{"id":7959,"date":"2016-06-10T11:12:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T11:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/?p=7959"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:02:02","slug":"to-capitalise-or-not-now-that-is-the-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/to-capitalise-or-not-now-that-is-the-question\/","title":{"rendered":"To Capitalise or not, now that is the question?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is your next grammar activity to share with your class or to put up on your wall at home and this time it comes with a free downloadable worksheet.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

See it attached at the bottom….. but don’t hand it out until your students or children have had a go at this 10 minute punctuation activity below. This activity can be done verbally too. Start a lesson with it to get children’s brains working.<\/span><\/p>\n

Say to students or your kids:<\/span><\/p>\n

“You start sentences and important names with capital letters, but you also need to use them for terms associated with.”<\/em><\/span><\/center>
\nArmed Forces<\/span><\/strong>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span>Italian Navy.<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

The Calendar<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0St Patrick’s Day.<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Religions<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine<\/span><\/strong> Buddha<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Diplomats<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Korean embassy<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

The word – ‘I’<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>I can read<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Animal Breeds<\/strong><\/span> but only where a place name is included.<\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Shetland Pony<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Plants<\/strong><\/span> but only the scientific names.<\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Ficus Pulmilia<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Geographical<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Southern Hemisphere<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Astronomy<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Halley’s Comet<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Exclamations<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Uh-oh!<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ……………………….<\/span><\/p>\n

Historical Names<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Jurassic Period<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Government<\/strong><\/span> but only for abbreviated terms.<\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>MP<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Local Government<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Lord Mayor<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Ruling Parties<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Democrats<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Royalty<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Princess Anne<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Titles<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine \u00a0<\/span>Miss<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Community Groups<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine <\/span><\/strong>Scouts<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Trade Names & Trade Marks<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHere’s mine <\/span><\/strong>Porsche<\/strong>.<\/span>
\nWhat’s yours?<\/em> ………………………<\/span><\/p>\n

Download the worksheet Capital Letters – When to Use Them<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span>
\n\"capThis comes from The Ten Minute Tutor<\/a><\/strong>. Hand it out to your students or give it to your children to put in their writing folders.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

More punctuation and grammar resources to come soon.<\/span>
\n 
\nWishing you and your child or student every success.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kind regards,<\/span><\/p>\n

Liz Dunoon<\/span><\/strong>
\n 
\nP.S<\/strong> Teaching Punctuation and Grammar does not have to be boring. It also doesn’t have to be complicated. If you have an older child or a student who needs help in this area, you may want to consider The Ten Minute Tutor<\/a><\/strong> to help them get up to speed quickly. Just like this quick activity, ten minutes a day is all that is required. Your child or student can just select the Punctuation and Grammar tutorials of their choice and with no lock in contracts, you can cancel when you want. On The Ten Minute Tutor<\/a><\/strong> I do all the teaching via 10 minute videos and worksheets are provided electronically or as a download.<\/span><\/p>\n

P.P.S.<\/strong> You also have a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee to check it out with no risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

P.P.P.S.<\/strong> Thank you to all those ‘Grammar Experts’ and switched on, great teachers who noticed my typo in the last FREE Grammar resource I sent out. Your were all spot on. Bird’s chirp. X<\/span><\/strong> Is not a complete sentence as the apostrophe indicates we are describing a bird’s chirping. The complete sentence would be Birds chirp.? I appreciate your feedback. Keep it coming!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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