Hyphens

Decide which two sentences use the hyphen correctly.

• 'Hands up! This is a hold-up.'

• He decided to hold-up the bank.

• Could you hold-up the picture for me.

• We were stuck in the huge hold-up on the M5.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Decide which two sentences use the hyphen correctly.

• He lived in the eighteenth-century.

• He had always been interested in the eighteenth-century.

• He was fascinated by eighteenth-century history.

• I love eighteenth-century architecture.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Decide which of these sentences uses the hyphen correctly.

• His self-esteem was very low.

• I hate self-assembly furniture.

• He maintained his self-imposed silence.

• It was clearly a case of self-defence.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Decide which of these sentences uses the hyphen correctly.

• I prefer off-the-peg suits.

• Could you take my coat off-the-peg?

• I was made-to-measure the length of the classroom.

• I prefer made-to-measure suits.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Decide which of these sentences uses the hyphen correctly.

• The traffic was building-up badly.

• He did not like being told-off.

• I am going to finish-off that plate of chips.

• He wore an off-white shirt.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A