1. Learn when to use a capital letter.
Capital Letters
Learn when to use a capital letter.

2. Use a capital letter for a person’s names and for your pet’s name.
My name is Angela.
This little cat’s name is Willow.
My teacher is called Mrs. Wright.
She has a funny dog called Patch.
Remember – names have a capital letter at the beginning.

3. The names of places all have capital letters at the beginning.
I live in London.
We went to Spain for our holiday.
You can have fun at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo.
The park is in South Street.
Our queen lives in Buckingham Palace.
Remember to give places a capital letter at the beginning.

4. The names of days and months all have capital letters at the beginning.
Days such as Monday and Saturday need capital letters at the beginning.
Months all have capital letters. All the months from January to December have capitals.
Specials days such as Christmas, Eid ul Fitr, Chanukah and Diwali are important and need capital letters.
If it is a day, month or celebration it may
need a capital letter!

5. All sentences start with a capital letter.
The toyshop was open.
We went in to buy a birthday present.
Of all the toys my favourite was the red bus.
We paid the lady for the bus and took it home.
When I got home I played with the red bus until bed time.
Remember to start each sentence with a capital letter.

6. When you write I on its own use a capital letter.
I am bright yellow.
You will be warm when I am out.
When I go to sleep it is night.
You must wear sun cream when I am very hot.
What am I?
Always try to write a capital I when it is on its own.

7. When should you use a capital letter?
Use a capital letter for a person’s names and for your pet’s name.
The names of places all have capital letters at the beginning.
All sentences start with a capital letter.
When you write I on its own use a capital letter.
Remember!

8. The End!
By Angella Streluk