Hyphens

True or False:

Hyphens are shorter than dashes and usually combine words.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not true about hyphens?

• Use a hyphen between written numbers from 21 to 99

• Use a hyphen to break up a word from one line to the next (like in newspaper articles)

• Use a hyphen to show a random thought in the middle of the sentence

• Use a hyphen for some compound nouns or adjectives, especially when two words are used together to form a new noun or adjective.

Which words in this sentence need to be hyphenated:

My ready to eat noodles taste so delicious.

• ready-to-eat

• My-ready

• taste-so-delicious

• to-eat-noodles

Which words in this sentence should be hyphenated:

His great grandfather was a world class soldier in the Army.

• His-great-grandfather

• world-class-soldier

• was-a-world-class-soldier

• great-grandfather; world-class

Which words need to be hyphenated:

"I can't wait for the end of the year activities!" shouted Kyra.

• can't-wait

• wait-for-the-end

• end-of-the-year

• end-of-the-year-activities

Answer explanation

"end-of-the-year" come together to describe what kind of activities...or at least when it will happen.

Given the image, which word(s) in the sentence should be hyphenated?

• Authorities-say

• the-vehicle-transferred

• transferred

• transferred-locations.

Answer explanation

"transferred" is the answer because when you write on lined paper, you should not pass the second margin. Also, be sure to divide the word by syllables, so it should be "trans" on the first line, then "ferred" on the second line.

Which words should be hyphenated:

The never seen before creature was just discovered.

• never-seen-before

• before-creature

• was-just-discovered

• just-discovered

Which words should be hyphenated:

Smoking has long term effects such as lung cancer and emphysema.

• has-long-term-effects

• long-term

• lung-cancer

• lung-cancer-and-emphysema

Given the choices, which words should be hyphenated?

• butterfly

• yourself

• armpit

• eyeopening

What words in this sentence should be hyphenated:

The first place contestant got a well deserved prize for winning.

• first-place-contestant

• well-deserved-prize

• first-place; well-deserved

• prize-for-winning