Formatting titles

Key Notes:

Capitalize the Important Words

When writing titles, capitalize the major words.
Only smaller, less important words stay lowercase (unless they are the first word).

🔤 Capitalize:

  • Nouns (📘 Dog, School, India)
  • Pronouns (👤 He, She, It, They)
  • Verbs (⚡ Run, Play, Write)
  • Adjectives (✨ Beautiful, Tall, Happy)
  • Adverbs (🚀 Quickly, Very, Almost)
  • First and last word of the title (always!)

❌ Do NOT capitalize (unless first/last word):

  • articles: a, an, the
  • coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet
  • short prepositions (less than 4 letters): in, on, at, by, to, of, up
2. Use Italics or Underline for Longer Works

Use italics or underline for titles of long or complete works:

📚 Books, 📰 Newspapers, 🎬 Movies, 📺 TV shows, 🎼 Albums, 🎭 Plays

Example:

  • The Jungle Book
  • The Times of India
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Use Quotation Marks for Shorter Works

Use ” ” for short pieces of writing:

📝 Poems, 🎧 Songs, 📄 Articles, 📖 Chapters, 🎞️ Short films

Example:

  • “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
  • “A Day in the Forest” (article)
  • “Chapter 5: The Surprise Visit”
Maintain Consistent Formatting

Choose one style and use it consistently in your writing.
Example formatting styles for a book title:

  • ✅ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • ❌ Charlie And The chocolate Factory
Punctuation Rules in Titles
  • Use a colon (:) to separate title and subtitle
    👉 The Science Fair: A Guide for Students
  • Capitalize the first word after a colon in titles
📍 Examples for Practice
Correct ✅Incorrect ❌
The Lion King 🦁The lion king
“The Road Not Taken” ✍️“the Road not taken”
Wings of Fire 🔥Wings Of Fire
“A Visit to the Zoo” 🐯“A visit To The Zoo”
Quick Summary (Memory Booster)

🎯 Capitalize: Important words
⚠️ Don’t capitalize: a, an, the, and, but, or, in, on, of…
📗 Italics/underline: Books, movies, newspapers
📝 Quotation marks: Poems, songs, articles, chapters

Would you like:
A) 💡 Worksheet (10 questions)
B) 🧪 MCQs for practice
C) ✍️ Short test with answer key

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