Capital letters

Capital letters

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Poll

Do you know when to use capital letters?

• Maybe?

• Sometimes

• Yes, always

• I don't use them

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• the cat is black.

• The cat is black.

A sentence always begins with a capital letter. You have learned this rule since kindergarten.

The cat is black.

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• My sister drives me crazy!

• my sister drives me crazy!

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• My brother's name is dilan.

• My brother's name is Dilan.

Names begin with capital letters. You have learned this rule since first grade.

More examples: Brihanna, Mrs. Lally, Dr. Dobles, President-elect Biden, Ethan

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• My teacher is Ms. Perea.

• My teacher is ms. Perea.

• My teacher is ms. perea.

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• My birthday is in December.

• My birthday is in december.

This rule is different in Spanish and English. In English, the names of months begin with capital letters.

Examples: January, February, March BUT enero, febrero, marzo

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• We have school until June.

• We have school until june.

Multiple Choice

Which word should have a capital?

• marzo

• march

• a month

• teacher

Multiple Choice

Which word should have a capital letter?

• october

• octubre

• spring

• summer

Remember, months begin with a capital letter. This is different than in Spanish!!

Multiple Choice

In English, do we use a capital letter for holidays?

• Thanksgiving Day

• thanksgiving day

Yes! In English the names of holidays should start with a capital.

You learned this in second grade.

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• Fourth of July

• fourth of July

• Fourth of july

Open Ended

Type this sentence with correct capitals. (Just copy, but fix the mistakes!!)

in october my friend Lauren celebrates halloween.

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• cats

• Cats

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• Massachusetts

• massachusetts

The names of specific places start with a capital letter. This is a rule you learned in second grade.

ex: Atlantic Ocean, United States, Massachusetts, Framingham.

Multiple Choice

Which one needs a capital letter?

• boston

• city

• town

Multiple Choice

Which one needs a capital letter?

• ocean

• river

• Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

Do you need to capitalize the names of groups of people?

• Yes. Wampanoag and Pilgrims.

• No. Wampanoag and pilgrims

In English, we capitalize the names of groups of people.

For example: the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag, Puerto Ricans

Open Ended

Copy this sentence with correct capital letters.

the wampanoag still live in massachusetts.

Multiple Select

Which words should start with a capital letters? (Hint, there are two!)

• wamanoag

• a girl

• pilgrims

• boys

• colonists

Time for a third grade rule. Hope you're ready to get trickier!

Poll

How do you feel so far?

• This is easy.

• This is still so hard.

• I'm still learning.

In English, we capitalize MOST of the words in the title of a book.

Some words you don't have to capitalize unless they are first (a, the, an, and, but, for, or, by, in,)

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

• Pete the cat: i love my white shoes

Look at all those capital letters!

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct for the title of a book?

• Black is a rainbow color

• Black Is a Rainbow Color

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• fantastic Mr. Fox

• Fantastic mr. Fox

• Fantastic Mr. Fox

Poll

Are you ready to use capital letters in your own writing?

• Yes!

• I'll try!

• Please hold my hand. This is hard!