Punctuation

Punctuation

Capital letters

Capital letters are very important. They are used to begin sentences. They are also used to begin the proper names of people, places, commercial products, films, books, days, months, festivals and television programs. Here are some examples:

• people: Roald Dahl, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Cathy Freeman, John Marsden
• places: Telegraph Road, London, Cape York, South America
• products: Mortein, Smarties, Sanyo, Toyota
• films: The Mummy, Star Wars, Blade Runner
• books: Harry Potter, Tyke Tiler, Going Solo, The Witches

Note: in titles, watch the little words such as the, from and in. These are not capitalised when they are used within a title; they are normally given capital letters only when they begin a title, for example, The Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Using capital letters

Write out following sentences and put in the capital letters where they are needed.

1. roald dahl is the author of the autobiography, boy ..............
2. one of the biggest selling cars in the world is the toyota corolla. ..............
3. easter occurs in april, and christmas comes in december. ..............
4. disneyland is situated in los angeles. ..............
5. william shakespeare wrote romeo and juliet, twelfth night, macbeth and hamlet. ..............
6. mercedes, volvo and rolls royce are luxury cars. ..............
7. a good way to travel in london and new york is by taxi. ..............
8. most children like smarties, kit kats and mars bars. ..............

Using capitals in your everyday life

Fill in this profile card giving the required information about yourself. Be sure to use capital letters when they are needed.

My Personal Profile

Name : ………………………………………………….

Street:   ………………………………………………….

Suburb: …………………………………………………. My photo

City: ………………………………………………….

Country of birth: ………………………………………………….

Your school: ………………………………………………….

Favourite teacher: ………………………………………………….

Favourite television program: ………………………………………………….

Favourite television breakfast cereal: ………………………………………………….

A person you admire: ………………………………………………….

A book you like: ………………………………………………….

Favourite CD: ………………………………………………….

Family car: ………………………………………………….