Capitalizing Titles Worksheet

Capitalizing Titles

Read each instruction carefully and complete the tasks below. Pay close attention to the rules for capitalizing titles.

Review: Rules for Capitalizing Titles

When capitalizing titles of books, movies, songs, articles, and other works, follow these general rules:

1. Capitalize the first and last words of the title.

2. Capitalize all major words (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs).

3. Do NOT capitalize articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet), or prepositions (of, in, on, with, to, etc.) UNLESS they are the first or last word of the title.

Complete the sentences by correctly capitalizing the titles.

1. Have you read the book titled " "?

(the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe)

2. My favorite movie is " "!

(journey to the center of the earth)

3. She sang the song " " beautifully.

(twinkle, twinkle, little star)

4. We studied an article called " " in science class.

(the importance of recycling for our planet)

Choose the option that shows the title correctly capitalized.

1. Which of the following is the correct capitalization for the book title 'charlotte's web'?

Rewrite the following sentences, correcting any capitalization errors in the titles.

1. My dad always reads the newspaper article "how to save money on groceries."

2. The class watched a documentary called "the secret life of trees."

Read each statement and determine if it is True or False regarding title capitalization.

1. Articles like 'a', 'an', and 'the' are always capitalized in a title.