Step-by-step English Level 1: Capital letters and full stops
Part of the Step-by-step English Level 1 reading short sentences chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Capital letters and full stops
Every sentence starts with a capital letter, such as The or Dad.
Every sentence ends with a full stop. The full stop tells the reader to stop.
Check the first letter and the last mark before you choose.
Key ideas
- A capital letter starts a sentence.
- A full stop ends a sentence.
- Check both ends.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.the cat sat on the mat / The cat sat on the mat.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.The cat sat on the mat. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.dad has a red hat / Dad has a red hat.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Dad has a red hat. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.the bug is on a leg / The bug is on a leg.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.The bug is on a leg. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Watch out
Watch out: a line with a small letter at the start, or with no full stop, is not a sentence yet.Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Ask the child to point to the capital letter first, then to the full stop at the end.
Exercise 9C Practice: capital letters and full stops
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.hen
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.A hen sat on a nest. / The sun is hot. / Mum has a mug.
- Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the hen.A: A hen sat on a nest.
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a hen. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.pig
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.The pig is in the mud. / Dad can dig in the mud. / The sun is hot.
- Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the pig.A: The pig is in the mud.
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a pig. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.bug
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.The bug is on a leg. / The mug is on the rug. / The pot is hot.
- Match the sentence. Choice A tells us about the bug.A: The bug is on a leg.
- Write the answer. A
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a bug. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.Ben can get the red cup. / ben can get the red cup
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Ben can get the red cup. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Choice A starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.We go to the park. / we go to the park
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.We go to the park. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Choice A starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.tom has ten pins / Tom has ten pins.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.Tom has ten pins. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.The pig is in the mud. / the pig is in the mud
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.The pig is in the mud. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Choice A starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.I am in the tent. / i am in the tent
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.I am in the tent. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Choice A starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.the ant is on a map / The ant is on a map.
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.The ant is on a map. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. Choice B starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.