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WorksheetsCompound adjectives
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is a compound adjective?
happy dog
state-of-the-art
running quickly
very tall
Complete the sentence: For the school play, Leo wore a _____ shirt.
bright yellow
bright-yellow
brightly-yellow
yellow bright
True or False: The words in a compound adjective are joined with a hyphen when they come before the noun they describe.
True
False
My little sister is five. Which sentence uses a compound adjective to describe her correctly?
She is a five-years-old girl.
She is a five-year-old girl.
She is a five year old girl.
She is a girl who is five-year-old.
Complete the sentence: My mom gave me some _____ advice before my first day of middle school.
well intentioned
well-intentioned
good-intentioned
well-intent
My favorite video game character is famous. Which sentence correctly states this without a hyphen?
He is a well-known character.
The character is well known.
He is a character that is well-known.
The well known character is my favorite.
True or False: The phrase 'a newly-built house' is correctly hyphenated.
True
False
The new school rule passed with a lot of support. Which sentence correctly describes the vote?
It was a two thirds majority.
It was a two-third majority.
It was a two-thirds majority.
It was a two-thirds-majority.
Complete the sentence: My dad works as a _____ coach.
highschool
high school
high-school
school high
The 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' books are very popular. How would you describe them using a compound adjective?
They are a best selling series.
They are a better-selling series.
They are a selling-best series.
They are a best-selling series.
True or False: The phrase 'South American food' is correctly written without a hyphen.
True
False
Your friend writes, 'That was a very-funny movie.' How should you help them correct the sentence?
Change it to 'That was a very funny movie.'
The sentence is already correct.
Change it to 'That was a very, funny movie.'
Change it to 'That was a funny-very movie.'
Which sentence is punctuated correctly to describe a path?
We walked down the long-winding path.
We walked down the long, winding-path.
We walked down the long winding path.
We walked down the long, winding path.
If you want to describe a person who owns a business that is small, which phrase is the clearest to avoid misunderstanding?
a small business owner
a small-business owner
a business owner who is small
a small, business owner
Read the sentence: 'My eight-year-old brother read a highly-acclaimed book about middle-school adventures.' Which revision correctly fixes the errors?
My eight year old brother read a highly-acclaimed book about middle school adventures.
My eight-year-old brother read a highly acclaimed book about middle-school adventures.
My eight-year-old brother read a highly-acclaimed book about middle school adventures.
The sentence is already correct.
