Capital Letters - Enjoyable Quiz for Children Aged 5 to 7

English Quiz - Capital Letters and Full Stops (Questions)

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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Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	this car is really fast
[ ]	This car is really fast
[ ]	This car is really fast.
[ ]	This car is really fast..

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.

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.

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..

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.

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

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.

Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	She sang all day long;
[ ]	She sang all day long'
[ ]	She sang all day long-
[ ]	She sang all day long.

Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	an alien stole my homework
[ ]	an alien stole my homework.
[ ]	An alien stole my homework.
[ ]	An alien stole my homework

10.

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.

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Punctuation

English Quiz - Capital Letters and Full Stops (Answers)

Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	this car is really fast
[ ]	This car is really fast
[x]	This car is really fast.
[ ]	This car is really fast..

You must never have two full stops at the end of sentence.

Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	The tooth fairy had a busy night
[x]	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.

Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	this smelly troll needs a bath
[ ]	THis smelly troll needs a bath.
[ ]	This smelly troll needs a bath
[x]	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.

Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	there are four flames for four candles
[x]	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.

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
[x]	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.

Which sentence is perfect?

[x]	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.

Which sentence is perfect?

[x]	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.

Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	She sang all day long;
[ ]	She sang all day long'
[ ]	She sang all day long-
[x]	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.

Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	an alien stole my homework
[ ]	an alien stole my homework.
[x]	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.

10.

Which sentence is perfect?

[ ]	I bought my mum SOME chocolates for her birthday
[x]	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.