Capital letters give a reader two signals: a sentence is starting, and a word is the name of one exact person, place, day or month. Second graders usually remember the first word of a sentence but miss names in the middle, or capitalize an ordinary noun because it feels important. This worksheet gives eight sets of three sentences, and the child circles the one where every capital letter is right.
The wrong sentences leave a name or the first word in small letters, and they use different names and places so the choice is not just a matter of spotting one tiny change. Ask your child to check three things in each sentence: the first word, every name, and any day or month. A word that is only a kind of thing, such as city or school, stays small.
What your child will learn
Capitalize the first word of a sentence
Capitalize names of people, places, days and months
Check a whole sentence for capital letters
Common Core standard: L.2.2.A
Worked example
'Mia visited Boston in July.' is right: the first word, the name Mia, the city Boston and the month July all begin with capital letters.
Common mistake
Capitalizing the first word but leaving a city or month in small letters.
Helpful hint
Check the first word, every name, and every day or month.
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