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Capitals for names and I

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A person's name starts with a capital letter. Place names and day names do too.

When I write about myself using the word I, I use a capital I. It stays capital even in the middle of a sentence.

sam → Samlondon → Londonmonday → Mondayi → I
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I write: 'Sam and I went to London.' Sam and London are names. I is the word I use for myself.

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Fix the capitals: 'mia and i play on sunday.'

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Mia and I play on Sunday.

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Write your first name on paper, not into a public website. Find its capital. Practise one place and one day name.

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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage

Give spelling models for names. Do not ask children to share full names or identifying details online.

Read instructions aloud. Word-reading practice must match the child's taught sounds. The phonics pages support, but do not replace, the school's systematic synthetic phonics programme. Shared stories are adult-read unless the child can decode them. Re-read and practise daily.

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