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Letters and Capitals

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Letters and capital letters sound the same when they’re spoken, but they look different.

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

We use capital letters:

  • at the beginning of sentences
  • at the beginning of people’s names
  • at the beginning of place names
  • when using “I” to talk about ourselves

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Remember, use capital letters when you need to.

Your Turn…

1. What are capital letters used to show?
The start of a sentence
The end of a sentence
The fourth word in a sentence

2. What type of nouns require a capital letter?
Abstract nouns
Concrete nouns
Proper nouns

3. If a word is written all in capitals, what does it suggest?
Perfection
Shouting
Mystery

4. Which pronoun is always capitalised?
He
I
They

5. Proper nouns are the names of...
People and places which are unique and specific
Imposters
Football teams

Score =
Correct answers:

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