Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 3 of 16
Capitals, Letters and Spaces
Capital letters, tall and tail letters, and spaces between words.
What your child practises
Using capital and lowercase letters correctly, forming letters with the right size and placement, spacing words, and typing with a keyboard.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.2.A2.2, ELA.2.C3.1 · capital and lowercase letters, letter formation, spacing and typing
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which letter has a tail that drops below the line?
- o
- g
- a
g
Hint: The letters g, j, p, q and y drop below the line.
Question 2
How much space goes between two words?
- a whole line
- none at all
- about one finger
about one finger
Hint: A finger space helps readers see where each word stops.
Question 3
Which word needs a capital letter?
- jump
- Manitoba
- tree
Manitoba
Hint: The name of a province always starts with a capital.
Question 4
Which letter is tall and reaches the top line?
- l
- c
- a
l
Hint: The letters b, d, h, k and l are tall.
Question 5
Which is the lowercase letter that goes with R?
- n
- p
- r
r
Hint: r is the lowercase form of R.
Question 6
Which key puts a space between words when you type?
- Delete
- Shift
- Space bar
Space bar
Hint: The space bar makes the space between words.