Name Power: Capitalizing People’s Names for Class 2 

This Grade 2 English worksheet helps students learn the important rule of capitalizing people’s names. Names like Riya, Arjun, Kabir, and Neha are proper nouns and must always begin with capital letters. 
Through engaging grammar activities, students practice identifying and correcting capitalization errors in names. The worksheet uses familiar situations involving classmates, friends, and well-known personalities to make learning meaningful and easy to understand. 

Why People’s Names Matter in Grammar? 

People’s names are proper nouns, which means they always begin with capital letters. For Grade 2 learners, this rule is important because: 
1. Names such as Riya, Kabir, Arjun, and Neha must begin with capital letters. 
2. Capitalization helps readers clearly identify a person’s name in a sentence. 
3. Famous personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and Sachin Tendulkar must also be written with capital letters. 
4. Correct capitalization improves sentence writing and grammar accuracy. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five engaging grammar activities that help students practice capitalizing people’s names: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the correctly capitalized version of a person’s name in each sentence. 

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

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

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

🌟 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing with Names 
Students rewrite famous personalities’ names with correct capitalization while completing a short paragraph. 

✅Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. Riya 
2. Kabir 
3. Asha 
4. Arjun 
5. Meera 
6. Omar 
7. Tara 
8. Rahul 
9. Anita 
10. Neha 

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks (Sample Answers) 
1. Nisha 
2. Dev 
3. Karan 
4. Pooja 
5. Sana 
6. Vivek 
7. Zoya 
8. Aamir 
9. Rohan 
10. Aditya 

Exercise 3 – Match the Sentences 
kavya read a story aloud. → Kavya 
Today arnav built a tall tower. → Arnav 
The ball was kicked by yash. → Yash 
diya sang a cheerful song. → Diya 
pari painted a bright rainbow. → Pari 
isha finished reading the storybook. → Isha 
On stage viraj danced happily. → Viraj 
Two heavy bags were carried by naman. → Naman 
tanvi shared her colorful crayons. → Tanvi 
In the race rishi ran quickly. → Rishi 

Exercise 4 – Underline the Words 
1. Arya 
2. Anaya 
3. Kiara 
4. Vivaan 
5. Mishka 
6. Advik 
7. Siya 
8. Reyansh 
9. Aarav 
10. Myra 

Exercise 5 – Correct Capitalization in the Paragraph 
1. Mahatma Gandhi 
2. Jawaharlal Nehru 
3. Subhas Chandra Bose 
4. Sarojini Naidu 
5. Virat Kohli 
6. MS Dhoni 
7. Sachin Tendulkar 
8. PV Sindhu 
9. APJ Abdul Kalam 
10. Rani Lakshmibai 
Help your child master the rule of capitalizing names while improving grammar and sentence-writing skills. With engaging English learning activities and expert guidance, students can build strong communication foundations early. 

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