Basic 2 · Ghanaian Language · Capitalization
Capital Letters for Proper Nouns
In this topic you will write names of people, places and days with capital letters.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Explain what a proper noun is
- Write proper nouns with capital letters
- Find proper nouns in sentences
What you already know
- Capital letters (Basic 1)
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- Writing
- Sub-strand
- Capitalization
- Indicator
- B2.5.1.1.1-3 – Write proper nouns with capital letters
Introduction
"ama lives in tamale" has mistakes. "Ama lives in Tamale" is correct. Names need capital letters.
1. Proper Nouns
Proper noun: The special name of a person, place, day, month or thing.
| Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| people | Kwame, Akua, Mr Mensah |
| places | Tamale, Ho, Ghana |
| days | Monday, Saturday |
| months | January, March |
| rivers and lakes | River Volta, Lake Bosomtwe |
Common mistake: "january" is wrong. Write "January".
New words
- noun
- A naming word.
- proper noun
- A special name that starts with a capital letter.
- common noun
- A general name, like town or boy.
- month
- One of the twelve parts of a year.
Summary
- Proper nouns are special names of people, places, days and months.
- Proper nouns start with capital letters.
- Common nouns like "town" do not.
Class activity: Capital Hunt
- Use the cards of Ghanaian names and place names.
- Write sentences using them.
- Circle every capital letter.
You need: Printed cards of Ghanaian names, Place names, Chalkboard, Chalk, Exercise books, Pencils
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which is a proper noun?
- A. Accra
- B. town
- C. boy
- D. river
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Answer: AccraAccra is a special name.2. Which sentence is correct?
- A. Yaw lives in Ho.
- B. yaw lives in ho.
- C. Yaw lives in ho.
- D. yaw Lives in Ho.
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Answer: Yaw lives in Ho.Names start with capitals.3. Days of the week are proper nouns.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueThey start with capitals.4. "town" is a proper noun.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: FalseIt is a common noun.5. A naming word is a ______.
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Answer: nounThat is a noun.6. Write the name of your school with capital letters.
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Answer: Answers will differ.School names are proper nouns.
Homework
- Write the names of everyone in your family with capital letters.