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Capital Letters and Spellings of Months

Learn the months of the year, when to use capital letters, and how to spell each one correctly so your dates, diaries, and stories look neat.

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Fascinating Fact:

Write month names with capitals in dates, like “12th March” or “5th December”, never “march” or “december”.

In KS1 English, children learn that month names are proper nouns. This means January to December must start with capital letters and be spelt correctly in dates, posters, and stories.

Key Terms

Month: One of the twelve parts of the year, such as March or October.
Capital letter: A big letter used for sentence starts and special names like months.
Proper noun: A special name for a person, place, or time that always starts with a capital letter.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Do months of the year always need capital letters?

Yes. All month names, such as January and July, are proper nouns, so they must always start with a capital letter in every sentence and date.

How can I teach KS1 children to spell the months correctly?

Use colourful calendars, songs, and writing routines. Practise copying full dates, saying each month aloud, and spotting capital letters at the start.

Why is writing the month with a capital important in dates?

Using a capital letter shows good punctuation and respect for proper nouns, making dates like “3rd April” clear, tidy, and easy to read.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Now don't forget every month begins with a capital letter. Which of these sentences is correct?

Halloween happens in the month of october.

Halloween happens in the month of October.

halloween happens in the month of october.

Halloween happens in the month of october

Don't forget all your knowledge on writing a good sentence. Here, you had to remember to begin your sentence with a capital letter, begin the month with a capital letter and end the sentence with a full stop.

2 .

Which list has all the short names of the months written correctly?

Sep, Oc, Nov

Sept, Oct, Nove

Sept, Oct, Nov

Sep, Oct, Nov

These three months make the season of autumn.

3 .

Which month is 'Jul' short for?

June

January

Jinny

July

Every year in the United States of America they celebrate a day called 4th July. This day is called Independence Day.

4 .

This date is famous in Great Britain because Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament but which date is written correctly?

Monday, 5th november 1605

monday, 5th November 1605

Monday, 5th November 1605

Monday, 5th november 1605

The word Monday should begin with a capital not just because it starts the sentence but because all days of the week should be capitalized.

5 .

Which of these is the correct way to write September in a shorter way?

Sep

sep

sept

Sept

September is the only month where you write four letters as the shorter version. All the other months are shortened by using only the first three letters.

6 .

Which of these sentences is perfect?

March, April and May are all months in spring.

March, april and May are all months in spring.

March, April and may are all months in spring.

march, April and May are all months in spring.

We have four seasons and each season has three months within it. There is spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August), autumn (September, October, November) and winter (December, January, February).

7 .

What month does Aug stand for?

March

April

August

November

This month was named after the first Roman Emperor: Augustus.

8 .

Which of these sentences is correct?

Christmas day is always on the 25th December.

Christmas day is always on the 25th december.

Christmas day is always on the 25th Becember.

Christmas day is always on the 25th becember.

Don't forget what a capital 'D' looks like. Also, December written in its shorter form is 'Dec'.

9 .

Do you know which month New Year's Day is? Can you select the correct sentence?

New Year's Day happens every March.

New Year's Day happens every April.

New Year's Day happens every May.

New Year's Day happens every January.

New Year's Day happens on 1st January and many see this as the perfect time to start a New Year's Resolution. This means they set targets for what they want to achieve within this new year.

10 .

Which of these is the correct way to write February in a shorter way?