2. Capitals Acronyms & Initials By Linda Buckmaster Capitals Acronyms & Initials By Linda Buckmaster

3. Go back in time, what do you remember about using capitals?

4. Capitals Acronyms & Initials Today we are reviewing capitals What can you remember about using capitals?

5. 1.The first letter of the first word of a sentence. 2.A proper noun. 3.The first spoken word in direct speech. 4.The word ‘I’ when used on its own. 5.Acronyms and initials 1.The first letter of the first word of a sentence. 2.A proper noun. 3.The first spoken word in direct speech. 4.The word ‘I’ when used on its own. 5.Acronyms and initials Capital letters are used for:

7. Robin Hood Sherlock Holmes James Bond teacher children

8. When do we use capital letters? My teacher is very intelligent. I was tired, so I went to bed. The Dr Who series was filmed in Wales for the BBC. Divali begins on Thursday.

12. An acronym is a word formed from the initials or other parts of several words. AA - Automobile Association BA – British Airways

13. SITCOM: Single Income Two Children Oppressive Mortgage SITCOM: Single Income Two Children Oppressive Mortgage Acronyms

15. PIN - Personal Identification Number ATM – Automated Teller Machine

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17. energetic terrific able hardworking cheerful remarkable enthusiastic teacherteacher teacherteacher teacherteacher teacherteacher

18. Miss Marks The Examiner Mistakes to avoid...... All sentences begin with a capital letter. Think about them when you write, and check your work to make sure they’re all there. All sentences begin with a capital letter. Think about them when you write, and check your work to make sure they’re all there. Capitals are used for names of people, places, dates, brand names, postcodes and titles: Mr David Cameron, London, August, Pepsi, The Bible, Dr Who, KT1 4BX Capitals are used for names of people, places, dates, brand names, postcodes and titles: Mr David Cameron, London, August, Pepsi, The Bible, Dr Who, KT1 4BX Assessment criteria: Use punctuation correctly, eg capital letters, question, exclamation marks and full stops. Ws/3.4 Assessment criteria: Use punctuation correctly, eg capital letters, question, exclamation marks and full stops. Ws/3.4

19. Can you remember? Write three things about using capitals.

20. Write down the meaning of the TARDIS The first person to give a correct answer will win a merit!