Punctuation and Capitalization Essential Activities for Grade 1
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Capital Letters at the Beginning of Sentences
Here are some things kids needs to know to figure out when to use the capital letters and when to use the small ones. Okay, so the very first thing a child needs to know is that the first letter of every proper noun is always capital. Now what is a proper noun, one may ask. A proper noun is the name of a place, girl, boy, food etc. In short, anything which has a specific name is a proper noun. So، make sure that whenever you write a proper noun write it in capital letter. For example, New York, December, Lily etc.Other than this, whenever you complete a sentence and put a full stop in the end, the first letter of the first word in the sentence is always capital. These are a few things kids need to know about when to use capital letters in English. For more information stay connected.
English punctuation for kids is a very important grammar lesson. It forms the basics of sentence structure and its understanding. It is very important to learn English for the kid and for the kid to have a clear understanding of using the right punctuation marks in their sentences.
Beginning with the very basics, let's learn about the ending punctuations for kids in this lesson. Ending punctuations are the punctuations that are used at the end of the sentences. It helps to understand the meaning of the sentence, where the sentence is ending and what is the sentence trying to say.
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Capitalization: To Capitalize or Not? Printable
Does your child understand capitalization? Put your child to work with this worksheet: To Capitalize or Not to Capitalize, to find out!
Proper capitalization is just one step of gaining grammar competence. Be sure that your child masters this important skill with this fun and vibrant worksheet!
To write words and sentences properly, your kids must follow specific rules. And, it is up to you to make sure that your child learns these rules. One of the very first rules you must teach them is the rules of capitalisation. That is, the first word of every sentence must have their first letter capitalised, and also nouns must be capitalised in sentences. Now, use this worksheet to teach your little ones more about capitalisation. Ask them to check the words that should begin with a capitalized letter.
Does your child know what punctuations are? They are usually found at the end of words, and signify the tone the sentence should be read in. Ask your child to tell you some of the common punctuations they use daily. Now, look at this worksheet with your little one. Ask them to read each sentence aloud. Then, ask them to name the two punctuations in the options below the sentences. Instruct your kids to check the correct punctuation that would come after each sentence.
Punctuations are markers placed at the end of sentences to signify the tone of the sentence, and give proper meaning to the sentence. If your students are still struggling with punctuations and how to properly use them, this simple worksheet should help them clear up some of their confusion. First, ask them to read each of the sentences aloud. Then, help them check the box next to the correct ending punctuation.
The first letter of every sentence should be capitalized. Put your child’s capitalization and reading skills to this test with this cute and colorful missing letter worksheet! Instruct little readers to look at each sentence, paying close attention to the blank which should contain the missing letter. Review the letters below each sentence and take note of which are capitalized, and those that are lowercase. Simply find the uppercase letter that should begin each sentence and check the boxes to complete!
Punctuations are important in sentence construction. If your child still cannot get their punctuations right, they could have some bigger challenges when they move on to writing sentences. Ask your child to read the simple sentences, and then ask them if they know the correct punctuation the sentence needs. Then, help them check the box for the sentence that has the correct punctuation.
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