Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features

Key Notes :

🌍 Capitalising Names of Places and Geographic Features 🏞️

What are we learning?

When we write the names of places or geographic features, the first letter of each important word must be capitalised. ✍️✨

What are we learning?

• Always capitalise the first letter of countries, cities, towns, and villages.
• Examples:
  • India 🇮🇳
  • London 🏰
  • Paris 🗼
  • Mumbai 🌇

💡 Tip: If you are talking about a country or city, think “Is it a special place?” If yes → capitalise it! ✅

Names of Streets, Roads, and Squares 🛣️🏘️

• Capitalise the first letter of streets, roads, avenues, squares.
• Examples:
  • Park Street 🌳
  • MG Road 🛒
  • Times Square 🏙️

Names of Mountains, Rivers, and Seas 🏔️🌊

• Geographic features also start with capital letters.
• Examples:
  • Mount Everest 🏔️
  • Ganga River 🌊
  • Pacific Ocean 🌊

Names of Continents Islands 🗺️🏝️

• Always capitalise continents and islands.
• Examples:
  • Asia 🌏
  • Africa 🌍
  • Andaman Islands 🏝️

Quick Rules ✅

• Names of countries, cities, villages, streets, and squares → Capitalise 🌆
• Names of mountains, rivers, oceans, continents, and islands → Capitalise 🏔️🌊
• Always capitalise the first letter of every important word in the name. ✨

Fun Practice Activity 🎨

Spot the mistakes and correct them:

1. i live in delhi.
2. the nile river is long.
3. we went to times square.

Answers:

1. I live in Delhi. ✅
2. The Nile River is long. ✅
3. We went to Times Square. ✅

Let’s practice!🖊️