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Hyphen Assignment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence does use the correct hyphen?

a)

His self-esteem was very low.

b)

I hate selfassemb-ly furniture.

2.

Which sentence does use the correct hyphen?

a)

My third years-old ate all the chocolate.

b)

My twenty-year-old friend love to read novels.

3.

Which sentence does use the correct hyphen?

a)

. “O_N_L_Y,” spelled Dipsy when she had spelling bee competition.

b)

“H-A-M-M-E-R is the correct spelling,” tells the teacher.

4.

Which sentence does use the correct hyphen?

a)

I ate my breakfast and got dressed think-

ing about the match.

b)

I ate my breakfast and got dressed thin-

king about the match.

c)

I ate my breakfast and got dressed thi-

nking about the match.

d)

I ate my breakfast and got dressed thinki-

ng about the match.

5.

 13\frac{1}{3}  in words is...

a)

First-three

b)

One-three

c)

One-third

d)

First-third

6.

Write  26\frac{2}{6}  in words ...

(a)  

7.

 58\frac{5}{8}  in words is...

a)

Five-eight

b)

Five-eights

c)

Fifth-eights

d)

F-i-v-e-eight

8.

Thin-skinned means...

a)

A gossip

b)

Quick to anger

c)

Very sensitive

d)

Stubborn

9.

Loose-lipped means...

a)

A gossip

b)

Quick to anger

c)

Very sensitive

d)

To have no compassion for others

10.

Short-tempered means...

a)

A gossip

b)

Quick to anger

c)

Very sensitive

d)

To have no compassion for others

11.

Cold-hearted means...

a)

A gossip

b)

Quick to anger

c)

Very sensitive

d)

To have no compassion for others

12.

Stiff-necked means...

a)

A gossip

b)

Quick to anger

c)

Stubborn

d)

To have no compassion for others

13.

Which sentence does use the correct hyphen?

a)

He lived in the eighteenth-century.

b)

He was fascinated by eighteenth-century history.

14.

Which sentence does use correct hyphen?

a)

He was tall and quite good-looking.

b)

He was tall-and-quite good looking.

15.

Which sentence does use correct hyphen?

a)

The co-operating teacher is sick.

b)

The cooperating-teacher is sick.