Hyphens

Enter the correct word to complete the sentence:

What an awful ________ to make about someone else's hard work.

• re-mark

• remark

• remarked

• re-marked

Where does the hyphen need to be?

James was proud to be declared the runner up in the fencing tournament.

• proud-to

• to-be

• fencing - tournament

• runner-up

Mother-in-law, passer-by and student-teacher are examples of?

• Hyphenated adjectives

• Hyphens used for ambiguity

• Hyphenated nouns

• Hyphens to join prefixes

Which word completes the sentence:

_____________ the internet to find about Greek Gods.

• research

• re-search

• re-searching

• researched

Which word completes the sentence:

Brad Stephens is an excellent footballer I’m glad he has _____________ at our club.

• resigned

• re-signed

• resign

• re-sign

Which word completes the sentence?

Have you heard that the pop group, one Direction, have ________________?

• reformed

• re-formed

• reform

• re-form

lime-green, pitch-black, tired-looking are all examples of:

• hyphenated nouns

• adding a prefix

• Hyphen used for ambiguity

• Hyphenated adjectives

Which sentence uses the hyphen correctly?

• The sugar-free lollies are available in three flavours.

• The sugar-free-lollies are available in three flavours.

• The sugar-free lollies are available in three-flavours.

• The sugar free-lollies are available in three flavours.

Which sentence uses the hyphen correctly?

• There are thirty seven year-olds in Class 2.

• There are thirty seven-year-olds in Class 2.

• There are thirty-seven year olds in Class 2.

• There are thirty-seven-year-olds in Class 2.