Capital or Capitol?

J. Cheney

1. Capital as a noun has several meanings: a city that is the seat of the government for the state, an upper case letter, money or property owned by a business, or the top part of a column.

As an adjective, capital means principal or chief as in "a capital idea." Capital also can mean "punishable by death," as in capital punishment.

2. Capitol is capitalized if the word is referring to the building in which the U.S. Congress meets. When uncapitalized, the word usually refers to the main government building of a state. Write in the correct form of the word in parentheses in the questions below and then click "submit" to send your answers.

  1. The company was fortunate to have enough (capital, capitol) to expand and to open offices across the nation.

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    Would you like to learn more about these words?

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  2. Can you name all the (capitals, capitols) of the United States?

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  3. This summer my family and I hope to visit Washington, D.C. and visit the (Capital, Capitol) because that building is an important part of American history.

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  4. The first letter of every major word in a title should begin with a (capital, capitol)letter.

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  5. There was a protest march outside the (capital, capitol) in Sacramento last week, so I missed an opportunity to see inside that building.

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