Capital letters
You learn which words need a capital letter: names, days, months, places and the word I.
How to do the test
- Read the sentence.
- Look for a name: a person, a place, a day or a month.
- A name starts with a capital letter.
- So does the word I.
A worked example
Tap the word that needs a capital letter. Today mia walked to school.
- It is a girl's name.
- Names of people, places, days and months start with a capital letter, and so does the word I.
- The word mia needs a capital letter: Mia.
More examples
Tap the word that needs a capital letter. Yesterday i lost my hat.
- It is the word I.
- Names of people, places, days and months start with a capital letter, and so does the word I.
- The word i needs a capital letter: I.
Tap the word that needs a capital letter. We sing songs at christmas.
- It is a special day.
- Names of people, places, days and months start with a capital letter, and so does the word I.
- The word christmas needs a capital letter: Christmas.
Watch out
You tap a noun like river or country, because it names something.
A capital is for the name of one particular thing. River is a common noun, but Thames is the name of one river.
Tips
- The first word of a sentence always has a capital letter, but that is not the one these questions ask for.
Why it works
A capital letter shows that a word is a name. Names of people, places, days, months and special days all start with one, and so does the word I. Without it, a reader does not see that the word is a name.