Capitalizing Titles Worksheet
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on the rules of capitalizing titles of books, movies, songs, and other works.
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Capitalizing Titles
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember the rules for capitalizing titles: capitalize the first word, last word, and all important words. Do not capitalize articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so), or prepositions (of, to, in, on, at, with, etc.) unless they are the first or last word of the title.
1. Which of the following titles is capitalized correctly?
The Cat In The Hat
The Cat in the Hat
the Cat in the Hat
The cat in the hat
2. Choose the correctly capitalized movie title:
Journey to the Center Of The Earth
Journey to the center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth
journey To The Center Of The Earth
Rewrite the following titles with correct capitalization.
3. charlie and the chocolate factory
4. a wrinkle in time
5. the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
6. Explain in your own words why it is important to capitalize titles correctly.
7. The article 'a' in a title should always be capitalized.
True
False
8. The first and last words of a title are always capitalized.
True
False
9. Imagine you are writing a review for a new book. Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) about the book, making sure to include its title and capitalize it correctly. Invent a title for your book.