The Capital Letter

The capital letter is also called a big letter or upper-case letter, or sometimes just a capital.

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When do you use a capital letter?

• Use a capital letter for the first letter in a sentence:
• The dog is barking.
• Come here!
• Always use a capital letter for the word I:
• I am eight years old.
• Tom and I are good friends.
• Use a capital letter for the names of people.
• Alice, Tom, James, Kim, Snow White
• Use a capital letter for the names of places:
• National Museum, Bronx Zoo, London, Sacramento
• Use a capital letter for festivals, holidays, days of the week, months of the year:
• New Year's Day, Christmas, Labor Day, Mother's Day, Sunday, Monday, Friday, January, May, July, October. 

Exercise 1

Circle the letters that should be CAPITALS. Then write the correct letter in the space above them.

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Exercise 2

Look at the signs on the left. Can you find the mistakes? Write the names correctly.

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