Formatting and capitalising titles

Key Notes :

✨ Formatting and Capitalising Titles πŸ“šπŸ–ŠοΈ

A title tells the name of a book, story, article, or any writing.

  • Example: The Lion King πŸ¦πŸ‘‘
  • Titles help readers know what the text is about.

In English, important words in titles are capitalised.
Important words include:

  • Nouns (people, places, things) 🐢🏰🍎
  • Verbs (action words) πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸŽ¨
  • Adjectives (describing words) πŸŒŸπŸ’‘
  • Adverbs (words that tell how something is done) πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’¨

Do NOT capitalise small words like:

  • a, an, the, in, on, at, of, for, and, but

Example:

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone βš‘πŸ“–
  • Charlotte’s Web πŸ•ΈοΈπŸ·

Books and magazines: Italicised or underlined

  • Example: Matilda πŸ“˜

Short stories, poems, or songs: Quotation marks " "

  • Example: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" 🌟

  • Always capitalise the first and last word of a title ✍️
  • Capitalize all important words in between ✨
  • Do not capitalize small connecting words (and, of, in, the) ❌

Example:

  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit πŸ‡πŸ₯•
  • "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" πŸŽ„πŸ˜ 


  • Titles are special names, treat them with care! πŸ’–
  • Always check capital letters at the start of each important word ✨
  • Use italics or quotation marks depending on what the title is πŸ“šπŸ“

Let’s practice!πŸ–ŠοΈ