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Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 7 of 11

Punctuation Power

Capitals, commas, apostrophes and quotes

What your child practises

Capital letters for names and places, commas in lists, apostrophes to show who owns something, and quotation marks for speech.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: B3.3 · capital letters for proper nouns, commas in lists, apostrophes and quotation marks

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which shows that the hat belongs to Sam?

    • Sams hat
    • Sams' hat
    • Sam's hat
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    Sam's hat

    Hint: Add an apostrophe and s to show who owns something.

  2. Question 2

    Which day of the week is written correctly?

    • Wednesday
    • wednesDay
    • wednesday
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    Wednesday

    Hint: Days of the week start with a capital letter.

  3. Question 3

    Which is correct?

    • Kenji backpack's is red.
    • Kenjis backpack is red.
    • Kenji's backpack is red.
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    Kenji's backpack is red.

    Hint: The apostrophe goes after the owner's name, before the s.

  4. Question 4

    Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

    • noah and zoe live in ottawa.
    • Noah and zoe live in Ottawa.
    • Noah and Zoe live in Ottawa.
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    Noah and Zoe live in Ottawa.

    Hint: Names of people and places start with a capital letter.

  5. Question 5

    Which sentence shows the exact words someone said?

    • I am hungry said Ravi.
    • “I am hungry,” said Ravi.
    • Ravi said he was hungry.
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    “I am hungry,” said Ravi.

    Hint: Quotation marks go around the words a person says out loud.

  6. Question 6

    Which shows that the bike belongs to the girl?

    • the girls bike
    • the girl's bike
    • the girl bike's
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    the girl's bike

    Hint: Add 's right after the owner.

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