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Year 1 Capital Letters and Full Stops: Worked Examples

See free Year 1 capital letters and full stops worked examples with clear strategies and answers, aligned to the England primary curriculum.

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Four worked examples

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1
Capital

Fix: tom has a bike.

How to think about it: Identify the sentence feature first, apply the rule only where it is needed, then reread the whole sentence aloud to check that the meaning and punctuation are clear.

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Answer: Tom has a bike.

2
Full stop

Add punctuation: The sun is hot

How to think about it: Identify the sentence feature first, apply the rule only where it is needed, then reread the whole sentence aloud to check that the meaning and punctuation are clear.

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Answer: The sun is hot.

3
Both

Fix: my cat is called mimi

How to think about it: Identify the sentence feature first, apply the rule only where it is needed, then reread the whole sentence aloud to check that the meaning and punctuation are clear.

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Answer: My cat is called Mimi.

4
Choose

Which is correct? 'i like cake.' / 'I like cake.'

How to think about it: Identify the sentence feature first, apply the rule only where it is needed, then reread the whole sentence aloud to check that the meaning and punctuation are clear.

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Answer: I like cake.

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