Capital L, As in Names of People and Places

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... Capital L, as in Names L of People and Places 1. CAPITAL LETTERS can also be called: • CAPS or UPPER CASE LETTERS 2. CAPITAL LETTERS are used for: • The first word of every sentence • Proper Nouns such as: 1. Names of people, pets, and cartoon characters. 2. Names of countries, cities, water ways, or stars. 3. Names of calendar months and days of the week. CAPITAL L: USED AS THE FIRST LETTER OF NAMES:

Luca from Livorno, Italy, Luca Gondolier takes people for rides in a gondola. CAPITAL L: USED AS THE FIRST LETTER OF PLACES:

Italy Venice

Livorno

Rome

Livorno, Italy: Livorno is a sea port on the western coast of Italy. Cruise ships come into the harbor. There is a canal district similar to Venice.

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©L 2010 mbp/eduArtsuca L Capital 3 Luca, a gondolier from Livorno, Italy

North

Milan Venice

Italy West East

Florence Assisi South Livorno

Rome

Naples

Sardinia

Palermo

Sicily

1. Draw a red line under the town of Livorno, where Luca lives.

2. Rome is S of Livorno. 3. Venice is N of Livorno.

Lubeck

UK Poland Luxembourg Germany

France Lausanne

Lyon

Livorno

Switzerland Italy

Spain

1. Color in France, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy with light colors. 2. Underline the cities of Lyon, Lubeck, Lausanne, and Livorno with a red pen.