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Alphabet - Upper and Lower Case Letters 1

Explore capital and small letters, spot matching pairs, and practise using the correct letter shapes when reading, writing names, and sentences.

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Fascinating Fact:

Some pairs look different, like A and a, G and g, Q and q, but they are still the same letter.

In KS1 English, children learn to match upper-case and lower-case letters and use them correctly. Capital letters start names and sentences, while lower-case letters are used for most other writing.

  • Upper-case letter: A capital letter, like A, B, C, used at the start of names and sentences.
  • Lower-case letter: The smaller form of a letter, like a, b, c, used in most of a word.
  • Letter pair: The matching capital and small version of the same letter, such as A/a or G/g.
What is the difference between upper-case and lower-case letters for KS1?

Upper-case letters are capital letters used at the start of sentences and names. Lower-case letters are the smaller forms used for the rest of each word.

How can I help my child match capital and small letters?

Use alphabet charts, flashcards, and simple games. Ask your child to find the small letter that matches each capital, like matching B with b or Q with q.

When should KS1 children use capital letters in writing?

KS1 children should use capital letters at the start of every sentence, for the word “I”, and for names of people, places, days, and months.

When we write, we use capital letters (ABC) and lower case letters (abc). Capital letters are bigger and sometimes look different to the lower case letters (Aa). We use capital letters for the beginning of sentences and your name. Your name will begin with one capital letter and all the other letters are lower case. Test your knowledge on letters.

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1 .
The word ‘apple’ begins with an ‘a’. Which of these is the capital letter for ‘a’?
B
D
E
A
The capital letter for ‘A’ is like a triangle with long legs and has lots of straight lines, whereas the lower case ‘a’ is round and curvy.
2 .
This is a picture of a giraffe. Which of these is the capital letter for ‘g’?
G
F
H
L
Giraffes have the longest tails out of all the land mammals, think of their long tails when you write the lower case ‘g’ and imagine it being curled up when you write a capital ‘G’.
3 .
The word ‘motorway’ begins with an ‘m’. Which of these is the capital letter for ‘m’?
N
M
O
T
‘M’ and ’N’ look very similar. Motorway begins with ‘M’; the longest motorway is the M6 which is 225 miles long. If you accidentally draw an ’N’ remember that motorways are long and so, the ‘M’ is longer too.
4 .
Here is a picture of someone reaching up by going on their tiptoes. Which of these is the capital letter for ’t’?
T
S
U
V
The lower case ’t’ looks just like the capital letter except when it’s a capital, it stands on its tiptoes making it taller and lifting its arms above its head.
5 .
Happy face stickers are given at school. Which of these is the lower case letter for ‘H’?
b
d
h
r
When writing the word happy, the lower case ‘h’ looks like an upside down ‘y’ which is also at the end of the word. Or, the letter ‘y’ looks like an upside down ‘h’!
6 .
Don’t be confused by this picture. Which of these is the lower case letter for ‘D’?
b
d
z
p
Many children get b and d confused. The best way to remember which way the b or d goes is to remember the word ‘bed’ and using both hands make a circle with your thumb and forefinger. Remember that the word bed begins with a ‘b’ and when you look at your left hand, that will show you a ‘b’ and when you look at your right hand it will look like a ‘d’.
7 .
Queen Elizabeth’s name begins with a capital Q. Which of these is the lower case letter for ‘Q’?
p
q
w
d
Queen Elizabeth was our queen. A lower case q and p look similar and a good way to remember their direction is that p looks the same as a lower or capital letter and a capital Q’s leg drops down to the side to make a q.
8 .
Bed begins with a ‘B’, so use this knowledge to help you. Which of these is the lower case letter for ‘B’?
d
b
q
p
Think back to what we learned about bed.
9 .
Here is a picture of a rabbit, not a hare! Which of these is the capital letter for ‘r’?
R
L
N
O
Children often call rabbits bunnies, but did you know that baby rabbits are actually known as kittens!
10 .
Line up to answer this question. Which of these is the lower case letter for ‘L’?
i
l
j
t
A lower case l looks like a line. People line up all the time, you line up at school and when we go shopping we join a line or line of people.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Capital letters

Author:  Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)

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