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Capital Letters for Names, Days, and I

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Mia can write her own name with a small letter, like 'mia'.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. Zara is writing her friend's name, Ben. How should she write it?

    • Ben, with a capital B
    • ben, with a small b
    • BEn, with two capitals

  3. Which word should stay small?

    • cat
    • Tuesday
    • Sam

  4. How do you write the word for yourself?

    • ii
    • i
    • I

  5. Which sentence is written correctly?

    • zara has a cat.
    • Zara has a cat.
    • Zara has a Cat.

  6. Ben wrote: 'I play football on sunday.' Which word needs a capital letter?

    • football
    • sunday
    • play

  7. The word 'I' can be written as a small letter when it sits in the middle of a sentence.

    Circle one:   True   False

  8. Mia wrote: 'mia and sam are friends.' Which words need a capital letter?

    • Only Mia, the first word
    • are and friends
    • Mia and Sam

  9. Which diary line is written correctly?

    • On tuesday, I went to Leeds.
    • on tuesday, i went to leeds.
    • On Tuesday, I went to Leeds.

  10. Mia wrote: 'i am seven and i like cats.' How many words need a capital letter?

    • None: they are fine
    • Two: both words 'i'
    • One: only the first 'i'
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  1. False · Names always start with a capital letter, so Mia can never be written as 'mia'.
  2. Ben, with a capital B · Names start with one capital letter, so Ben needs a capital B.
  3. cat · Tuesday is a day and Sam is a name, so both need capitals. 'cat' is an ordinary word and stays small.
  4. I · The pronoun 'I' is always a capital letter.
  5. Zara has a cat. · Names get capitals, but ordinary words like 'cat' stay small. Only 'Zara has a cat.' gets both right.
  6. sunday · Sunday is a day of the week, so it needs a capital S.
  7. False · The word 'I' is always a capital, no matter where it sits.
  8. Mia and Sam · Mia and Sam are both names, and every name starts with a capital. It is not only the first word that needs one.
  9. On Tuesday, I went to Leeds. · The day, the word 'I', and the place name all need capitals.
  10. Two: both words 'i' · Every 'I' is a capital, wherever it sits, so both need fixing.
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