Hyphens
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Learning Goal:
To be able to understand how hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity.
To be to use hyphens where necessary to make words and writing clear.
I have read my learning goals for today.
I have read and understood my learning goals for today.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All of these are my success criteria for today EXCEPT:
I can identify where and why hyphens are used in a text.
I can explain how hyphens can be used in different ways to make meaning clear.
I can re-write a sentence using a hyphen to avoid ambiguity.
To be able to understand how hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A hyphen is sometimes used to join __________ together.
sentence
sentences
word
words
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It shows that those words should be ___________ together to ________________ their meaning.
read, understand
understand, read
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1C
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Hyphens are used in this way to avoid ______________ or ___________________ .
ambiguity
understanding
misunderstanding
words
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify ALL the uses of hyphens.
Hyphens can be used to clarify the meaning of a word or phrase and avoid ambiguity in writing.
Hyphens can be used to link two separate words into a compound adjective before a noun.
Hyphens can be used to join together two nouns of equal importance to create a new noun or adjective.
Hyphens can be used to avoid combining letters and sounds which could be awkward to say or write without a hyphen.
Hyphens can be used in formal phrases to link words which go together to create a unit of meaning.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain the meaning of this phrase by choosing the correct answer.
my short-sighted cousin
My cousin who is short.
My cousin with poor sight.
My cousin who is short with poor sight.
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CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
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