Capital Letters and Full Stops - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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Y1.1 Capital Letters and Full Stops

Calculators not allowed · about 30 minutes
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.

Milo's Ball

Source written for Revision Library (original, copyright-free). A short original story for Year 1 punctuation practice.

Milo has a big red ball. He plays with his friend Nasreen. They live near Oak Park. On Monday they took the ball to the park. Milo has a dog called Pip. Pip ran after the ball and barked. Nasreen laughed and clapped her hands. It was a fun day in the park.

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Practice question (not marked). This sentence is missing a capital letter. Circle the letter that should be a capital letter.

milo has a big red ball.
(0)
2
Tick the sentence that starts with a capital letter correctly.
  • A) milo plays with his ball.
  • B) Milo plays with his ball.
  • C) MIlo plays with his ball.
  • D) milo Plays with his ball.
3
Tick the word that must always be written with a capital letter, wherever it comes in a sentence.
  • A) it
  • B) I
  • C) is
  • D) in
4
Tick the sentence that is missing a full stop.
  • A) Milo ran to the park.
  • B) Nasreen has a dog
  • C) Pip barked loudly.
  • D) The ball was red.
5
Put the correct punctuation mark in the box at the end of this sentence.

Nasreen ran to the park [ ]
(1)
6
This sentence has two words that need a capital letter. Write it out correctly in the box.

milo took his ball to the park on monday.
(2)
7
Sort the words from the word bank into the correct column of the table.
| milo | ball | nasreen | dog | monday | park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Needs a capital letterDoes not need a capital letter
(2)
8
This sentence is missing three capital letters. Write it out correctly in the box.

tuesday nasreen went to oak park.
(3)
9
Tick the sentence that uses a capital letter correctly for the name of a place.
  • A) They live near oak Park.
  • B) They live near Oak park.
  • C) They live near Oak Park.
  • D) they live near oak park.
10
Write the missing word in each sentence. Remember to use a capital letter.
(a)___ have a red ball. (i)(1)
(b)___ lives near the park. (nasreen)(1)
11
Tick the sentence that has the full stop in the correct place.
  • A) Pip ran after the ball.
  • B) Pip ran after the ball
  • C) Pip. ran after the ball
  • D) Pip ran. after the ball
12
Look at each sentence. Tick 'Correct' if the capital letters and full stop are right, or 'Incorrect' if something is wrong.
(a)Pip barked loudly.(1)
  • A) Correct
  • B) Incorrect
(b)the ball was round(1)
  • A) Correct
  • B) Incorrect
13
This sentence has one capital letter that should not be there. Write it out correctly.

Milo threw the Ball to Pip.
(1)
14
Each sentence below is missing a capital letter and a full stop. Write each sentence out correctly.
(a)nasreen laughed(1)
(b)the ball is red(1)
15
This passage from the story is missing two capital letters and a full stop. Write it out correctly.

milo has a dog called pip he ran after the ball
(3)
16
Write a sentence about something you like to play with. Use the word 'I' with a capital letter, and remember a full stop at the end.
(2)
17
Write two sentences about the story. Each sentence must use a capital letter for a person's name and end with a full stop.
(2)
18
Write three sentences about a day out with a friend. Your sentences must include: a person's name with a capital letter, a day of the week with a capital letter, and the word 'I' with a capital letter. Remember a full stop at the end of every sentence.
(3)
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Write two sentences of your own about a day out. One sentence must use a capital letter for the name of a place. The other must use a capital letter for a day of the week. Remember a full stop at the end of each sentence.
(2)
Mark scheme · Y1.1 Capital Letters and Full Stops

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