Sentence Types & Punctuation — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. Sam
2. day
3. Jake
4. June
5. Mom
6. Dad
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. My friend Sam has a dog.
Proper nouns like Sam always start with a capital letter.
2. We go to school on Monday.
Names of days, like Monday, always begin with a capital letter.
3. My birthday is in June.
Names of months, like June, always start with a capital letter.
4. Ben and I play tag at recess.
The word 'I' is always written as a capital letter, no matter where it sits.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word 'I' is always a capital letter.
True False
True. 'I' is always capitalized, even in the middle of a sentence.
2. We do not capitalize people's names.
True False
False. People's names are proper nouns and must always start with a capital letter.
3. Days and months start with capital letters.
True False
True. Days of the week and months of the year always start with a capital letter.