Directional Words
Seasonal Words that are not Capitalized
Holidays Are Capitalized
Days of the Week & Months of the Year are Capitalized
Proper Nouns that are Capitalized
100

The opposite of east which we do not capitalize

What is west?
100

The season where leaves change colors

What is fall?

100

The name of the holiday that a bunny visits. The holiday name is capitalized.

What is Easter?

100

The first month of the year

What is January?

100

Bob, Harry, Mary, Sue

What is a person's name?

200
The opposite of west which we do not capitalize

What is east

200

The season that it is very cold and snows?

What is winter?

200

The holiday where Santa comes to visit

What is Christmas?

200

The month we celebrate love

What is February?

200

Harry Potter, Ranger in Time, Shiloh

What is the title of a book?

300

The opposite of north which we do not capitalize

What is south

300

The season that everything blooms

What is spring?

300

The holiday where people set off fireworks

What is Independence Day?

300

The winter months

What is December, January, February, & March

300

Monopoly, Trouble, Battleship, Clue, & Pictionary

What is the name of a game?

400

The opposite of south, which we do not capitalize

What is north

400

Name of 4 seasons

What is winter, spring, summer and fall

400

What is the holiday that you may find a pot of gold?

What is St. Patrick's Day?

400
The days that we do not go to school

What is Saturday and Sunday

400

Florida, North Dakota, New York, New Jersey

What is a state?

500

Directional words are only capitalized when

The directional word is part of the name. For example: South Beach

500
Kids and teachers favorite season

What is summer?

500

What is the holiday that you collect candy door to door?

What is Halloween?

500

The days we go to school

What is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

500

Hopatcong, Morristown, Randolph, & Stanhope

What is a town?

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