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Capital letters and full stops
Remember

A sentence must start with a capital letter

and end with a full stop.

The little man ran away.

Try it

1 Does the sentence have a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end? Put a tick or cross in each box.

it is hot today.

The ducks began to quack

A van went up the hill.

My coat is blue.

there are seven days in a week

We like to paint.

2 Write each sentence so it starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.

a dog can bark

we need food to eat

you can play here

the man was rich

it is cold today

my mum made a cake

A dog can bark.

We need food to eat.

You can play here.

The man was rich.

It is cold totay.

My mum madt a cake.

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Remember

When you write a sentence, put a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end.

More practice

1 Look at the picture and write the start of each sentence. Remember to start with a capital letter.

A chicken is pecking corn.

A dog is by the gate.

is pecking corn.

is by the gate.

The cows are eating grass.

A man has a bucket.

are eating grass.

has a bucket.

2 Write the end of each sentence. Remember to end with a full stop.

Starfish live in

A bird is singing in

The sun is

You can go sailing in

Starfish live in a see.

A bird is singing in The tree.

The sun is a star.

You can go sailing in a boat.

Sentence practice
Write a sentence about a bike. Remember the capital letter and full stop.

Starfish live in a see.

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