6 ශ්රේණිය English · Unit 8 · Language
Capital Letters, Full Stops and Question Marks
ලොකු අකුරු (capital letters), නැවතීමේ තිත (.) සහ ප්රශ්නාර්ථ ලකුණ (?) හරියට යොදමු.
මේ පාඩමෙන් 1use capital letters at the start of a sentence, for "I" and for names
මේ පාඩමෙන් 2use a full stop at the end of a sentence and in short forms
මේ පාඩමෙන් 3use a question mark at the end of a question
1When do we use capital letters?
- The first letter of a sentence: My school is big.
- The word "I": Nimal and I are friends.
- Names of people: Kamala, Mr. Perera
- Names of places: Kandy, Sri Lanka, London
- Days and months: Monday, January
උදාහරණය: Correct this: "sunil lives in galle."
පිළිතුර: Sunil lives in Galle. (start of the sentence, a person's name, a place name)
පිළිතුර: Sunil lives in Galle. (start of the sentence, a person's name, a place name)
2The full stop (.)
- At the end of a sentence that tells something: I like mangoes.
- In short forms: Mr. Mrs. Dr. Rs.
නැවතීමේ තිත කියන්නේ "වාක්යය ඉවරයි" කියන සලකුණ. ඉන් පසුව එන වචනය ලොකු අකුරකින් පටන් ගන්නවා.
3The question mark (?)
A question asks something. It ends with a question mark.
- What is your name?
- Where do you live?
- Is this your bag?
Questions often start with What, Where, When, Who, Why, How, or with Is / Are / Do / Can.
4Put it all together
Read this short note. Look at every capital letter, full stop and question mark.
Dear Ruwan, I am going to Colombo on Saturday with Mrs. Silva. Can you come with us? We will visit the museum. Your friend, Amali
උදාහරණය: Why is "Saturday" written with a capital S?
පිළිතුර: It is the name of a day. Days and months always start with a capital letter.
පිළිතුර: It is the name of a day. Days and months always start with a capital letter.
✏️ උත්සාහ කරමු
Which word must ALWAYS have a capital letter?
Choose the correct sentence.
"Mr" in a short form takes a ...
🔑 අලුත් වචන (කාඩ්පත ඔබන්න)
📝 සාරාංශය
- Capital letters: the start of a sentence, "I", names of people, places, days and months.
- A full stop ends a telling sentence.
- Short forms like Mr. Mrs. Dr. take a full stop.
- A question ends with a question mark.
ඊළඟට: මේ පාඩමේ ප්රශ්න විචාරය කරලා ඔයා කොච්චර ඉගෙන ගත්තද බලන්න.