Capital Letters and Full Stops Worksheet with Answers

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Y1.1 Capital Letters and Full Stops

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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.

1

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 letter	Does 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)

19

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

Question 1

- Practice question - not marked. Teacher may read the sentence aloud and check pupils understand what to do.
Answer: m (the first letter) should be a capital M: Milo has a big red ball.

Question 2

B1 B ticked only (cao)
Answer: B

Question 3

B1 B ticked only (cao). The word I is always written with a capital letter.
Answer: B

Question 4

B1 B ticked only (cao). Sentence B has no full stop at the end.
Answer: B

Question 5

B1 full stop . given (cao, no other mark accepted)
Answer: .

Question 6

B1 Milo capitalised correctly
B1 Monday capitalised correctly
Answer: Milo took his ball to the park on Monday.

Question 7

B1 Milo, Nasreen and Monday all listed correctly under 'Needs a capital letter' (all three needed for the mark)
B1 ball, dog and park all listed correctly under 'Does not need a capital letter' (all three needed for the mark)
Answer: Needs a capital letter: Milo, Nasreen, Monday. Does not need a capital letter: ball, dog, park.

Question 8

B1 Tuesday capitalised correctly (day of the week, and starts the sentence)
B1 Nasreen capitalised correctly (person's name)
B1 Oak Park capitalised correctly, both words (name of a place)
Answer: Tuesday Nasreen went to Oak Park.

Question 9

B1 C ticked only (cao). Both words in the place name Oak Park need a capital letter.
Answer: C

Question 10

(a) B1 I written with a capital letter (cao)
(a) Answer: I
(b) B1 Nasreen written with a capital letter (cao)
(b) Answer: Nasreen

Question 11

B1 A ticked only (cao). The full stop comes at the very end of the sentence.
Answer: A

Question 12

(a) B1 Correct ticked (cao). The sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
(a) Answer: Correct
(b) B1 Incorrect ticked (cao). The sentence is missing a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end.
(b) Answer: Incorrect

Question 13

B1 ball written with a lower-case b and the rest of the sentence copied correctly (cao)
Answer: Milo threw the ball to Pip.

Question 14

(a) B1 capital N for Nasreen and full stop at the end, both needed (cao)
(a) Answer: Nasreen laughed.
(b) B1 capital T for The and full stop at the end, both needed (cao)
(b) Answer: The ball is red.

Question 15

B1 capital letters for both names, Milo and Pip (cao, both needed)
B1 full stop placed correctly after 'Pip', before the new sentence begins (cao)
B1 capital letter H to start the new sentence, He (cao)
Answer: Milo has a dog called Pip. He ran after the ball.

Question 16

B1 sentence uses 'I' with a capital letter correctly (oe)
B1 sentence ends with a full stop (cao)
Answer: I like to play with my football.

Question 17

B1 first sentence uses a capital letter for a name from the story and ends with a full stop (oe)
B1 second sentence uses a capital letter for a name from the story and ends with a full stop (oe)
Answer: Milo has a red ball. Nasreen laughed and clapped.

Question 18

B1 sentence including a person's name capitalised correctly, ending with a full stop (oe)
B1 sentence including a day of the week capitalised correctly, ending with a full stop (oe)
B1 sentence including the word I capitalised correctly, ending with a full stop (oe)
Answer: Milo came to my house. We went to the park on Saturday. I had a great day.

Question 19

B1 sentence including the name of a place capitalised correctly, ending with a full stop (oe)
B1 sentence including a day of the week capitalised correctly, ending with a full stop (oe)
Answer: We went to Oak Park to play. It was sunny on Sunday.

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