Year 1 English: Capital letters for names, places, days and I
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Capital letters for names, places, days and I
Some words always start with a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence. These are:
Names of people, like Amira and Noah.
Names of places, like London and Leeds.
Days of the week, like Monday and Friday.
The word I. It is always a capital letter.
Key ideas
- Names of people start with a capital: Amira.
- Names of places start with a capital: London.
- Days of the week start with a capital: Friday.
- The word I is always a capital letter.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.amira likes monday.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.Amira, Monday
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.Amira likes Monday.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Method. Find the words that need a capital letter. Then write them with a capital.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and I.i went to leeds on friday.
- Find the words that need a capital. I is always a capital. Leeds is a place. Friday is a day.I, Leeds, Friday
- Write the words in order. These are the words that need a capital.I, Leeds, Friday
Check. Each word on the list starts with a capital letter in the sentence. ✓
Watch out. Friday is a day, so it needs a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.noah and i went to london.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.Noah, I, London
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.Noah and I went to London.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Watch out
Watch out: only names, places, days and the word I need a capital in the middle of a sentence. Do not start ordinary words with a capital, like Dog or Park. Also write Monday with a capital M, not monday.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Make a list of people you know and places you visit, such as your town. Ask: “Does this need a capital letter?” On paper, practise writing the days of the week, each with a capital letter at the start.
Exercise 6E Capital letters for names, places, days and I
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.jack likes football.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.Jack
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.Jack likes football.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.we go to school on monday.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.We, Monday
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.We go to school on Monday.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.i like the park.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.I
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.I like the park.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.priya went to bristol.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.Priya, Bristol
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.Priya went to Bristol.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.zainab and i ate lunch on friday.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.Zainab, I, Friday
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.Zainab and I ate lunch on Friday.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.mei lives in leeds.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.Mei, Leeds
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.Mei lives in Leeds.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.the bus goes to cardiff.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.The, Cardiff
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.The bus goes to Cardiff.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.on sunday we went to the beach.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.On, Sunday
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.On Sunday we went to the beach.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.tom and i play on tuesday.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.Tom, I, Tuesday
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.Tom and I play on Tuesday.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Method. Find each word that needs a capital letter. Write them in order.
- Read the sentence. Look for the word I, a name and a place.i saw oliver in london.
- Find the three words. I is always a capital. Oliver is a name. London is a place.I, Oliver, London
- Write the answer. I, Oliver, London
Check. Each of these words is a name, a place or the word I. ✓
Watch out. The word I needs a capital even in the middle of a sentence.
Key words. A place is somewhere like a town or a city. A day is Monday, Tuesday and so on.
Method. Names, places, days of the week and the word I always need a capital letter. The first word of a sentence needs one too.
- Read the sentence. Look for names, places, days and the word I.my friend is fatima.
- Find the words that need a capital letter. Each of these starts with a capital letter.My, Fatima
- Write the sentence again. Change only the letters that need a capital.My friend is Fatima.
Check. Read it aloud. Every name, place and day starts with a capital letter. ✓
Watch out. Do not give capital letters to ordinary words. Only names, places, days and I need one in the middle of a sentence.
Method. Look at how days of the week are written.
- Look at the two words. One starts with a small m. One starts with a capital M.monday and Monday
- Choose the right one. Days of the week always start with a capital letter.Monday has a capital M.
- Write the answer. No. Monday is right. Days need a capital letter.
Check. Write the day with a capital letter: Monday. ✓
Watch out. The name of a day always has a capital letter.
Method. Think about what each word is.
- Look at Bristol. It is the name of a place, a city.Bristol = a place
- Look at bus. It is an ordinary word for a vehicle, not a name.bus = an ordinary word
- Write the answer. Names of places always have a capital letter. Ordinary words do not.Bristol is a name, so it needs a capital.
Check. Bristol is a place. Bus is any bus, so it is small. ✓
Watch out. Only names need capitals in the middle of a sentence.