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Hyphens to prevent ambiguity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct explanation of the picture?

a)

man eating shark

b)

man-eating shark

c)

man eating-shark

2.

What is the correct description for the picture?

a)

bird eating spider

b)

bird-eating spider

c)

bird eating-spider

3.

What is the correct description of the picture?

a)

chocolate covered-donuts

b)

chocolate-covered donuts

4.

When do we use a hyphen?

a)

We use a hyphen when we connect words

b)

We use a hyphen when we want to use extra words in a sentence

c)

We use a hyphen when we want to change the spelling of a word

5.

Select the word that has used the hyphen correctly.

a)

six-thousand and twenty two

b)

six thousand and twenty-two

6.

Select the word that has used the hyphen correctly.

a)

ex-president

b)

ex presi-dent

7.

Habiba wore her ________________ jacket to school yesterday.

a)

hot pink

b)

hot-pink

8.

We worked _________________ shifts.

a)

twenty four-hours

b)

twenty-four hour

c)

twenty-four-hour

9.

I need to _______________ my school books.

a)

recover

b)

re-cover

10.

I need to ______________ my book.

a)

recover

b)

re-cover