1. The Capital LetterThe Capital Letter
The capital letter is also called a big letter
When do you use a capital letter?
Use a capital letter for the first letter in a sentence:
The dog is big
Come here!

2. The Capital LetterThe Capital Letter
Proper Nouns
Proper Nouns are
names for
particular people,
place or things.
They always begin
with a capital
letter.

3. The Capital LetterThe Capital Letter
The names of countries and their people
are also proper nouns.

4. The Capital LetterThe Capital Letter
Proper Nouns

5. The Capital LetterThe Capital Letter
The names of towns, cities, buildings and
landmarks are proper nouns.

6. The Capital LetterThe Capital Letter
The days of the week and months of the
year are proper nouns.
Days
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
MonthsJanuaryFrebruaryMarch
April
May
June
July
AugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberJanuary is the first month of the year.
Sunday is the first day of the week.