By ÷ Priyantha Sarojani
Capital letters in the English
alphabet
Use of capital letters
Every sentence begins with a capital letter.
Eg÷ He lives in France.
Every sentence ends with a full stop.
Eg ÷ She is a girl.
The words I and God begin with a capital letter.
Eg ÷ I am a boy.
• The names of
people,cities,countries,streets,buildings,rivers,w
aterfalls, books,schools,mountans always begin
with a capital letter.
Eg ÷
 Peter Niagara
 Colombo King’s Road
 Australia Macbeth
 Main Street Wesley College
 Taj Mahal Himalaya
Wesley College
Taj Mahal
• Peoples tiles
Eg÷
 Mr,Mrs,Miss,Reverend,Dr
• The names of the days of the week and the months of the year
always begin with a capital letter.
Eg ÷
 Sunday, Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,
Saturday
 January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,Septem
ber,October,November,December
• Shorten forms are always written in capitals.
Eg ÷
C.I.A
M.A
B.A
N.G.O
Thank You
By ÷ Priyantha Sarojani

Capital Letters

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    Capital letters inthe English alphabet
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    Use of capitalletters Every sentence begins with a capital letter. Eg÷ He lives in France. Every sentence ends with a full stop. Eg ÷ She is a girl. The words I and God begin with a capital letter. Eg ÷ I am a boy.
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    • The namesof people,cities,countries,streets,buildings,rivers,w aterfalls, books,schools,mountans always begin with a capital letter. Eg ÷  Peter Niagara  Colombo King’s Road  Australia Macbeth  Main Street Wesley College  Taj Mahal Himalaya
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    • Peoples tiles Eg÷ Mr,Mrs,Miss,Reverend,Dr • The names of the days of the week and the months of the year always begin with a capital letter. Eg ÷  Sunday, Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday, Saturday  January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,Septem ber,October,November,December
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    • Shorten formsare always written in capitals. Eg ÷ C.I.A M.A B.A N.G.O
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    Thank You By ÷Priyantha Sarojani