

This Grade 1 English worksheet introduces students to the important grammar rule of using capital letters for proper names. Children learn that the names of people, places, days, and special locations must always begin with a capital letter. Through engaging exercises and simple examples, learners develop the habit of writing names correctly in sentences.
For young writers, understanding proper nouns is an essential grammar skill. When students recognize that words like Rohan, Delhi, Friday, or Jaipur must start with capital letters, they begin to write sentences that follow correct English conventions. This worksheet provides structured practice that strengthens both reading awareness and writing accuracy.
Proper names are special words that identify specific people, places, and days. For Grade 1 learners, understanding proper names helps build strong grammar habits because:
1. Names of people always begin with capital letters.
2. Names of cities, places, and locations must be capitalized.
3. Days of the week are written with capital letters.
4. Proper capitalization makes sentences clearer and grammatically correct.
This worksheet includes five interactive grammar activities that help learners practice capitalization of proper names:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correctly capitalized form of proper names such as Asha, Rohan, and Monday.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
Children complete sentences using proper names from a word bank, ensuring that each name begins with a capital letter.
📋 Exercise 3 – Match the Following
Students match sentences with incorrect lowercase proper names to their correctly capitalized versions.
📝 Exercise 4 – Underline the Proper Names
Learners identify and underline words in sentences that should begin with capital letters.
🌟 Exercise 5 – Proper Names in a Short Paragraph
Students rewrite proper names with capital letters while completing a short paragraph about a fun day at school.
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. Asha
2. Rohan
3. Pune
4. Monday
5. Dev
6. Tara
7. Goa
8. Sunday
9. Aman
10. Kavya
Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
1. Nita
2. Kabir
3. Agra
4. Delhi
5. Tuesday
6. Friday
7. Shimla
8. Lata
9. Raj
10. Seema
Exercise 3 – Match the Sentences
The boy ryan runs fast. → The boy Ryan runs fast.
The girl sonu sings loudly. → The girl Sonu sings loudly.
We are going to patna. → We are going to Patna.
The test is on wednesday. → The test is on Wednesday.
The girl geeta reads well. → The girl Geeta reads well.
The boy vikram jumps high. → The boy Vikram jumps high.
The picnic is on saturday. → The picnic is on Saturday.
The boy manoj plays football. → The boy Manoj plays football.
The girl pooja writes neatly. → The girl Pooja writes neatly.
The trip is to indore. → The trip is to Indore.
Exercise 4 – Underline the Proper Names
1. Imran
2. Farah
3. Bhopal
4. Thursday
5. Arif
6. Saba
7. Kanpur
8. Friday
9. Zara
10. Sahil
Exercise 5 – Proper Names in the Paragraph
1. Meera
2. Arjun
3. Friday
4. Delhi
5. Neha
6. Rahul
7. Jaipur
8. Sunday
9. Anita
10. Rohit
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Names are proper nouns, so they always start with a capital letter in English grammar.
Grammar worksheets give examples of names in sentences so children practice spotting and correcting capitalization.
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