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Apostrophes and Hyphens

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which answer shows the best way to fix the word in red?
My parents car is white and nice on the inside. 
a)
parent's 
b)
parents' 
c)
parents's 
d)
No Change 
2.
Which answer shows the best way to fix the word in red?
Aneeka is always well dressed
a)
No change
b)
welldressed
c)
well-dressed
3.
Which answer shows the best way to fix the word in red?
Jeremiah's birthday is in mid-July
a)
No change
b)
mid July
c)
midJuly
4.
Which answer shows the best way to fix the word in red?
Maverick and Jaelan desk are beside each other. 
a)
No change
b)
Mavericks' and Jaelans' 
c)
Maverick and Jaelan's 
d)
Maverick's and Jaelan's 
5.
How should the error in the sentence below be corrected?
Who's house is the one that's painted blue? 
a)
Who's should be Whose
b)
that's should be thats 
6.
How should the error in the sentence below be corrected?
Malokai wanted to go on a whirl wind vacation, but he could not. 
a)
whirl wind should be whirl-wind
b)
could not should be could-not
7.
How should the error in the sentence below be corrected?
Monquezs' brother is in the 7th grade; I don't know him. 
a)
Monquezs' should be Monquez's 
b)
don't should be didn't 
8.
How should the error in the sentence below be corrected?
The car that Jadarrius wants is very well-designed.  
a)
very well should be very-well
b)
well-designed should be well designed 
9.
How should the error in the sentence below be corrected?
I'm ninety nine percent sure Lathan is going to do well on the quiz. 
a)
ninety nine should be ninety-nine
b)
going to should be going-to
10.
How should the error in the sentence below be corrected?
The strawberry's look delicious; aren't you hungry, Lavondra?
a)
strawberry's should be strawberries
b)
aren't should be arent
11.
How should the error in the sentence below be corrected?
The strawberry's look delicious; aren't you hungry, Lavondra?
a)
strawberry's should be strawberries
b)
aren't should be arent
12.
Where would you add an apostrophe in each sentence?
Your mom called; shes very happy. 
a)
mom
b)
called
c)
shes
d)
happy
13.
Where would you add an apostrophe in each sentence?
Matthew, I think its time to go. 
a)
Matthew 
b)
its
c)
to
d)
go
14.
Where would you add hyphen(s) in the sentence?
Fifty five people are going on the field trip.  
a)
Fifty-five
b)
five-people
c)
field-trip
d)
No Correction 
15.
Where would you add hyphen(s) in the sentence?
My brother in law is not a good person. 
a)
brother-in-law
b)
good-person
c)
in-law
d)
No Correction 
16.
Which answer is the correct way to combine the words below?
could not
a)
couldn't
b)
could'nt
c)
coul'dnt
d)
You can't combine these words
17.
Which answer is the correct way to combine the words below?
we are 
a)
we're 
b)
wer'e 
c)
w'ere
d)
You can't combine these words