Capital Letters and Full Stop
Learning Objectives
- Students will know when to use capital letters.
- Students will understand that a full stop ends a sentence.
- Students will rewrite sentences with correct capital letters and full stops.
- Students will write their own sentences using correct punctuation.
Let Us Begin!
Look at this sentence: "ravi lives in delhi." Something is wrong! The names Ravi and Delhi should start with big letters. And the sentence should end with a dot. The correct sentence is: "Ravi lives in Delhi." The big letters are called capital letters and the dot at the end is called a full stop.
When Do We Use Capital Letters?
We use a capital letter in these important places:
| Rule | Example |
|---|---|
| 1. At the start of every sentence | The dog is big. |
| 2. For names of people | Ravi, Meena, Sita, Arjun |
| 3. For names of places | Delhi, Mumbai, India, Kolkata |
| 4. For the word "I" | I am happy. I go to school. |
| 5. For days of the week | Monday, Tuesday, Sunday |
| 6. For months of the year | January, March, December |
Meena lives in Kolkata. She goes to school on Monday. I am her friend.
The Full Stop (.)
A full stop is a small dot (.) that we put at the end of a sentence. It tells the reader that the sentence has ended.
Example: "Ravi eats a mango." — The full stop is at the end.
Example: "Meena goes to school." — The full stop is at the end.
Example: "I like to play cricket." — The full stop is at the end.
Correct and Incorrect Sentences
| Wrong ✗ | Correct ✓ |
|---|---|
| ravi lives in delhi | Ravi lives in Delhi. |
| i am a student | I am a student. |
| meena has a red ball | Meena has a red ball. |
| the cow is in the field | The cow is in the field. |
| sita and arjun play cricket | Sita and Arjun play cricket. |
| we go to school on monday | We go to school on Monday. |
| my birthday is in january | My birthday is in January. |
Key Words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Capital letter | A big letter like A, B, C (not a, b, c) |
| Full stop | A dot (.) placed at the end of a sentence |
| Sentence | A group of words that makes complete sense |
| Punctuation | Marks like full stop (.) that help us read correctly |
| Proper noun | A name of a specific person, place, or day |
- Every sentence starts with a capital letter.
- Names of people always start with a capital letter: Ravi, Meena, Sita.
- Names of places always start with a capital letter: Delhi, Mumbai, India.
- Days and months start with a capital letter: Monday, January.
- The word "I" is always written as a capital letter.
- Every sentence ends with a full stop (.).
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