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Kindergarten Start With a Capital Worksheet

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Start With a Capital

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Worksheet 1

  1. In “Birds build nests.”, how does the sentence start?

    Letter boxes show a sentence-start word with its first letter box empty.A row of 5 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.irds

  2. Fix the first word in “birds build nests.”

    Letter boxes show a sentence-start word with its first letter box empty.A row of 5 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.irds

  3. Which word needs a capital in “birds build nests.”?

    Letter boxes show a sentence-start word with its first letter box empty.A row of 5 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.irds

  4. How should “when” look at the start?

    Letter boxes show a sentence-start word with its first letter box empty.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.hen

  5. What edit fixes “when rain stops, we play.”?

    Letter boxes show a sentence-start word with its first letter box empty.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.hen
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About this worksheet

A capital letter at the beginning tells a reader that a new sentence has started. Kindergartners often know capital letters in isolation but forget to use one when they are busy deciding what to say, sounding out words, and controlling a pencil. Some children capitalize a word in the middle because it looks important, while others write every letter as a capital. This worksheet isolates one convention: only the first word of each sample sentence needs attention. Children compare two versions, identify the word that must change, and choose the precise edit. Support pages use three-word sentences with familiar vocabulary. Standard and challenge pages keep the same rule while adding longer openings. Watch whether your child checks the beginning before scanning the rest. A useful routine is to point to the first letter, ask whether it is tall, and make the correction before checking spaces or punctuation. That repeated sequence builds an independent editing habit.

What your child will learn

  • Recognise the first word
  • Use an uppercase beginning
  • Fix a lowercase first letter
  • Check a sentence opening

Worked example

The draft says ‘my cat naps.’ Change the first m to M: ‘My cat naps.’

Common mistake

Adding a capital in the middle while leaving the first letter lowercase.

Helpful hint

Point to the very first letter. A sentence begins with its capital form.

Write ABC Forms CorrectlyLeave Spaces Between Words

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with start with a capital?
Adding a capital in the middle while leaving the first letter lowercase.
How can I help my child with start with a capital?
Point to the very first letter. A sentence begins with its capital form.
Are these kindergarten writing worksheets free to print?
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