1. Using capital letters and full stops
Primary Longman Elect
1A Chapter 2
Using capital letters and full stops

2. Do you know when to use capital letters and full stops in your writing?

3. Let’s look at capital letters first.

4. Capital letters
We use capital letters to start sentences.
My name is Paul.
We also use capital letters at the start of names.
My name is Paul.
And we always use capital letters for I.
I am a boy.

5. Example This is Sally. I am eight years old. Capital letters

6. Now we move on to full stops.
We use full stops at the end of sentences.
My name is Paul.

7. Example This is Sally. She is my friend. She is six years old.
Full stops

8. Practice
Take a look at some sentences. What is wrong with them?

9. Practice She is my classmate. she is my classmate S .
Use capital letters to start sentences.
Use full stops at the end of sentences.

10. Practice B This is Ben. This is ben.
Use capital letters at the start of names.

11. Practice I am six years old. i am six years old I .
Use capital letters for I.
Use full stops at the end of sentences.

12. The End