Punctuating Titles of Works
Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works, applying conventions for different types of works such as books, stories, poems, songs, and articles
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Apply one consistent convention for long-work and short-work titles.
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Apply one consistent convention for long-work and short-work titles.
Apply one consistent convention for long-work and short-work titles.
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BBC Bitesize · Practice link — not the full lesson
KS2 English
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KS2 English supports Punctuating Titles of Works. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Public BBC Bitesize page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
BBC Bitesize. “KS2 English.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Use italics or underlining for titles of books, films, and albums
- Use quotation marks for titles of short works such as poems, songs, and articles
- Apply title formatting conventions consistently in a piece of writing
“When your child refers to a book title or a film name in their writing, do they know to put it in inverted commas or italics — like writing *Charlotte's Web* or "Charlotte's Web" — rather than just leaving it as plain text?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 9–11
Standards