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English Quiz - Capital Letters for Book Titles (Questions)

Learn how to spot book titles in sentences and use capital letters correctly so story names stand out clearly on the page.

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Fascinating Fact:

Write titles with capitals in sentences, like “We are reading The Tiger Who Came to Tea today,” to show it is a name.

In KS1 English, children learn that book titles are special names. Each important word in a title begins with a capital letter so it is easy to spot in any sentence.

Key Terms

Book title: The special name of a book, such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Capital letter: A big letter used at the start of sentences, names, and key words in titles.
Proper noun: A special name for a person, place, or thing that always starts with a capital letter.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How should I write book titles with capital letters in KS1?

For KS1, begin the important words in a book title with capital letters, for example The Gruffalo or Room on the Broom, even when used inside a sentence.

Why do book titles need capital letters in sentences?

Book titles use capital letters so readers can see that these words are a special name, not just part of an ordinary sentence.

How can I help children recognise titles in a text?

Show children covers, underline titles in reading books, and ask them to spot words with capitals in the middle of sentences that name a story or book.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Snow white and the Seven dwarfs
[ ]	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
[ ]	Snow white and the seven dwarfs
[ ]	Snow white And The seven dwarfs

2.

There are lots of versions of this story but which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	the three little pigs
[ ]	The Three little pigs
[ ]	The three Little Pigs
[ ]	The Three Little Pigs

3.

These animals are extinct but you can still read books about them. Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	A guide to dinosaurs
[ ]	A Guide to Dinosaurs
[ ]	A Guide To Dinosaurs
[ ]	A guide to Dinosaurs

4.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Goldilocks and the Three Bears
[ ]	Goldilocks And The Three Bears
[ ]	Goldilocks and the three bears
[ ]	Goldilocks and the Three bears

5.

This is a factual book. Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	How a Computer Works
[ ]	How A Computer Works
[ ]	How a computer Works
[ ]	how a Computer Works

6.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Lego: basic bricks deluxe
[ ]	Lego: Basic Bricks Deluxe
[ ]	Lego: basic Bricks deluxe
[ ]	Lego: basic bricks DELUXE

7.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Aladdin And The Lamp
[ ]	aladdin and the Lamp
[ ]	Aladdin and the lamp
[ ]	Aladdin and the Lamp

8.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Tigers: Fun facts and pictures
[ ]	tigers: Fun facts and pictures
[ ]	Tigers: Fun Facts and Pictures
[ ]	Tigers: fun facts And pictures

9.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Around the World in Eighty Days
[ ]	Around The World In Eighty Days
[ ]	Around the world in eighty days
[ ]	around the World in Eighty Days

10.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Once upon a time in a big castle
[ ]	Once upon a time in a big Castle
[ ]	once upon a time in a big castle
[ ]	Once Upon a Time in a Big Castle

English Quiz - Capital Letters for Book Titles (Answers)

1.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Snow white and the Seven dwarfs
[x]	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
[ ]	Snow white and the seven dwarfs
[ ]	Snow white And The seven dwarfs

The words 'and' and 'the' are considered small words and so won't ever be capitalized unless they are at the start of the book title.

2.

There are lots of versions of this story but which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	the three little pigs
[ ]	The Three little pigs
[ ]	The three Little Pigs
[x]	The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs was written by the Grimm brothers.

3.

These animals are extinct but you can still read books about them. Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	A guide to dinosaurs
[x]	A Guide to Dinosaurs
[ ]	A Guide To Dinosaurs
[ ]	A guide to Dinosaurs

There are two types of books, fact and fiction. Factual books tell you about real things and fiction tells you about made up stories.

4.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[x]	Goldilocks and the Three Bears
[ ]	Goldilocks And The Three Bears
[ ]	Goldilocks and the three bears
[ ]	Goldilocks and the Three bears

This story was first published in 1837.

5.

This is a factual book. Which of these book titles is correct?

[x]	How a Computer Works
[ ]	How A Computer Works
[ ]	How a computer Works
[ ]	how a Computer Works

Factual books can teach us how to work things.

6.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Lego: basic bricks deluxe
[x]	Lego: Basic Bricks Deluxe
[ ]	Lego: basic Bricks deluxe
[ ]	Lego: basic bricks DELUXE

Only the first letter of each word should be written with capital letters.

7.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Aladdin And The Lamp
[ ]	aladdin and the Lamp
[ ]	Aladdin and the lamp
[x]	Aladdin and the Lamp

This story is actually told within a story called Arabian Nights, so it's a story within a story!

8.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Tigers: Fun facts and pictures
[ ]	tigers: Fun facts and pictures
[x]	Tigers: Fun Facts and Pictures
[ ]	Tigers: fun facts And pictures

Tigers are the largest members of the cat family.

9.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[x]	Around the World in Eighty Days
[ ]	Around The World In Eighty Days
[ ]	Around the world in eighty days
[ ]	around the World in Eighty Days

The main character in this story is called Phileas Fogg.

10.

Which of these book titles is correct?

[ ]	Once upon a time in a big castle
[ ]	Once upon a time in a big Castle
[ ]	once upon a time in a big castle
[x]	Once Upon a Time in a Big Castle

The moment a story begins with 'Once upon a time...' we know it's going to be a fairytale.