CBSE Class 8 English Quotation Marks and Italics Worksheet

Use italics (underlining) to identify the title of a book, play, film, television series, magazine, newspaper, or name of a ship, train, or plane.

The Wind in the Willows (book)

Home Improvement (television series)

Use quotation marks for the title of a short story, essay, poem, song, magazine or newspaper article, or book chapter.

The poem “Jabberwocky” is in the chapter entitled “Looking-Glass House.”
 

Exercise 1 Read each title. Add quotation marks or underline for italics.

Mysterious Tales of the New England Coast (book)

1. Old Yeller (film)

2. Old Yeller (book)

3. The Sword in the Stone (book)

4. “Caring for Your Pet”(magazine article)

5. “Jingle Bells”(song)

6. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (newspaper)

7. Cricket (magazine)

8. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (book)

9. “Mamma Sewing”(essay)

10. “The Tale of the Tiger’s Paintbrush”(short story)

11. “The Great Eclipse”(magazine article)

12. “Love Song for a Jellyfish”(poem)

13. Jump! The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (book)

14. Mayflower (ship)

15. Time (magazine)

16. The Longest Journey (film)

17. “Hurt No Living Thing”(poem)

18. Grandpa and the Statue (play)

19. “The Doctor of Literature”(book chapter)

20. “America, the Beautiful”(song)

21. Portland Press Herald (newspaper)

22. “The Cowardly Lion”(book chapter)

23. “The Weaving Contest”(short story)

24. “Old McDonald Had a Farm”(song)

25. “A Cellar and an Attic”(poem)

26. Titanic (ship)

27. The Silver Chair (book)

28. The Thief of Baghdad (film)

29. Highlights for Children (magazine)

30. “Langston Terrace”(essay)

31. “Money”(book chapter)

32. The Dick Van Dyke Show (television series)

33. The Last Battle (book)

34. Miss Louisa and the Outlaws (play)

35. “The Fun They Had”(short story)
 

Writing Link Write five sentences about your two favorite books and their most interesting chapters.