This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the correct use of an en dash? A) Connecting words. B) Separating words. C) Setting off a phrase or clause for emphasis. D) Indicating a range of numbers or connection between two things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indicating a range of numbers or connection between two things. 2. Which sentence demonstrates the use of a dash to show an interruption? A) "I was going to the store-when it started raining.". B) "I was going to the store-". C) "I was going to the store, but-". D) "I was going to the store when-". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I was going to the store-when it started raining.". 3. Lola didn't want to DRIVE THROUGH the mud in her new car.DRIVE THROUGH is a ..... ? A) Compound noun. B) Verb and preposition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb and preposition. 4. The police took the break-in at the house very seriously."Break-in" is a ..... ? A) Compound adjective. B) Adjective. C) Compound noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound noun. 5. The well-behaved DOG waited to greet his humans.What compound adjective describes the word DOG? A) Greet. B) His. C) Waited. D) Well-behaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well-behaved. 6. Which suffix requires a hyphen when added to the word 'like'? A) -able. B) -ness. C) -ly. D) -ish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ish. 7. In which situation would you use a dash instead of a hyphen? A) To separate syllables in a word. B) To join two words into a compound word. C) To indicate a range of numbers. D) To emphasize additional information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To emphasize additional information. 8. True or False:Hyphens are shorter than dashes and usually combine words. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What is an example of a hyphenated term in a sports context? A) All-star player. B) Team-player. C) Game-winning. D) High-scoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All-star player. 10. True or False:We can use the em dash to replace the "to" in "1 to 10" . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Which words in this sentence need to be hyphenated:My ready to eat noodles taste so delicious. A) Ready-to-eat. B) My-ready. C) To-eat-noodles. D) Taste-so-delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ready-to-eat. 12. Which is the correct way to write this number? A) Forty, six. B) Forty-Six. C) Forty-6. D) 40-Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forty-Six. 13. What is an example of a hyphenated phrase that indicates a range? A) 'The 2010-2015 survey'. B) 'The 2010-2015 study'. C) 'The 2010-2016 analysis'. D) 'The 2010-2014 report'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'The 2010-2015 study'. 14. Fill in the blank:Hyphens should be used in the word 'well ..... '. A) Being. B) Bye. C) Hello. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being. 15. Which of the following correctly shows where the word "ingredient" could be divided at the end of a line? A) Ingr-edi-ent. B) Ingred-ient. C) In-gre-di-ent. D) Ingredi-ent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In-gre-di-ent. 16. Which sentence is punctuated correctly with hyphens? A) The long term effects of the medication are unknown. B) The long-term effects of the medication are unknown. C) The long-term-effects of the medication are unknown. D) The long term-effects of the medication are unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The long-term effects of the medication are unknown. 17. Which of the following is not true about hyphens? A) Use a hyphen between written numbers from 21 to 99. B) Use a hyphen to break up a word from one line to the next (like in newspaper articles). C) Use a hyphen to show a random thought in the middle of the sentence. D) Use a hyphen for some compound nouns or adjectives, especially when two words are used together to form a new noun or adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a hyphen to show a random thought in the middle of the sentence. 18. What punctuation is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related? A) Hyphen. B) Comma. C) Colon. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semicolon. 19. Given the sentence below, which choice best uses parentheses appropriately?Christmas Day December 25 is my favorite day of the year. A) (Christmas Day) December 25 is my favorite day of the year. B) Christmas Day (December 25 is my favorite day of the year). C) Christmas Day December 25 is my (favorite day of the year). D) Christmas Day (December 25) is my favorite day of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Christmas Day (December 25) is my favorite day of the year. 20. What would be the correct way to hyphenate medicine in the following sentence? My head was pounding, so I took some medicine. A) Medici-ne. B) Medi-cine. C) Me-dicine. D) Do not hyphenate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medi-cine. 21. (Fill in the blank) Make sure you read pages 36 (blank) 40. A) An en dash (-). B) A hyphen (-). C) An em dash (-). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An en dash (-). 22. Which choice below does not use parentheses correctly? A) The largest planet in our solar system (Jupiter) is still a mystery. B) My uncle reads the Pacific Daily News (PDN) every morning. C) I (shopped) at Kmart and bought shampoo. D) The two military bases on Guam (Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam) occupies almost one-third of the island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I (shopped) at Kmart and bought shampoo. 23. Identify the sentence with the correct use of hyphens. A) The high-school students attended a well organized event. B) The high school-students attended a well-organized event. C) The high school students attended a well-organized event. D) The high-school-students attended a well organized event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The high school students attended a well-organized event. 24. Use hyphens when writing out ages as adjectives, but do NOT use hyphens in the phrase ..... A) Day old. B) Month old. C) Year old. D) Years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Years old. 25. Use hyphens to connect compound numbers between twenty-one and ninety-nine, such as ..... A) One hundred and one. B) Nine. C) Twenty-four. D) Twenty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twenty-four. 26. Do NOT use hyphens when writing ..... A) Simple fractions. B) Compound adjectives. C) Percentages. D) Compound nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Percentages. 27. Jennifer distracted Kyle while he was counting the stock so he had to ..... A) Recount. B) Re-count. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Re-count. 28. When should hyphens be used in compound words? A) Only in compound words with less than 3 letters. B) Never, hyphens are outdated and unnecessary. C) In specific cases as adjectives before a noun or to join two words forming a single concept. D) Only in compound words with more than 5 letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In specific cases as adjectives before a noun or to join two words forming a single concept. 29. Choose the correct sentence for quotes and italics. A) The Necklace is one of Guy de Maupassant's most famous short stories. B) Some people would prefer to have "America the Beautiful" as the national anthem instead of The Star Spangled Banner. C) National Geographic is one of my favorite magazines. D) The article, "Oriole Bats Quiet Again, " told the story all too clearly in "The Baltimore Sun" newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Geographic is one of my favorite magazines. 30. Explain the meaning of this phrase by choosing the correct answer.my short sighted cousin A) My cousin who is short and can see. B) My cousin who is short and cannot be seen. C) My cousin who is short with poor sight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My cousin who is short and can see. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHyphens In Compound Words Quiz 1Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 2Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 3Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 4Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 5Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 6Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 7Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books