 3. Which of these is not a complete the correct capitalization. sentence? A A flock of Robins headed A The clown made balloon south before the worst of animals. winter came to the northeast. B Some guests took the B A flock of robins headed balloons home. South before the worst of C Many balloons were popped. winter came to the northeast. D Having fun at a party. C A flock of robins headed south before the worst of Winter came to the 4. Choose the answer that is not northeast. grammatically correct. D A flock of robins headed south before the worst of F The bus stop is a block away. winter came to the G It is on the opposite side of Northeast. the street. H Without a traffic light crossing that street can be 2. Which word best fills in the very dangerous. blank in the sentence below? J Once in a while drivers will stop to let pedestrians get The baking contest judge said, across safely. “The first _____ pies and cakes are delicious.” F baker’s G baker H bakers J bakers’
3. Name ________________________________________________ Date __________________ 5. Which word from the sentence 8. What modifies “hitting and below is the direct object? fielding skills” in the sentence below? From a trunk in the attic, Mother found a costume for me to wear to Jerry’s hitting and fielding skills the party. were the reasons why he was picked as the catcher for the all- star baseball team. A trunk B costume F Jerry’s C wear G reasons D party H catcher J baseball team 6. Choose the answer that shows the correct punctuation. 9. Choose the answer that shows F Along, the muddy creek bank the correct punctuation. animal footprints could be seen. A The landscaper came to redo; G Along the muddy, creek bank the plantings around the animal footprints could be house he brought azaleas, seen. rhododendrons, and hydrangeas. H Along the muddy creek bank, animal footprints could be B The landscaper came to redo seen. the plantings; around the house he brought azaleas, J Along the muddy creek bank rhododendrons, and animal footprints, could be hydrangeas. seen. C The landscaper came to redo the plantings around the house; he brought azaleas, 7. What change should be made in rhododendrons, and the sentence below? hydrangeas. An angry blue jay dive-bombed the D The landscaper came to redo Duffy’s cat that got too close to it’s the plantings around the nest. house he brought; azaleas, rhododendrons, and A change bombed to bomb hydrangeas. B change Duffy’s to Duffies C change too to to D change it’s to its
4. Name ________________________________________________ Date __________________ Capitalization, Punctuation, and Grammar 1. Choose the answer that shows 3. Which of these is not a complete the correct capitalization. sentence? A A flock of Robins headed A The clown made balloon south before the worst of animals. winter came to the northeast. B Some guests took the B A flock of robins headed balloons home. South before the worst of C Many balloons were popped. winter came to the northeast. D Having fun at a party. C A flock of robins headed south before the worst of Winter came to the 4. Choose the answer that is not northeast. grammatically correct. D A flock of robins headed south before the worst of F The bus stop is a block away. winter came to the G It is on the opposite side of Northeast. the street. H Without a traffic light crossing that street can be 2. Which word best fills in the very dangerous. blank in the sentence below? J Once in a while drivers will stop to let pedestrians get The baking contest judge said, across safely. “The first _____ pies and cakes are delicious.” F baker’s G baker H bakers J bakers’
5. Name ________________________________________________ Date __________________ 5. Which word from the sentence 8. What modifies “hitting and below is the direct object? fielding skills” in the sentence below? From a trunk in the attic, Mother found a costume for me to wear to Jerry’s hitting and fielding skills the party. were the reasons why he was picked as the catcher for the all- star baseball team. A trunk B costume F Jerry’s C wear G reasons D party H catcher J baseball team 6. Choose the answer that shows the correct punctuation. 9. Choose the answer that shows F Along, the muddy creek bank the correct punctuation. animal footprints could be seen. A The landscaper came to redo; G Along the muddy, creek bank the plantings around the animal footprints could be house he brought azaleas, seen. rhododendrons, and hydrangeas. H Along the muddy creek bank, animal footprints B The landscaper came to redo could be seen. the plantings; around the house he brought azaleas, J Along the muddy creek bank rhododendrons, and animal footprints, could be hydrangeas. seen. C The landscaper came to redo the plantings around the house; he brought 7. What change should be made in azaleas, rhododendrons, the sentence below? and hydrangeas. An angry blue jay dive-bombed the D The landscaper came to redo Duffy’s cat that got too close to it’s the plantings around the nest. house he brought; azaleas, rhododendrons, and A change bombed to bomb hydrangeas. B change Duffy’s to Duffies C change too to to D change it’s to its