Punctuation: Hypen

Which sentence does use the correct hyphen?

• His self-esteem was very low.

• I hate selfassemb-ly furniture.

Which sentence does use the correct hyphen?

• My third years-old ate all the chocolate.

• My twenty-year-old friend love to read novels.

Which sentence does use the correct hyphen?

• I ate my breakfast and got dressed think-

  ing about the match.

• I ate my breakfast and got dressed thin-

  king about the match.

• I ate my breakfast and got dressed thi-

  nking about the match.

• I ate my breakfast and got dressed thinki-

  ng about the match.

Which sentence does use the correct hyphen?

• . “O_N_L_Y,” spelled Dipsy when she had spelling bee competition.

• “H-A-M-M-E-R is the correct spelling,” tells the teacher.

Please _____ for a picture.

• get together

• get-together

The girls are planning a _____________ over the weekend.

• get together

• get-together

Her absence was not planned. It was _____.

• last minute

• last-minute

It was a ______ decision to join the contest.

• last minute

• last-minute

We found _____ paperclips in the drawer.

• twenty one

• twenty one

There are _____ students in this room.

• 20 30

• 20-30