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Sentences and capital letters

Lower Primary 6 questions
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What sentences and capital letters means

You learn how to make a sentence begin with a capital letter and end with the right stop. This helps your writing look clear and correct in class work and tests.

What you will practise

  • Choose sentences that start with a capital letter.
  • Put a full stop at the end of a statement.
  • Use a question mark after asking something.
  • Spot words that need capitals, such as names of places.
  • Correct short sentence errors in simple examples.

Before you start

You should know some simple words and be able to read short sentences. It also helps to know the difference between a statement and a question.

Not confident yet? Work through Nouns, verbs and adjectives first.

Worked example

One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.

Question

Which sentence is written correctly?

  • the boy ran.
  • The boy ran.
  • The boy ran
  • the boy ran
Answer: The boy ran.

Working: Sentences start with a capital and end with a full stop.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Starting a sentence with a small letter. Always check the first word carefully.
  • Leaving off the full stop at the end. Every statement needs one.
  • Using a full stop after a question. Questions need a question mark.
  • Forgetting capitals in names of places. Proper names should begin with a capital letter.

Curriculum and exam alignment

Ghana GES Basic 1 to 3 syllabusSchool-based assessment

This topic normally appears in the Lower Primary English work on sentence writing and basic punctuation. It supports school-based continuous assessment and end-of-term tests by checking whether you can write short, correct sentences.

Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.

Related skills

Other Lower Primary Word Classes skills in English, at the same point in the course.

Other English topics

Early Reading and WritingSHS English and LiteratureAcademic and Professional WritingGrammarVocabularyReading Comprehension

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Exams that assess sentences and capital letters

Lower Primary work on this skill feeds directly into these exam papers. Each page lists the English topics that appear on it.

GESGES practice questionsFree GES practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.BECEBECE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the BECE practice page.WASSCEWASSCE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the WASSCE practice page.

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