Formation of C, G, O and Q | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

How could you warm up your hands before practising your handwriting?
- hand exercises ✓
- going for a walk
- wrist exercises ✓
- practising writing patterns ✓
- running up the stairs
True or false? The correct grip for holding your pencil is called the tripod grip. Write either 'true' or 'false' in the answer box.
- True ✓
- False
Order the names of the tramlines from the bottom to the top.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  descender line
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  baseline
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  x-height line
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  ascender line
How many letters are there in the alphabet?
- 28
- 26 ✓
- 22
Select the correct formations of the lower case letters c and g.
Select the correct formations of the lower case letters o and q.

Select all the statements that are true.
- A capital letter is the upper case formation of a letter. ✓
- A capital letter is the lower case formation of a letter.
- A capital letter is bigger than a lower case letter. ✓
- A capital letter is smaller than a lower case letter.
True or false? The capital letter and lower case formation of a letter are always the same. Write 'true' or 'false' in the answer box.
- True
- False ✓
Capital letters are used:
- at the beginning of a sentence ✓
- for a common noun like flower
- for proper nouns like Edinburgh Castle ✓
- for the pronoun 'I' ✓
- when you think it will look good
Select the correct formation of the capital letters C and G.
Select the correct formations of the capital letters O and Q.
Match the capital letters to the corresponding lower case letter.
- G
  
  ⇔
  
  g ✓
- C
  
  ⇔
  
  c ✓
- O
  
  ⇔
  
  o ✓
- Q
  
  ⇔
  
  q ✓

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Capital letters are the upper case formations of a letter
Capital letters and lower case letters can be formed in a similar or different way
Capital letters are used at the start of a sentence, for a proper noun and for the pronoun I
Capital letters sit on the baseline and reach up to the ascender line
The capital letters C, G, O and Q are formed by curling round in an anti-clockwise direction

That capital letters are just bigger versions of the lower case letters.

Emphasise that some lower case and upper case are similar but some look completely different.

Capital letter - the upper case formation of a letter
Ascender line - most letters with ascenders reach up to the ascender line
Pronoun - a word that we use in place of a noun to avoid repetition, such as "he," "she," or "it"
Proper noun - a specific name given to a particular person, place, or thing
Anti-clockwise - moving or going in the opposite direction of a clock's hands