Worksheet 1: Italics & Underlining

Practice the fundamental uses of italics for titles, emphasis, and more. Click below to print or save as a PDF.

Worksheet 1: Italics & Underlining

Name: _________________________   Date: _________________________

1. Italics or Quotation Marks?

Rewrite each title with the correct formatting: italics for long works (books, movies) and quotation marks for short works (songs, articles).

Original: The book The Hobbit

Corrected:

Original: The song Yesterday

Corrected:

Original: The movie Jurassic Park

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Original: The poem The Raven

Corrected:

Original: The article The Benefits of Reading

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2. Adding Emphasis

Rewrite each sentence, adding italics to emphasize the underlined word.

Original: I told you I did <u>not</u> want to go.

Corrected:

Original: That is <u>exactly</u> what I meant.

Corrected:

Original: Are you <u>sure</u> you locked the door?

Corrected:

3. Creative Writing

Write one sentence that includes the title of your favorite movie (in italics) and one sentence that uses italics for emphasis.

Movie Title: _________________________________________

Emphasis: __________________________________________

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