Hyphen Usage Quiz

Hyphens should always be surrounded by spaces.

• True

• False

Which of the following is correctly hyphenated?

• very-elegant watch

• finely-tuned watch

• friendly-looking dog

A compound adjective that comes before a noun is usually?

• spaced

• hyphenated

• ignored

A hyphen is used to?

• Connect compound words

• Show a range

• Indicate a pause

"Academy Award nominee" should be hyphenated?

• True

• False

Which of the following is correctly hyphenated?

• three four week delay

• three-to-four-week delay

• three to four week delay

Hyphenate compound numbers from twenty-one through?

• fifty-nine

• seventy-nine

• ninety-nine

Hyphens are used to avoid?

• confusion

• long words

• periods

"Half brother" should be hyphenated?

• True

• False

Which of the following is correctly hyphenated?

• sugar free soda

• sugar-free soda

• sugarfree soda