Special
Titles
Grammar Skill
First Grade Unit 2 Week 3
Created by Kristi Waltke
Nouns are words that
name people, places,
things, and animals.
Some nouns name a
special person, place,
thing, or animal. These
nouns are called
proper nouns, and
they begin with a capital
letter.
Tennessee
SamCity
New York
People often have special titles that show
respect for who they are or for the work
they do.
When a person’s special title is written with
their name, use a capital letter at the
beginning of the special title. Let’s look
at some special titles.
Officer
Mr. Darby
Vance
Smith
Dr.
Principal
Forgety
Mrs. Ingle
When you write, it sounds
better to use people’s
names and special titles.
Officer
The officer
Smithhelped
helped
me.
Pprincipal Vick
read my story.
Which word is a
special title?
I got a high five
from M
mr. Dodson.
Which word is a
special title?
mrs. Loveday said
M
I was a great
reader.
Which word is a
special title?
I saw O
officer
Brown’s badge.
Which word is a
special title?
M
mrs.
Hayes took
me to Ddr. Parker.
Which two words
are special titles?
Now it’s your turn to write. Pick a
person with a special title. Write a
story about that person. Use
capital letters!
Dr. ____
Mr. ____
Miss ____
Officer _____
Learning about special titles will
help you become a super writer!