Capital and Small Letters

Two shapes for one letter

Every letter has two shapes. One is big. One is small.

• The big one is called a capital letter: A
• The small one is called a small letter: a

They are the same letter! A and a are both "A".

Look at the pairs

Say the big letter. Then say the small letter. They go together.

Capital	Small
A	a
B	b
C	c
D	d
E	e
F	f
G	g
H	h

See how some look alike? C and c are just big and small. Some look different, like A and a.

When do we use capital letters?

We use capital letters for special spots:

• At the start of a sentence: The cat is here.
• At the start of a name: Sam, Mia, Leo.
• For the word I.

The rest of the time, we use small letters.

A name example

Look at this name:

S a m

The first letter S is big. It is a capital. The next letters a and m are small. That is how we write a name!

Now play!

Try Match capital and small letters above. Put A with a, B with b, and more.

Then flip the Big letter, small letter cards to see each pair with a fun word.

Keep going with these pages:

• The Alphabet: Letters A to Z
• Letter Sounds A to M

You did it! Big and small letters are easy now. 🌟