English

Capitalization

100

Capitalize this correctly:

333 kings road 

333 Kings Road

200

Capitalize this name correctly:

mrs. mcdonald

Mrs. McDonald

300

Capitalize this story correctly:

marvel's the avengers

Marvel's the Avengers

400

Capitalize this sentence:

i enjoy reading "pilgrim's progress" at orchard hills christian academy.  

I enjoy reading "Pilgrim's Progress" at Orchard Hills Christian Academy. 

500

Name all nine of the capital rules. 

Names of God, people, places, holidays, days of the week and months of the year, songs poems and stories, first word in every sentence, initials, the word "I".

Quotation Marks

100

Add proper quotation marks:

I love the song God's Not Dead!

I love the song "God's Not Dead"!

200

Why does this phrase have quotation marks?

"Bleed the Same"

It is a song, and songs need to have quotation marks. 

300

Add quotation marks where they belong:

I love the poem Ten Little Indians. 

I love the poem "Ten Little Indians". 

400

Put the quotation marks in the correct place:

Can I please go to the bathroom? Elizabeth asked, putting down her copy of A Christmas Carol. 

"Can I please go to the bathroom?" Elizabeth asked, putting down her copy of "A Christmas Carol".

500

Give three reasons to use quotations.

Any three: before and after person's exact words, before and after songs, before and after poems, before and after short stories, before and after chapters in a book. 

Commas

100

Where do the commas in this phrase go?

apples bananas and oranges

apples, bananas, and oranges

200

Where does the comma go in this sentence?

Yes I am going to school at Orchard Hills Christian Academy. 

Yes, I am going to school at Orchard Hills Christian Academy. 

300

Place the commas where they go in the sentence below.

No Jacob you can not go to the restroom. 

No, Jacob, you can not go to the restroom. 

400

Place the commas where they go in the sentence below. 

Yes Jason I love strawberries blueberries and apples on a hot day in the summer. 

Yes, Jason, I love strawberries, blueberries, and apples on a hot day in the summer. 

500

Name three reasons why you would use commas in a sentence. 

Any three: after yes or no, when talking to someone, between cities and states, between state and country,

between parts of a date, between words or groups of words in a series. 

Colons

100

Add colons where they belong:

John 3 16

John 3:16

200

Add colons where they belong:

It is 8 30.

It is 8:30.

300

Add colons where they belong:

Philippians 4 13 says, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."  

Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."  

400

Add colons where they need to be:

At 8 27, I read the verse John 3 16. 

At 8:27, I read the verse John 3:16. 

500

When do you need to use a colon? 

(Hint: There are 2 reasons)

Between hours and minutes, and between chapters and verses in the Bible. 

Fix the Sentence

100

Fix the sentence:

i like to read john 3 16.

I like to read John 3:16.

200

Fix the sentence:

i loved reading diary of a wimpy kid when i was a younger

I loved reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid when I was younger. 

300

Fix the sentence:

yes ava i will go to the store with you said james

"Yes, Ava, I will go to the store with you," said James.

400

Fix the sentence:

julia said i love cookies brownies and cake but i know i can't eat them all the time

Julia said, "I love cookies, brownies, and cake, but I know I can't eat them all the time."

500

Fix the sentence:

bob said my name is bob i enjoy going to orlando florida and i wake up at 5 09 everyday

Bob said, "My name is Bob, I enjoy going to Orlando, Florida, and I wake up at 5:09 everyday."