The
capital letter
is also called a
big letter
or
upper-
case
letter, or sometimes just a
capital
.
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N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
When do you use a capital letter?
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Use a capital letter for the first letter in a
sentence:
T
he dog is barking.
C
ome here!
4
Always use a capital letter for the word :
am eight years old.
Tom and
are good friends.
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Use a capital letter for the names of people:
A
lice,
T
om,
J
ames,
K
im,
S
now
W
hite
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Use a capital letter for the names of places:
N
ational
M
useum,
B
ronx
Z
oo,
L
ondon,
S
acramento
4
Use a capital letter for festivals, holidays,
days of the week, months of the year:
N
ew
Y
ear’s
D
ay,
C
hristmas,
L
abor
D
ay,
M
other’s
D
ay,
S
unday,
M
onday,
F
riday,
J
anuary,
M
ay,
J
uly,
O
ctober
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