📝 Detailed Explanation of Correct Capitalisation Errors
When writing, using correct capitalisation is very important to make your sentences clear and to follow the rules of English grammar. In Year 6, you learn how to spot and fix capitalisation errors. This means you will look for places where capital letters should be used but are missing or where capital letters are used when they shouldn’t be.
📚 Rules of Capitalisation You Must Know
- Capital letters at the beginning of a sentence
Every sentence starts with a capital letter. For example:
– Correct: The cat is sleeping.
– Incorrect: the cat is sleeping. - Capital letters for proper nouns
Proper nouns are the names of people, places, or things that are special or unique. They always start with a capital letter. For example:
– Correct: London, Sarah, Mr. Brown
– Incorrect: london, sarah, mr. brown - Capital letters for days of the week and months of the year
The days always start with a capital letter: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.
Months are also always capitalised: January, February, March, and so on. For example:
– Correct: I will go on holiday in July.
– Incorrect: I will go on holiday in july. - Capital letters for key titles and names
Titles like Mr, Mrs, Dr, and job titles or places in titles start with a capital letter. For example:
– Correct: Mrs Smith, Doctor Jones, Prime Minister
– Incorrect: mrs smith, doctor jones, prime minister
🔍 Examples of Capitalisation Errors and How to Fix Them
Here are some sentences with common capitalisation errors. See if you can spot the mistakes and fix them!
- Incorrect: my friend sarah lives in london.
Correct: My friend Sarah lives in London. - Incorrect: on friday, we went to the park.
Correct: On Friday, we went to the park. - Incorrect: dr parker is very kind.
Correct: Dr Parker is very kind. - Incorrect: next month is december.
Correct: Next month is December.
💡 Tips to Avoid Capitalisation Errors
- Always remember the start of a sentence needs a capital letter.
- Think about whether the word is a special name or a common noun. Special names must be capitalised.
- Practice writing proper nouns with capital letters to remember them easily.
- Read your work aloud and check if the first word of each sentence and names have capital letters.
By paying close attention to these rules, you can easily find and fix capitalisation errors in your writing. This will make your work clearer and more professional! Keep practising and soon it will become second nature.
📝 10 Examination-style 1-Mark Questions on Correct Capitalisation Errors
- Which word should always begin with a capital letter in a sentence?
Answer: _______ - What is the correct capital letter at the start of a proper noun like “london”?
Answer: _______ - Should the name of a country, such as “england,” be capitalised? Yes or No?
Answer: _______ - Which word is capitalised: “monday” or “Monday”?
Answer: _______ - Should the pronoun “i” be written in capital or lowercase?
Answer: _______ - What is the first letter capitalised in the month “july”?
Answer: _______ - When writing a title, should the first word be capitalised? Yes or No?
Answer: _______ - Should the name of a day, like “tuesday,” begin with a capital letter?
Answer: _______ - Which word has the correct capitalisation: “river” or “River” (when it is part of a specific river’s name)?
Answer: _______ - Is the word “school” capitalised when it is the name of a specific school? Yes or No?
Answer: _______
📝 10 Examination-style 2-Mark Questions on Correct Capitalisation Errors for Year 6
- Identify the capitalisation error in this sentence: “my brother visited london last summer.” Explain why the error is incorrect and how to fix it.
- In the sentence “sarah and i went to the park on saturday,” what words need capital letters? Give a one-sentence explanation.
- Correct the capitalisation error in this sentence: “the queen lives in buckingham palace.” Explain your answer briefly.
- Which word in the sentence “he met his teacher, mr. smith, after school” should start with a capital letter? Explain why.
- Explain why the sentence “we are learning about the roman empire” contains a capitalisation mistake and how to correct it.
- In the sentence “on christmas day, our family eats dinner together,” identify the capitalisation error and explain your correction.
- Which words in this sentence need capital letters: “the statue of liberty is in new york city”? Explain your answer.
- Correct this sentence: “next week, we have a test on english grammar.” Explain why capital letters are needed.
- Explain the capitalisation error in “my favourite book is harry potter and the philosopher’s stone” and how to fix it.
- Identify the capitalisation mistakes in this sentence: “last tuesday, we visited the british museum in london.” Give a brief explanation of how to correct them.
📝 10 Examination-style 4-Mark Questions on Correct Capitalisation Errors for Year 6
- Look at this sentence: “last summer, we travelled to france and visited the eiffel tower.” Identify all the capitalisation errors and explain why each is incorrect. Then, rewrite the sentence with the proper capital letters.
- Read this sentence: “my favourite books are harry potter and the hobbit by j.k. rowling and j.r.r. tolkien.” Find the capitalisation mistakes and explain the rules for capitalising book titles and author names. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
- Here is a sentence: “on monday, our school choir will perform at st. paul’s cathedral in london.” Spot the capitalisation errors, explain what should be capitalised and why, then write the sentence with the right capital letters.
- The sentence is: “mr smith said we should practise our spelling every tuesday and thursday.” Identify and explain the capital letters that should be used. Rewrite this sentence showing your corrections.
- Look at the sentence: “i love watching football, especially when manchester united play against liverpool.” Explain the proper use of capital letters for teams and places. Correct the sentence in your answer.
- “the queen lives in buckingham palace in london.” Find and explain all the capitalisation mistakes, and rewrite the sentence with the correct capital letters.
- This sentence says: “my birthday is in april and i want to visit the lake district.” Explain the capitalisation rules for months and places. Correct the sentence with your explanation.
- “next week we have a trip to the science museum in south kensington.” Identify which words should be capitalised and why. Write the corrected sentence and explain your reasoning.
- “dr jones and ms clark visited the british museum on wednesday.” Look for capitalisation errors linked to titles and days of the week. Explain the rules and rewrite the sentence correctly.
- Read this sentence: “on christmas day, our family goes to church in the morning.” Identify errors in capitalisation and explain why they are mistakes. Correct the sentence following the rules you’ve described.
📝 10 Examination-Style 6-Mark Questions on Correct Capitalisation Errors
- Identify and correct the capitalisation errors in the following sentence: “last summer, my family and i visited london and went to the british museum.” Explain why each correction is necessary using at least two examples of capitalisation rules from the Year 6 curriculum.
- The sentence, “On monday, we will learn about shakespeare and the river thames in our english lesson,” contains capitalisation mistakes. Rewrite the sentence with correct capitals and explain the rules that apply to proper nouns and days of the week.
- Find the capitalisation errors in this passage: “mrs. smith lives on elm street, near the big apple orchard. she loves reading books written by charles dickens.” Correct the errors and justify why proper nouns, titles, and street names should be capitalised.
- Correct the capitalisation errors in the sentence: “welcome to the united kingdom, where the queen lives in buckingham palace.” Support your corrections by explaining the importance of capitalising geographical names and official titles.
- In the following paragraph, there are several incorrect capitalisations: “During my trip to scotland, i met people from glasgow and edinburgh. We also visited the edinburgh castle.” Identify and explain why the names of places and the start of sentences need proper capitalisation.
- The sentence “my favourite holiday is christmas because we visit family and eat turkey.” has errors in capitalisation. Rewrite it correctly and explain why festivals and holidays need capital letters, including other examples.
- Examine the sentence: “The teacher said, ‘next week we will study world war two and the victorian era.'” Identify the capitalisation mistakes, correct them, and explain the rule about historical events and eras.
- Find and correct the errors: “my friend sarah lives in liverpool and loves to visit the liverpool football club ground.” After correcting, explain why the names of people, places, and organisations should be capitalised.
- The sentence “can you meet me at westminster abbey at noon on tuesday?” contains capitalisation errors. Correct the sentence and explain why places of worship and days of the week always start with capital letters.
- Rewrite the sentence “harry potter was created by j.k. rowling, a famous british author.” with the right capitalisation and explain the rules for capitalising names of book characters, authors, and nationalities.
