A fun way to review capitals, initials and acronyms. I have used this resource in my teen English sessions, for students reviewing punctuation - quick to the point. For animated and audio version go itrackred.comc!

1. Capitals
Acronyms & Initials
By Linda Buckmaster

2. Go back in time,
what do you remember about using capitals?

3. Capitals
Acronyms & Initials
• Today we are reviewing capitals
• What can you remember about using
capitals?

4. Capital letters are used for:
1. The first letter of the first word
of a sentence.
2. A proper noun.
3. The first spoken word in direct
speech.
4. The word ‘I’ when used on its
own.
5. Acronyms and initials

6. Sherlock
Holmes
teacher
James Bond
Robin Hood
children

7. When do we use capital letters?
My teacher is very intelligent.
I was tired, so I went to bed.
The Dr Who series was filmed in Wales
for the BBC.
Divali begins on Thursday.

10. Names of Names of Brand names Days, Initials and
people places months, acronyms
special
occasions
Disney
Divali UK
Elvis Memphis
Christmas
James Bond England UNICEF
Zorro London Range
Rover November

11. An acronym is a word formed from the
initials or other parts of several words.
AA -
Automobile
Association
BA – British Airways

12. SITCOM:
Single Income Two Children Oppressive Mortgage
Acronyms

14. PIN - Personal Identification Number

15. Tweets

16. t t
terrific e
a
e
a
c c
energetic h
e
h
e
r r
able
cheerful
hardworking
enthusiastic
remarkable

17. Capitals are used for names of
people, places, dates, brand
names, postcodes and titles:
Mr David Cameron, London,
All sentences begin August, Pepsi, The Bible,
with a capital Dr Who, KT1 4BX
letter.
Think about them
when you write, and
check your work to
make sure they’re all
there.
Assessment
criteria:
Use punctuation
correctly, eg
capital letters ,
question,
Miss Marks
The Examiner exclamation
marks and full
stops. Ws/3.4

18. Can you remember?
Write three things about using capitals.

19. Write down the
meaning of the
TARDIS
The first person to
give a correct answer
will
win a merit!