1. Capital Letters Name 3 reasons for using Capital Letters.
At the start of sentences
For Proper Nouns (i.e. names, places, dates)
At the start of speech (straight after the speech marks).

2. Capital Letters At the start of sentences Every week I play football.
He only goes swimming on Saturdays.
2. For Proper Nouns (i.e. names, places, dates)
Proper Noun
Example
Names of people
Joe Smith
Names of companies
Macdonalds, Nike
Titles of Books/Plays
The Hunger Games
Titles/Subtitles in your book
Literacy Work
Initials/Abbreviations
BBC, KFC
Places – Towns/Countries
Scunthorpe, England
Dates – Days and Months
Tuesday, September

3. Capital Letters 3. At the start of speech
'Are you the gentleman who called earlier?' she asked.
We begin each spoken sentence with a capital letter, even if unspoken words introduce it.
He said, 'Have you any cornflakes?‘
The spoken sentence is 'Have you any cornflakes?' It is introduced by the unspoken words, He said, which are part of the same sentence, but Have begins with a capital letter as it is the first word of the spoken sentence.
She answered, 'They are on the shelf behind you.‘
Here the spoken sentence, 'They are on the shelf behind you' is introduced by the unspoken words She answered. They begins with a capital letter as it is the first word of the spoken sentence.

4. Add the capital letters to these sentences.
once upon a time in germany, hans and his sister gretal lived in a small cottage by the hundred acre wood.
the golden globe studio in hollywood is where the oscars are held every year in february.
it was a hot summer’s day in july when my father announced he was taking us all on holiday to corsica.
“i can’t wait for my birthday,” said mr smith. “it’s in april.”

5. Check Your Answers
Once upon a time in Germany, Hans and his sister Gretal lived in a small cottage by The Hundred Acre Wood.
The Golden Globe Studio in Hollywood is where the Oscars are held every year in February.
It was a hot summer’s day in July when my father announced he was taking us all on holiday to Corsica.
“I can’t wait for my birthday,” said Mr Smith. “It’s in April.”