Capitalizing Titles

When writing the title of a book or movie in a sentence, which words do you capitalize? Find all correct answers.

• The first word of the title

• The important words of the title

• ALL the words, just to be safe

• Nothing.

Look at the capitals. Which of these is correct?

• Titanic

• titanic

Look at the capitals. Which of these is correct?

• stranger things

• Stranger things

• Stranger Things

Look at the capitals. Which of these is correct?

• The Shining

• the Shining

• The shining

In a title, important words include people, things, actions and adjectives/adverbs.

They don't include "be" verbs (is, am, etc.)

Find three important words.

• cow

• so

• drive

• wind

Find two more words that are not important.

• with

• Kathy

• by

• cows

Find all the words that are not important.

• in

• infinity

• the

• Batman

Look at the capitals. Which of these is correct? Hint: The words that are not important are smaller than the other words in the title.

• Back to the Future

• Back To The Future

• Back To the Future

• Back to the future

Look at the capitals. Which of these is correct?

• Into the Woods

• Into The Woods

• Into the woods

• into the Woods

Look at the capitals. Which of these is correct?

• Sideways Stories from Wayside School

• Sideways Stories From Wayside School

• Sideways stories from Wayside school

• sideways stories from Wayside School