Capitalising titles

Key Notes:

📚 Capitalising Titles ✨

What is a Title?

A title is the name of a:

• Book 📖
• Story 📝
• Movie 🎬
• Song 🎵
• Article or Poem ✒️

Example: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Rules for Capitalising Titles 🏆

• Always capitalise the first word of the title 🌟
  • Example: The Lion King 🦁
• Always capitalise the last word of the title ✨
  • Example: Where the Wild Things Are 🌿
• Capitalise all important words in the title (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) 💪
  • Example: Charlotte’s Web 🕸️
• Do NOT capitalise small words unless they are the first or last word:
  • small words: a, an, the, in, on, of, for, and, but, or
  • Example: The Tale of Peter Rabbit 🐇

Examples for Practice 💡

• the little engine that could → ✅ The Little Engine That Could 🚂
• harry potter and the chamber of secrets → ✅ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 🧙‍♂️
• charlie and the chocolate factory → ✅ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 🍫

Quick Tips 🏅

• Always capitalise: First word, last word, and important words 💫
• Do not capitalise: Small words in the middle unless they are important ✨
• Remember: Titles are special names, so they always start with a capital letter 🖊️

Let’s practice!🖊️