Capitalize the First Word in a Sentence

Practice capitalizing the first letter in each sentence with these capitalization worksheets. Students will learn that all sentences must begin with a capital letter.

What is Included:

This packet contains two capitalization worksheets.

How to Use:

Students will read each sentence and then capitalize the first letter of the sentence if it is not already capitalized. Students will correct each incorrect sentence. Each worksheet contains five different simple sentences.

The simple sentences make this activity easy for young learners to learn the basics of sentence structure. By using easy to read words that students should already know, they can focus on just identifying and correcting sentences that need a capital letter at the beginning.

When to Use:

• Morning Work: These worksheets are great morning work practice for students to do as classmates arrive to class.

• Extra Practice: These worksheets are great for extra practice for students who need more help.

• Independent Practice: Students can work quietly at their desks or tables to complete these worksheets independently.

• Small Group Activity: Students can work together to fix each sentence. Teachers can also use these in a small group activity with students who need more guided support.

These worksheets are a no prep option for teachers. They simply need to print out the worksheets and give them to the students to complete. The pages can be laminated or placed inside a page protector to make a reuseable activity for a center or small group. These capitalization worksheets are easy to assign and contain simple instructions that students can follow independently, making them ideal for leaving in a sub plan or to keep on hand for a quick practice or review activity.

Skills Assessed:

These worksheets help students understand that every sentence needs to begin with a capital letter. Students will identify which sentences do not have capital letters and correct them.