Special Titles

Grammar Skill

First Grade Unit 2 Week 3

Created by Kristi Waltke

Nouns are words that name people, places, things, and animals.

Some nouns name a

special person, place, thing, or animal. These

nouns are called

proper nouns, and they begin with a capital

letter.

Sam TennesseeNew York City

People often have special titles that show respect for who they are or for the work they do.

When a person’s special title is written with their name, use a capital letter at the beginning of the special title. Let’s look at some special titles.

Mr. VancePrincipal Forgety

Officer Smith

Mrs. IngleDr. Darby

When you write, it sounds better to use people’s

names and special titles.

The officer helped me.

Officer Smith helped me.

principal Vick read my story.

Which word is a special title?

P

I got a high five from mr. Dodson.

Which word is a special title?

M

mrs. Loveday said I was a great

reader.

Which word is a special title?

M

I saw officer Brown’s badge.

Which word is a special title?

O

mrs. Hayes took me to dr. Parker.

Which two words are special titles?

MD

Now it’s your turn to write. Pick a person with a special title. Write a story about that person. Use capital letters!

Dr. ____

Miss ____

Mr. ____

Officer _____

Learning about special titles will help you become a super writer!