Hyphens and Dashes Quiz

When should hyphens be used in compound words?

• Only in compound words with less than 3 letters

• Never, hyphens are outdated and unnecessary

• In specific cases as adjectives before a noun or to join two words forming a single concept.

• Only in compound words with more than 5 letters

In which of the following words is the hyphen used correctly?

• redo

• re-do

• re - do

• red-o

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following uses of hyphens in numbers and fractions is correct?

• twentyone

• twenty-1

• twenty one

• twenty-one

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

When should hyphens be used in ages and time periods?

• When they are used as verbs in a sentence

• When they are used as adjectives before a noun

• When they are used as adverbs in a sentence

• When they are used as standalone nouns

True or False: An en dash is longer than an em dash.

• False

• True

Fill in the blank: Hyphens should be used in the word 'well-______'.

• hello

• bye

• being

• good

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following is the correct use of a hyphen in a prefix?

• anti social

• anti_social

• anti-social

• antisocial

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

When writing the fraction one-half, should a hyphen be used?

• Maybe

• Only in certain cases

• No

• Yes

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

True or False:

en dashes have spaces both sides.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

True or False:

the em dash is the longest of the dashes.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A