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Brand names, such as Coca-Cola, are capitalized.

Capital Letters

Capital letters show names and beginnings of sentences. Learn when to use capitals for people, places, days, months, and the pronoun I.

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Fascinating Fact:

Capitalise proper nouns: people, places, brands, days, months. Example: Maya, London, Wednesday, July, Lego.

In 11 Plus English, you must use capitals correctly. Begin every sentence with a capital letter, write the pronoun I with a capital, and capitalise all proper nouns and initials.

Key Terms

  • Proper noun: The specific name of a person, place, organisation, day, or month that takes a capital letter.
  • Sentence case: Writing where only the first word of a sentence and proper nouns are capitalised.
  • Acronym: A shortened name made from initial letters, such as BBC or NASA, written in capitals.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

When should I use capital letters in 11 Plus English?

Use capitals for the first word of a sentence, the pronoun I, proper nouns like Maya or London, titles of works, and acronyms such as BBC.

Do seasons take a capital letter in UK English?

No, seasons such as spring and autumn are not capitalised unless they are part of a proper name or begin a sentence.

Which words in book titles should be capitalised?

Capitalise the first and last word and the main words. Small words like and, of, the stay lowercase unless they are first or last.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .
Which word has been incorrectly capitalized?
China
Tuesday
May
Autumn
Don't write the seasons with capital letters unless they are in a title
2 .
Which word has been incorrectly capitalized?
North
North America
Tuesday
Uncle Henry
Don't write the points of the compass with capital letters unless they refer to specific regions or areas of a country
3 .
Which word has been incorrectly capitalized?
Mississippi River
Mount Olympus
River
San Juan Hill
Don't write 'river' with a capital letter unless it is in a title or part of proper noun: the same applies to 'lake', 'mount' and 'hill' which are common nouns and are not normally capitalized
4 .
Which word requires an initial capital letter?
french
japan
german
All of the above words
The names of languages, countries and nationalities require an initial capital letter
5 .
Which word requires an initial capital letter?
None of the following words
chair
elephant
dog
These words are common nouns: they don't normally require an initial capital letter - unless they are the first word in a sentence
6 .
Which word requires an initial capital letter?
christianity
winter
south
me
The names of religions and their followers must be capitalized, for example: 'Christianity - Christian'; 'Judaism - Jew'
7 .
Which word has been correctly capitalized?
Oak
Coca-Cola
Rose
Cancer
Brand names are capitalized, but the names of flowers, trees, illnesses and diseases are not
8 .
Which book title has been correctly capitalized?
War And Peace
The Wind in the Willows
Far From The Madding Crowd
of Men and Mice
You must capitalize the first, last, as well as all other important words in the titles of books and other written works such as: newspapers, plays, music and works of art. Words such as 'a', 'an', 'the', and prepositions are not capitalized unless they are the first or last word in the title
9 .
Which of these school subjects requires capitalization?
chemistry
maths 101
physics
biology
General areas of study don't require capitalization, but specific courses do: maths 101 is a specific course
10 .
Which word has been correctly capitalized?
queen Beatrice
king Alfred
Prince Eugene
princess Maria
Royal titles must be capitalized when they are used with the person who holds that title; otherwise, they are not capitalized
Author:  Frank Evans (Specialist 11 Plus Teacher and Tutor)
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