Unit 9.1

Lowercase letters

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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