Canadian Capitals Spelling List
Canada's provincial, territorial and national capitals become spelling words, each broken into syllable boxes with a pronunciation guide so students can sound out and write names like Yellowknife, Halifax and Whitehorse.

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- 2
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- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- History, Social Studies
- Topic
- Canadian Capitals, Canadian Geography
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- Worksheets
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Introducing a fun spelling list for students to learn about the capital cities of Canada's provinces and territories. This 2-page PDF worksheet includes 14 spelling words total - the 10 province capitals, 3 territory capitals, and the national capital of Ottawa. From Victoria to St. John's, Whitehorse to Fredericton, students will expand their knowledge of Canadian geography while practicing spelling skills. With a clean layout and clear word list format, it can easily be implemented for independent practice, small group instruction, or a whole class Canadian capitals lesson. As a supplemental spelling and social studies resource, it provides an engaging way for upper elementary students to become more familiar with the capital cities across Canada's provinces and territories.
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Learning objectives
Spell the names of Canada's provincial, territorial and national capitals
Divide multisyllable place names into syllables
Skills covered
Syllabication — splitting each capital's name into syllables and filling the matching letter boxes
Spelling proper nouns — writing capital-city names such as St. John's and Quebec City letter by letter
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Canadian capitals
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