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Canadian Capitals Spelling List with Syllable Boxes

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.
Grades
Not Grade Specific
Pages
2
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
Social Studies, History, History: Canada
Topic
canadian capitals, canadian geography
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Preparation
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What's inside this resource

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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Teaching tips & learning objectives

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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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Canadian capitals
  • Provinces and territories
  • Syllables
  • Spelling

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