Capitals and commas in dates worksheets
Aligned with Common Core L.2.2
Printable second-grade capitalization and comma worksheets: find words that need capitals, write names of places and holidays, put commas in dates and places, and write a friendly letter.
The worksheets
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Capitals and Commas Chart
When to use capital letters and commas, with an example of each rule.
Find the Capitals
Sentences with names, places, days and holidays that need capital letters.
Write Names with Capitals
Names of places, holidays, months and days to write with capital letters.
Commas in Dates and Places
Dates, city and state names, and letter greetings and closings to write with capitals and commas.
Write a Friendly Letter
A friendly letter page with each part labeled, including where the commas go.
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What it is
Capital letters start important words: the first word of a sentence, the word I, names of people and pets, days, months, holidays, places and product names. Commas help keep things apart, like between the day and year in a date (July 4, 2026), between a city and state (Austin, Texas), and after the greeting and closing of a letter.
What comes next
Paragraphs with a topic sentence.
How to teach it
- Ask "Is it the name of a special person, place or thing?" If yes, it gets a capital.
- Write today's date together every morning, saying "comma" out loud between the day and year.
- Address an envelope or write a real letter to a grandparent or friend.
- Hunt for capitals on signs, food boxes and maps.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting capitals on holidays and places, like halloween or lake erie.
- Capitalizing every word in a place name, including small words like of.
- Leaving out the comma in a date or after Dear in a letter.