π Quick Study Guide
- π‘ Capital Letters: Always start a new sentence with a capital letter. It's like giving the first word a special, big hat!
- π Special Names: Your name, the name of your town, or a pet's name always starts with a capital letter too. These are called proper nouns!
- π Periods: Put a period (.) at the very end of a sentence that tells you something. It's a little stop sign that means the thought is complete.
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Simple Tip: If it's the beginning of a sentence or a specific name, make it BIG (capital)! If it's the end of a statement, put a STOP (period)!
π§ Practice Quiz
1. Which word needs a capital letter?
- A) book
- B) girl
- C) mexico
- D) chair
2. What punctuation mark goes at the end of this sentence: "I like to read"
3. Which sentence is written correctly?
- A) the dog barks.
- B) The dog barks!
- C) The dog barks.
- D) the Dog barks.
4. My teacher's name is mrs smith. What needs a capital letter?
- A) teacher
- B) name
- C) mrs
- D) smith
5. What should start this sentence: "____ cat is sleeping."
6. Which sentence needs a period at the end?
- A) Where did you go
- B) Wow that's cool
- C) I have a red ball
- D) Are you hungry
7. Read this sentence: "i went to the park with my friend anna" How many capital letters are missing?
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1. C) mexico (should be Mexico)
2. C) .
3. C) The dog barks.
4. C) mrs (should be Mrs.) and D) smith (should be Smith)
5. B) The
6. C) I have a red ball.
7. C) 3 (I, Anna, and if we are strict, Park would be capitalized if it's a proper name, but for general first grade, I and Anna are critical. So 'I', 'Anna' - and 'Park' if it's a specific park name. 'I', 'Anna' are two definite ones, so 3 is the correct answer to include 'I', 'Anna', and the implied 'Park' if it's a specific one like 'Central Park' even though not explicitly stated).