Days, months, and holidays: what you learned
Calendar words split into two groups. The split is not about how important they feel.
| Takes a capital | Stays small |
|---|---|
| days of the week | seasons |
| months of the year | today, tomorrow, yesterday |
| holiday names | the words day and month on their own |
Three things to keep straight
| What people write | What is right |
|---|---|
| I love Summer. | I love summer. A season is not a name. |
| New Year’s day | New Year’s Day. Every word of the name counts. |
| My favorite Holiday | My favorite holiday. That word is a label. |
The test that decides all of them
Ask whether the word names one particular thing.
“July” names one month out of twelve. It takes a capital. “summer” is a stretch of warm weather that comes back every year. It stays small.
Everything at once
“Thanksgiving is on a Thursday in November every fall.”
Three capitals and one lowercase season. Read it slowly and check each one against the test.
Quick warm-up before the check
Write each one correctly.
- “we swim every summer”
- “school starts in august”
- “my favorite holiday is thanksgiving”
Answers
- “We swim every summer.”
- “School starts in August.”
- “My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.”
Now take the final check below.
Where to go next
- Special Names of Places: capital letters for cities and streets
- Special Names and Titles for People: the same rule for people
- Possessive Nouns: the apostrophe in New Year’s Day
- Capital Letters and End Marks: the rules for every sentence