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Capital Letters and Full Stops
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Capital Letters and Full Stops

Enjoyable Quiz for Children Aged 5 to 7

This quiz reminds KS1 children that every sentence must contain a few key ingredients: capital letters, full stops and finger spaces. This is the foundation and basic requirements suggested in the National Curriculum. This activity is primarily aimed at Year 1 but can be used to solidify what a Year 2 pupil already knows. Using capital letters, full stops and finger spaces improves a child’s literacy and all-round English skills.

All sentences should begin with a capital letter. To know when a sentence has finished, we write a full stop. When reading your book, you pause when you see a full stop and take a breath. When you write, you need to remember that the reader needs to breathe, so don’t forget full stops!

Can you spot the perfect sentences?

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1.
Which sentence is perfect?
The wicked witch lived in this castle.
The     wicked witch     lived in this       castle.
The wickedwitch lived in this castle.
The wickedwitch livedin thiscastle.
Make sure you have a clear space between each word; the gap should not be too big or too small.
2.
Which sentence is perfect?
there are four flames for four candles
There are four flames for four candles.
There are four flames for four candles,
There are four flames for four candles..
Remember a sentence needs one full stop at the end and don't get confused between a full stop and a comma.
3.
Which sentence is perfect?
She sang all day long;
She sang all day long'
She sang all day long-
She sang all day long.
To complete this short sentence, you must end it with a full stop. A question and exclamation mark (?!) work because they have a dot at the bottom that works as a full stop.
4.
Which sentence is perfect?
Harry was shocked at the amount of homework he was given.
Harry was shocked at the amount of homework he was given
Harry was shocked. at the amount of homework he was given.
Harry was shocked at the amount of homework. he was given
Make sure the full stop finishes the end of a complete sentence. When reading, you have to pause for a full stop, if you pause and it doesn't make sense then the full stop is in the wrong place.
5.
Which sentence is perfect?
He. ran. as. fast. as. he. could.
he ran as fast as he could.
He ran as fast as he could
He ran as fast as he could.
Make sure you only put a full stop at the end of your sentence, anytime before that will ruin the meaning or not make sense.
6.
Which sentence is perfect?
I bought my mum SOME chocolates for her birthday
I bought my mum some chocolates for her birthday.
I bought my mum some chocolates for her birthdaY.
I bought mY mum some Chocolates For her birthdaY.
Make sure you only use capital letters at the start of a sentence or for names.
7.
Which sentence is perfect?
this car is really fast
This car is really fast
This car is really fast.
This car is really fast..
You must never have two full stops at the end of sentence.
8.
Which sentence is perfect?
an alien stole my homework
an alien stole my homework.
An alien stole my homework.
An alien stole my homework
Every sentence you write should begin with a capital letter, end with a full stop and have finger spaces.
9.
Which sentence is perfect?
The tooth fairy had a busy night
The tooth fairy had a busy night.
.the tooth fairy had a busy night.
the tooth fairy had a busy night.
It's important to remember that full stops happen at the end of a sentence and never at the beginning.
10.
Which sentence is perfect?
this smelly troll needs a bath
THis smelly troll needs a bath.
This smelly troll needs a bath
This smelly troll needs a bath.
When you begin a sentence, it should only be the first letter of the word that is a capital.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Punctuation

Author:  Finola Waller

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