Capital Letters English Basis

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Capital letters

Niet helemaal hetzelfde als in Nederlands.

When do you use
capital letters in English?

Capital letters in English

Start of a sentence    

• This is a book.
• She is called Sally.
• My brother is eighteen.

Capital letters in English

Days, months and public holidays (feestdagen).  

• Today is Friday.This year, Easter is in April.

Capital letters in English

Names of people, places, countries and nationalities.

• Her name is Sally.
• She lives in Paris.
• Sally comes from France, she is French.
• Sally's mother is Mrs Dubois.
• My cat is called Sam

Capital letters in English

               I = ik           is always a capital letter.

• I am a teacher.
• When I saw him, I was very happy.
• Next week, I'm going on holiday

Also...

Rivers (Thames, Rhine)

Oceans (Atlantic, Pacific)

Seas (North Sea)

Lakes (Lake Tahoe)

Names of holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving)

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Geographic places (the Sahara, the Himalayas)

Book and film titles (The Fault in our Stars, Lord of the Rings)

Buildings (Big Ben, Sydney Opera House)

Parks (Central Park)

Now it's your turn.

Schrijf de zinnen opnieuw met hoofdletters waar nodig.

my name is rick and i am a nurse.

on monday, mrs parker marked the tests.

this year easter is on april 18th.

Which one is correct?

1. The Atlantic Ocean
2. The atlantic ocean
3. The Atlantic ocean
4. The atlantic Ocean

 Rivieren, oceanen, zeeën en meren

my favourite time of the year is christmas.

anne comes from dublin, she is irish.

Ik kan hoofdletters gebruiken in het Engels.

1. ja
2. nee

Dictation

Pen / Paper / Listen and Write

Peter went to Australia.

He visited Sydney on Christmas Day.

He will go to Paris on Monday.

Next week, I am going to meet Peter in France.

Dictation

Peter went to Australia.
He visited Sydney on Christmas Day.
He will go to Paris on Monday.
Next week, I am going to meet Peter in France.

Peter went to Australia.

He visited Sydney on Christmas Day.

He will go to Paris on Monday.

Next week, I am going to meet Peter in France.

What did you learn about capital letters yesterday?

Which two are correct?

1. hyde park
2. The Alps
3. Harry Potter and the half-blood prince
4. The Big Ben

The _______ word in an English sentence begins with a capital letter.

1. first
2. most important
3. last

Which is always capitalized?

1. the word "Earth"
2. the word "President"
3. the word "I"

Which are NOT normally capitalized?

1. days of the week
2. months of the year
3. names of the seasons

What do we call words that are only capitalized when used before a name, such as Professor Chomsky and Queen Victoria?

1. First names
2. Titles
3. Honors

Which word is wrongly capitalized?
"The Police searched a blue Honda near St Paul's Cathedral."

1. Police
2. Honda
3. Cathedral

Which are NOT normally capitalized?

1. band names
2. musical instruments
3. song titles