Sentence Beginnings and the Pronoun I — Kindergarten
Kindergarten worksheet for recognizing when to capitalize the first word of a sentence and the pronoun I, using simple 4-to-8-word sentences.
Learning to capitalize the first word of every sentence and the pronoun I are two of the earliest capitalization rules a young writer needs. This worksheet gives kindergarteners focused practice at the recognition level: in the first part, students circle words that need capital letters in short sentences, and in the second part they sort sentences by the rule that applies. Both exercises use high-frequency vocabulary about familiar topics — pets, family, weather, and school — so the words never get in the way of the grammar focus. Use this sheet alongside shared reading or a morning message, pointing to sentence-starting capitals and the word I in real books. No independent writing is required, making this suitable for whole-class lessons, small groups, or center work.
Sentence Beginnings and the Pronoun I — Kindergarten
Look at each sentence carefully. Find the words that need a capital letter and follow the directions for each part.
Remember
- Always start a sentence with a capital letter. Example: the cat ran — The cat ran.
- The word I is always a capital letter, wherever it appears. Example: She and I played.
- Check every sentence: does it start with a capital? Is every I written as a capital?
Part A — Find the capital letters
Circle the word or words in each sentence that need a capital letter.
- 1.
my cat is very soft.
- 2.
she and i like to paint.
- 3.
the frog jumped in the pond.
- 4.
today i will feed the fish.
- 5.
we run and play outside.
Part B — Sort by the rule
Read each sentence. Find the word that needs a capital letter, then sort the sentence into the correct group.
Groups: Starts a sentence | The word I
- 6.
the sun is very bright.
- 7.
Priya said i could come.
- 8.
our dog has long ears.
- 9.
Lena told me i was right.
- 10.
look at the big cloud.
Answer key
Part A — Find the capital letters
- 1.my
- 2.she, i
- 3.the
- 4.today, i
- 5.we
Part B — Sort by the rule
- 6.Starts a sentence
- 7.The word I
- 8.Starts a sentence
- 9.The word I
- 10.Starts a sentence
What this worksheet teaches
- Identify the first word of a sentence as a word that always needs a capital letter.
- Recognize the pronoun I and understand it is always written as a capital letter.
- Sort sentences by the capitalization rule that applies — sentence beginning or the pronoun I.
Notes for the grown-up
- Common error: children often forget to capitalize the pronoun I when it appears in the middle of a sentence.
- To correct: cover the rest of the sentence and ask, is this the word I? Then remind them it is always capital.
- Ready to move on when the child spots both error types — sentence start and pronoun I — without any prompting.
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