Grade 1 · English Language Arts · Unit 7 of 11
Sentences
Capitals, periods and more
What your child practises
Starting sentences and names with a capital letter, ending with a period or question mark, telling whole sentences from parts, counting words and finding naming words.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Begin sentences with a capital letter, and end them with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark. · sentences, capital letters and end marks
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which one is a whole sentence?
- My new hat.
- I like my hat.
- On my head.
Show answer
I like my hat.
Hint: A whole sentence tells who or what, and what they do.
Question 2
Which sentence is written the right way?
- My hat is red
- My hat is red.
- my hat is red.
Show answer
My hat is red.
Hint: A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.
Question 3
Which word needs a capital letter?
- house
- cat
- priya
Show answer
priya
Hint: People's names always start with a capital letter.
Question 4
How many words are in this sentence?
Leo and I like to swim.
- 5
- 6
- 7
Show answer
6
Hint: Touch each word as you read it, and count as you go.
Question 5
Which mark goes at the end?
The bus is big
- ,
- .
- ?
Show answer
.
Hint: This sentence tells something, so it ends with a period.
Question 6
Which word is a naming word?
- teacher
- happy
- clap
Show answer
teacher
Hint: A naming word names a person, animal, place or thing.