Capital letters
We need to use a capital letter when we begin a new sentence.
We also need to use a capital letter when we write the word “I”
Circle letters which should be capitals in these sentences. You should find 4.
1. they went to town last Saturday.
2. we walked along the dark, gloomy hallway.
3. i enjoy watching the television.
4. strange things were happening around me.
We must use capitals when we write the special names of people, places and things
(proper nouns):
person – John Jones
school – Waingels College
day – Christmas Day
book – The Wind in the Willows
place - Woodley
Circle letters which should be capitals in these sentences. You should find 14.
1. james and sam went to cardiff last saturday.
2. after a fierce battle the english were beaten by the french.
3. my favourite programmes are “coronation street” and “eastenders”
4. mark said he had enjoyed reading “carrie’s war”.
Circle letters which should be capitals in this passage. You should find 20.
they were labelled like parcels – caroline wendy willow and nicholas peter willow – only
with no address to be sent to, just somewhere in wales. the train slowed down and miss
fazackerly told them to collect their things. suitcases which had once felt light now
felt as if they were weighted down with stones. carrie had nick’s case as well as her
own, and miss fazackerly asked someone to help her. it was a bigger boy, but although
he was tall, he wasn’t a senior. she peered at his label and read his name. albert
sandwich.