Capital letters and full stops practice

Capital letters and full stops practice worksheet created by a primary school teacher to support learning at home.

Your child can practise working with capital letters and full stops by writing them where needed in this list of sentences.

When are capital letters and full stops introduced at primary school?

Children begin to learn about capital letters and full stops right from Year 1. The focus is on:

• Capital letters: Children are taught to use capital letters at the start of sentences and for proper nouns (like names of people, places and days of the week).
• Full stops: They are also introduced to using full stops to mark the end of a sentence.

In Year 2, the use of capital letters and full stops is reinforced and expected in children’s writing. 

By this stage, children should:

• Consistently use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns.
• Use full stops correctly to indicate the end of a sentence.

How can you help a child use capital letters and full stops correctly?

One effective approach to helping your child use capital letters and full stops correctly is to make writing practise as a regular part of your routine. 

Start by encouraging your child to write short sentences about things they enjoy, like their favourite animals, a fun day out, or even what they had for dinner. As they write, gently remind them that every sentence begins with a capital letter. 

Reading together is another powerful way to reinforce the use of capital letters and full stops. As you read a story with your child, point out the capital letters at the start of sentences and the full stops at the end. By seeing these punctuation marks in the context of a story, your child will start to understand their importance in writing.

For more help with Year 1 English, go to our hub page or try a new activity such as our Year 1 English Challenge Pack.