English Quiz - Capital Letters (Answers)
Capital letters can be a real problem if you are not sure about how to use them. You all know that the first word in a sentence is written with a capital letter.
The best way to get to know the English language is through practise. If you enjoy reading, then make sure you read a story, poem or even news article every day. If you like to write, then spend 10 minutes each day writing something - even if it's a little note to yourself. If you are unsure whether a word needs a capital or not, then check it in the dictionary. Some words sometimes take a capital letter and sometimes don't - such as the word north - it's important to know the difference.
In this 11-plus quiz you are going to learn about a few more uses of capital letters.
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Don't write the seasons with capital letters unless they are in a title
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Don't write the points of the compass with capital letters unless they refer to specific regions or areas of a country
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Don't write 'river' with a capital letter unless it is in a title or part of proper noun: the same applies to 'lake', 'mount' and 'hill' which are common nouns and are not normally capitalized
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The names of languages, countries and nationalities require an initial capital letter
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These words are common nouns: they don't normally require an initial capital letter - unless they are the first word in a sentence
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The names of religions and their followers must be capitalized, for example: 'Christianity - Christian'; 'Judaism - Jew'
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Brand names are capitalized, but the names of flowers, trees, illnesses and diseases are not
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You must capitalize the first, last, as well as all other important words in the titles of books and other written works such as: newspapers, plays, music and works of art. Words such as 'a', 'an', 'the', and prepositions are not capitalized unless they are the first or last word in the title
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General areas of study don't require capitalization, but specific courses do: maths 101 is a specific course
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Royal titles must be capitalized when they are used with the person who holds that title; otherwise, they are not capitalized
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