Capital letters

What are capital letters?

There are 26 letters in the alphabet. Letters can be written in lower case or upper case. Upper‑case letters are also called capital letters.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Capital letters are used for the names of people, places, days of the week and months of the year.

They are also used when writing about ourselves using the word ‘I’.

Every sentence should start with a capital letter.

On Tuesdays, I go to drama club.

How to use capital letters

Explore capital letters with Amir and Isma as they help to organise a talent show.

When to use capital letters

There are 26 letters in the alphabet. That’s a lot of letters!

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Sometimes the upper case version of letters are used. These are called capital letters.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Some letters look the same in upper case and lower case:

Oo, Ww, Vv

Some letters look different in their upper and lower case forms:

Aa, Bb, Gg

There are some rules about when to use capital letters:

1. Use a capital letters for the names of people, places, days of the week and months of the year.

Isma

2. Every sentence starts with a capital letter.

My name is Isma.

3. When writing about ourselves, the word ‘I’ should always be a capital letter.

My name is Isma and I love doing magic tricks.

Example 1

Example 2

Task

Fact file mission

Imagine you are auditioning for a talent show and they ask you to write a fact file about yourself.

What would you write?

You could include your name, hobbies and the things you enjoy doing.

Don’t forget to use capital letters where they are needed.

I go to gymnastics every Wednesday. I also like to play in the park.