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WorksheetsWays to use Hyphens 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
There are nearly four hundred and eighty-seven children in our school!
Compound adjective
After a prefix
For a number
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
The vicious-looking dog was kept on a very short lead
Compound adjective
After a prefix
To show a number
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
The film 'Jaws' is all about a man-eating shark
Compound adjective
After a prefix
To show a number
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
I had to re-write my homework because my dog chewed it up!
Compound adjective
After a prefix
To show a number
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
My dog's fur is red-brown and curly
Compound adjective
After a prefix
To show a number
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
We have both fiction and non-fiction books in our library
Compound adjective
After a prefix
To show a number
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
Forty-seven children have completed the challenge so far
Compound adjective
After prefix
To show a number
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
For a heart-stopping moment, we thought the climber would fall
Compound adjective
After a prefix
To show a number
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
I've got a four-year-old brother and a six-year-old sister
Compound adjective
After a prefix
To show a number
How is the hyphen used in this sentence?
The blond-haired man won the Great Sled Race.
Compound adjective
After a prefix
To show a number
