My Name Is ...: Capital Letters

by Vocafy Imethibitishwa

Kiingereza (Marekani) A1 12 maswali 1 play Sarufi

Explore capital letters in names, days, places, and short messages.

1. 1. Jaza pengo.

   My name is ___.

   • Ben
   • ben

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   My name is Ben.

   A person's name starts with a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence.

2. 2. Jaza pengo.

   ___ is my bag.

   • this
   • This

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   This is my bag.

   The first word of a sentence starts with a capital letter. The other words do not all need capitals.

3. 3. Jaza pengo.

   See you on ___.

   • Monday
   • monday

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   See you on Monday.

   In English, the names of days always start with a capital letter.

4. 4. Jaza pengo.

   I live in ___.

   • rome
   • Rome

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   I live in Rome.

   Rome is the name of a city. City names start with capital letters.

5. 5. Jaza pengo.

   This is Mr. ___.

   • Green
   • green

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   This is Mr. Green.

   Here, Green is a last name, not a color. Last names start with capital letters.

6. 6. Chagua jibu sahihi.

   A message about a country:

   • I am from japan.
   • I am from Japan.

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   • I am from Japan.

   Country names start with capital letters. The word 'from' stays small.

7. 7. Chagua jibu sahihi.

   A message about your friend Anna Lee:

   • My friend is Anna lee.
   • My friend is anna Lee.
   • My friend is Anna Lee.

   Look at both parts of the name.

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   • My friend is Anna Lee.

   In Anna Lee, both the first name and the last name need a capital letter.

8. 8. Jaza pengo.

   My sister lives in ___.

   • New york
   • New York
   • new York

   This city name has two words.

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   My sister lives in New York.

   New York is one city name with two words. Both words start with capital letters.

9. 9. Chagua jibu sahihi.

   A note about a street:

   • I live on Park Street.
   • I live on park Street.
   • I live on Park street.

   The street's name has two parts.

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   • I live on Park Street.

   Street has a capital letter when it is part of a name, like Park Street. In 'my street,' it stays small.

10. 10. Chagua jibu sahihi.

    A note about class days:

    • Our class is on Tuesday and friday.
    • Our class is on tuesday and Friday.
    • Our class is on Tuesday and Friday.

    Both day names need the same kind of first letter.

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    • Our class is on Tuesday and Friday.

    Both day names keep their capital letters. The word 'and' stays small between them.

11. 11. Jaza pengo.

    Stop! ___ is my seat.

    • that
    • That

    The exclamation mark ends the first sentence.

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    Stop! That is my seat.

    A new sentence can start after an exclamation mark. Its first word needs a capital letter.

12. 12. Chagua jibu sahihi.

    A short message about a friend:

    • This is Eva. she lives in Boston.
    • This is Eva. She lives in boston.
    • This is Eva. She lives in Boston.

    Check both sentence starts and both names.

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    • This is Eva. She lives in Boston.

    She starts a new sentence after the period. Eva and Boston keep their capitals because they are names.