Capital Letters and Full Stops

Two tidy rules

When we read and write sentences, two little rules keep them tidy. A sentence starts big and ends with a dot.

Rule 1: Start with a capital 🔠

Every sentence starts with a CAPITAL letter. Capital letters are the big letters.

Small	Capital
a	A
b	B
s	S
t	T

Look: the becomes The. we becomes We. The first letter grows big!

Rule 2: End with a full stop ⏹️

A sentence ends with a full stop. It is a tiny dot like this: .

The full stop tells the reader: stop here, the sentence is done.

The cat naps. 🐱

We can run. 🏃

Say each sentence, then stop when you see the dot.

The special word "I"

The word I is always a capital, even in the middle of a sentence.

Mum and I play. 👩

Names start big too

Names of people start with a capital letter.

• Sam 👦
• Mia 👧
• Dad 👨

Spot the sentence

Which one is right? the sun is hot or The sun is hot.

The second one is right! It starts with a capital T and ends with a full stop. ☀️

Play and practise

Play the matching game to pair each capital letter with its small letter. Then flip the flashcards: read the messy line, then see it fixed with a capital and a full stop.

Keep going

Try these next:

• Tiny words first: First Sight Words
• Build whole sentences: Reading Your First Sentences
• Fun picture words: Animal Words

Now your sentences look tidy. Well done! ⭐