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Capital letters and full stops

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Capital letters

Every sentence needs a capital letter at the very start, no matter where that sentence sits on the page. A capital letter is the "tall" version of a letter, like A instead of a. It shows the reader that a new sentence is beginning.

Capital letters have a second job too. Special naming words called proper nouns always get a capital letter, wherever they sit inside a sentence. Proper nouns are the exact names of people, places and pets, such as Mia, Perth or Rex. This is different from ordinary naming words like girl, city or dog, which only need a capital letter if they happen to start a sentence.

Before: the girl played with rex at the beach.

  1. Find the first word of the sentence: "the" is the very first word, so it becomes The.
  2. Look for any naming words: "rex" is the name of a pet, so it always needs a capital letter, becoming Rex.
  3. Every other word stays the same because it is not a proper noun.

After: The girl played with Rex at the beach.

A name keeps its capital letter every single time it is used, even in the middle of a sentence.
capital letterproper noun
✏️ Activity 1

Fix the capital letters

Each sentence below has one word written the wrong way. Read the sentence, then write that word again with its correct capital letter on the line next to it.

  1. the dog ran across the park.
  2. My dog is called rex.
  3. emma and her brother went to the shop.
  4. We are going to visit brisbane these holidays.
  5. my best friend is Liam.
  6. Our cat's name is whiskers.
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Full stops and sentences

A sentence is a complete idea. It has a naming part that tells who or what the sentence is about, and a telling part that tells what they do or what happens. For example, in "The dog barked", the dog is the naming part and barked is the telling part.

A full stop is the small dot placed at the very end of a sentence. It tells the reader that one complete idea has finished, so they know where to pause before starting the next idea. Without full stops, sentences run together and become confusing to read. When you fix a run-together sentence, find where the first idea ends, add a full stop there, then start the next idea with a capital letter.

Before: ben kicked the ball it flew over the fence.

  1. Read the words and find where the first idea finishes: "Ben kicked the ball".
  2. Put a full stop there to show that idea is finished.
  3. The next idea, "it flew over the fence", starts a new sentence, so it needs a capital letter: It.

After: Ben kicked the ball. It flew over the fence.

Try reading the sentence aloud: a short pause is often where a full stop belongs.
full stopcomplete sentence
✏️ Activity 2

Rewrite run-on sentences

These sentences have run into each other with no full stop. Rewrite each one as two separate sentences on the lines. Remember: add a full stop at the end of the first idea, and start the next idea with a capital letter.

  1. liam raced his bike down the hill it was very fast

  2. the rain started to fall we ran inside

  3. mia found a shell on the beach she put it in her bag

  4. the dog barked loudly the cat ran away

✏️ Activity 3

Is it a sentence?

Read each group of words. Write T if it is a complete sentence (it has a naming part and a telling part), or F if it is not.

  1. The dog ran fast.
  2. Under the big tree.
  3. Mum baked a cake.
  4. Down the busy street.
  5. The children played in the park.
  6. My noisy little brother.
✏️ Activity 4

Write about the picture

Imagine this picture: two children are flying a bright red kite in the park on a windy day. Write two sentences about the picture in the box below. Start each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop. If you give the children names, remember their names need a capital letter too, wherever they appear in your sentence.

🔑 Answer sheet

For the parent or supervisor: set this page aside before handing over the worksheet.

Activity 1

  1. The, because it is the first word of the sentence.
  2. Rex, because it is the name of a pet.
  3. Emma, because it is the name of a person.
  4. Brisbane, because it is the name of a place.
  5. My, because it is the first word of the sentence.
  6. Whiskers, because it is the name of a pet.

Activity 2

  1. Liam raced his bike down the hill. It was very fast.
  2. The rain started to fall. We ran inside.
  3. Mia found a shell on the beach. She put it in her bag.
  4. The dog barked loudly. The cat ran away.

Activity 3

  1. True, it has a naming part (the dog) and a telling part (ran fast).
  2. False, this is only a phrase telling where; it has no naming part and no telling part.
  3. True, it has a naming part (Mum) and a telling part (baked a cake).
  4. False, this is only a phrase telling where; it has no naming part and no telling part.
  5. True, it has a naming part (the children) and a telling part (played in the park).
  6. False, this only names something; it has no telling part.

Activity 4

  1. Answers will vary. A strong answer gives two complete sentences about two children flying a kite in the park, each starting with a capital letter and ending with a full stop. Any names used should also start with a capital letter. For example: Two children flew a kite in the park. The wind made it fly very high.

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