Practice Packet - New Providence School District
CHAPTER 9
Name
Date
Lesson
8
Punctuating Titles
Reteaching
Quotation marks, italics, and underlining used correctly in titles show what kind of work or selection is named.
Quotation marks Use quotation marks to set off the titles of short works.
Quotation Marks for Titles
Book chapter
"Summer Days," from Charlotte's Web
Short story
"Scout's Honor"
Essay
"Americans All"
Magazine article
Song Poem
"Hands and Hearts"
"Streets of Laredo" "Analysis of Baseball"
Italics and underlining Use italics for titles of longer works and for the names of ships, trains, spacecraft, and individual airplanes (not the type of plane). In handwriting, use underlining to indicate words that should be in italics in printed material.
Italics or Underlines for Titles
Book
Stuart Little
Play
The Miricle Worker
Magazine
Time
Movie
James and the Giant Peach
Long musical selection or CD
Peter and the Wolf
Epic poem Painting Ship Train
Airplane or Spacecraft
The Odyssey American Gothic U.S.S. Arizona Twentieth-Century Limited Columbia
Punctuating Titles Correctly
Write each sentence, using quotation marks or underlining correctly to set off titles.
1. In the Louvre Museum, in Paris, you can see the Mona Lisa.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Ann did her book report on Ben and Me; her favorite chapter was The
Lightning Rod.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The Ransom of Red Chief is a funny short story by O. Henry.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. In Baltimore harbor, we photographed the U.S.S. Constellation.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. The Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy is a melody in The Nutcracker Suite.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. My father once rode the New York Central Railroad's famous Empire State train.
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Name
Date
Lesson
8
Punctuating Titles
More Practice
A. Punctuating Titles Correctly
In each sentence below, insert quotation marks where needed and underline words that should be italicized.
1. William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet.
2. For homework, we have to read two chapters of Johnny Tremaine.
3. The artist's title for "Whistler's Mother" was Study in Gray and Black.
4. Two poems by Robert Frost are The Road Not Taken and Mending Wall.
5. The U.S.S. Constitution is also known as "Old Ironsides."
6. I get the Titanic confused with the Lusitania.
7. Naomi's favorite song from the musical My Fair Lady is On the Street Where You Live.
8. We saw a production of Oklahoma! by a touring company.
9. The magazine Calliope is all about world history.
10. The President of the United States flies on Air Force One.
B. Punctuating Titles Correctly
Use each title given in parentheses in a sentence, punctuating the title correctly.
1. (patriotic song: Yankee Doodle) ____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. (long musical work by Ludwig van Beethoven: Fifth Symphony) ______________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. (short story featuring Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band) __________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
4. (poem from Alice in Wonderland: Jabberwocky) ____________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
5. (lunar landing craft: The Eagle) ____________________________________________________
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CHAPTER 9
Name
Date
Lesson
8
Punctuating Titles
Application
Punctuating Titles Correctly
Several titles of literary or musical works are listed below. Add underlining or quotation marks to the listed titles. Then write a paragraph that includes at least five of the titles. Include other works that are not listed, if you wish. Be sure to punctuate correctly. (Suggestion: In your paragraph, explain to a friend why you like or dislike--or think you would like or dislike--some of the works listed.)
Books
Poems
The Indian in the Cupboard Charlotte's Web Holes The Westing Game
The Tyger The Walrus and the Carpenter Light in the Attic The Owl and the Pussycat
Short Stories
Rip Van Winkle The Little Match Girl Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Happy Prince
Plays
Oklahoma! Hamlet The Sound of Music Romeo and Juliet
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