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Grade 1 Reading Foundation - Capital Letters and Spellings of Months

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There are twelve months in a year and each month begins with a capital letter. Sometimes we write the full month name (January) and sometimes we write the shorthand version (Jan).

Test your knowledge on remembering capital letters and connecting the correct short and long version month name.

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1 .

Which of these is the correct way to write February in a shorter way?

February

feb

Feb

february

February normally has 28 days in it except when it's a leap year, then an extra day is added.

2 .

What month does Aug stand for?

March

April

August

November

This month was named after the first Roman Emperor: Augustus.

3 .

Now don't forget every month begins with a capital letter. Which of these sentences is correct?

Halloween happens in the month of october.

Halloween happens in the month of October.

halloween happens in the month of october.

Halloween happens in the month of october

Don't forget all your knowledge on writing a good sentence. Here, you had to remember to begin your sentence with a capital letter, begin the month with a capital letter and end the sentence with a period.

4 .

Which of these sentences is correct?

Christmas day is always on the 25th December.

Christmas day is always on the 25th december.

Christmas day is always on the 25th Becember.

Christmas day is always on the 25th becember.

Don't forget what a capital 'D' looks like. Also, December written in its shorter form is 'Dec'.

5 .

Which of these is the correct way to write September in a shorter way?

Sep

sep

sept

Sept

September is the only month where you write four letters as the shorter version. All the other months are shortened by using only the first three letters.

6 .

This date is famous in Great Britain because Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament but which date is written correctly?

Monday, 5th november 1605

monday, 5th November 1605

Monday, 5th November 1605

Monday, 5th november 1605

The word Monday should begin with a capital not just because it starts the sentence but because all days of the week should be capitalized.

7 .

Which month is 'Jul' short for?

June

January

Jinny

July

Every year in the United States of America they celebrate a day called 4th July. This day is called Independence Day.

8 .

Do you know which month New Year's Day is? Can you select the correct sentence?

New Year's Day happens every March.

New Year's Day happens every April.

New Year's Day happens every May.

New Year's Day happens every January.

New Year's Day happens on 1st January and many see this as the perfect time to start a New Year's Resolution. This means they set targets for what they want to achieve within this new year.

9 .

Which of these sentences is perfect?

March, April and May are all months in spring.

March, april and May are all months in spring.

March, April and may are all months in spring.

march, April and May are all months in spring.

We have four seasons and each season has three months within it. There is spring (March, April, May), summer (June, July, August), autumn (September, October, November) and winter (December, January, February).

10 .

Which list has all the short names of the months written correctly?