Capitalizing Titles Worksheet
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on the rules of capitalizing titles of books, movies, articles, and other works.
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Capitalizing Titles Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember the rules for capitalizing titles: capitalize the first and last words, all major words (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs), and any words longer than three letters. Do not capitalize articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so), or prepositions (of, to, in, at, on, by, with, from, etc.) unless they are the first or last word of the title.
1. Which of the following titles is capitalized correctly?
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind In The Willows
The wind in the willows
the Wind in the Willows
2. Which of the following titles is capitalized correctly?
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale Of Two Cities
A tale of Two Cities
a Tale of Two Cities
Correctly capitalize the following titles.
3. the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
4. harry potter and the sorcerer's stone
5. an inconvenient truth
6. how to train your dragon
7. Explain the rule for capitalizing prepositions in a title. Provide an example.
8. True or False: You should always capitalize every word in a title.
True
False
9. True or False: The word 'the' is always capitalized in a title.
True
False
10. Write a short paragraph about your favorite book, movie, or song. Be sure to correctly capitalize the title of the work you choose at least twice within your paragraph.