Unit 9.1

Lowercase letters

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Introduction

Lowercase letters can be written in many contexts, but there are specific situations in which we should not write in uppercase.

Form

See Lowercase letters in A1

Example

  • Family members:
    • mother
    • brother
    • uncle
  • Places:
    • beach
    • mountains
    • park
  • Physical descriptions:
    • beautiful
    • tall
    • fat

Use

We must use lowercase letters when we are talking about:

  • Family members (as common nouns);
  • Common places (which are not specific countries or cities);
  • Physical descriptions carried out by adjectives.

Related

At A1 level you can take a look at these:  Uppercase letters, Small caps and Lowercase letters.

At A2 level you can take a look at these: Uppercase letters.

At B1 level you can take a look at these: Uppercase and Lowercase letters.

At B2 level you can take a look at these: Uppercase letters and Lowercase letters.

Exercises

External link to Lowercase letters exercises (1195).



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