Places with Capital Letters: Capitalizing Place Names for Class 2

This Grade 2 English worksheet helps students understand how to correctly capitalize place names such as cities, countries, monuments, rivers, and continents. Words like Delhi, Mumbai, India, Himalayas, and Taj Mahal are proper nouns and must always begin with capital letters.
Through engaging exercises based on real-world places, children practice identifying and correcting capitalization errors. The worksheet connects grammar learning with geography and famous landmarks, helping students build both language skills and general knowledge.

Why Place Names Matter in Grammar?

Names of places are proper nouns, which means they must begin with capital letters. For Grade 2 learners, this concept is important because: 
1. Cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai must be capitalized. 
2. Countries like India, Japan, and Canada always begin with capital letters. 
3. Famous places and landmarks such as Taj Mahal, Red Fort, and Himalayas must be written with capitals. 
4. Correct capitalization helps readers easily recognize important places in a sentence.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five engaging grammar activities that help students practice capitalizing place names:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the correctly capitalized place name in each sentence.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks 
Learners complete sentences using the correct place name from a word bank.

📋 Exercise 3 – Match the Following 
Students match sentences containing incorrectly written place names with the correctly capitalized version.

📝 Exercise 4 – Underline the Words 
Children underline the place name in each sentence that should begin with a capital letter.

🌟 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing with Place Names 
Students rewrite place names using correct capitalization while completing a short paragraph about a family trip.

✅Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. Delhi 
2. Mumbai 
3. Pune 
4. Jaipur 
5. Chennai 
6. Taj Mahal 
7. Japan 
8. India 
9. Himalayas 
10. Goa 

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. Agra 
2. Kolkata 
3. Red Fort 
4. Bengaluru 
5. Yamuna 
6. Canada 
7. Nepal 
8. Asia 
9. Hyderabad 
10. France 

Exercise 3 – Match the Sentences 
The train stopped at kolkata station. → Kolkata 
Many tourists visit agra. → Agra 
The city of bengaluru has many parks. → Bengaluru 
The palace in mysuru is beautiful. → Mysuru 
The river ganga is very long. → Ganga 
The gateway of india is in mumbai. → Gateway of India 
Many festivals are celebrated in kerala. → Kerala 
The red fort is in delhi. → Red Fort 
The himalayas are very high. → Himalayas 
The charminar is in hyderabad. → Charminar 

Exercise 4 – Underline the Words 
1. Lucknow 
2. Ganga 
3. Thar Desert 
4. Arabian Sea 
5. Qutub Minar 
6. Europe 
7. Mysore Palace 
8. Mount Everest 
9. Japan 
10. Gateway of India 

Exercise 5 – Correct Capitalization in the Paragraph 
1. India 
2. Lucknow 
3. Amritsar 
4. Golden Temple 
5. Udaipur 
6. Surat 
7. Indore 
8. Bhopal 
9. Patna 
10. Kochi 
Help your child learn how to correctly write names of cities, countries, rivers, and famous landmarks with this engaging grammar practice. Build strong writing and language skills with expert-designed English learning activities. 

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