This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My grandpa just had a birthday. Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly to write his age? A) He is now seventy-five years old. B) He is now seventy-five-years old. C) He is now seventy-years-old. D) He is now seventy five years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is now seventy-five years old. 2. Which of the following words is correctly hyphenated? A) Quickly running. B) Highly effective. C) Self aware. D) Non-profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-profit. 3. Complete the sentence:After the storm, the neighborhood was full of ..... grown plants. A) Over-. B) Over. C) Overly. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 4. Complete the sentence:The ..... artist painted a mural on the wall. A) Worldfamous. B) World-famoused. C) World famous. D) World-famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) World-famous. 5. Complete the sentence:My friend's older sister volunteers for a ..... organization that helps homeless pets. A) Nonprofit. B) Non-profit. C) Non profit. D) No-profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonprofit. 6. Fill in the blank with the correct word:The teacher gave us a ..... assignment. A) Last minute. B) Last-minute. C) Lastminute. D) Last-minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last-minute. 7. Complete the sentence:My sister bought a ..... pack of pencils for school. A) twenty-four B) twenty four C) twenty-fourth D) twenty-foured A) Twenty-foured. B) Twenty-four. C) Twenty four. D) Twenty-fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-four. 8. A hyphen is used to join two or more words together into a compound term. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Choose the sentence with the correct use of hyphens:A) The fast paced game was exciting. B) The fast-paced game was exciting. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 10. Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly? A) The high-quality backpack lasted all year. B) The high quality-backpack lasted all year. C) The high quality backpack lasted all year. D) The high-quality-backpack lasted all year. A) The high-quality backpack lasted all year. B) The high quality-backpack lasted all year. C) The high quality backpack lasted all year. D) The high-quality-backpack lasted all year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The high-quality backpack lasted all year. 11. My dad is studying the time period after World War II. Which option correctly shows this? A) PostWorld War II. B) Post World-War II. C) Post-World War II. D) Post-World War-II. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post-World War II. 12. Fill in the blank with the correct word:The ..... decision made everyone happy. A) Quick-thought-out. B) Quick-thought. C) Quickly thought. D) Quickly-thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quick-thought-out. 13. True or False:The word 'anti-inflammatory' requires a hyphen because 'anti' is a prefix. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly with a prefix? A) I had to re-do my homework because my dog ate it. B) My little brother is starting pre-school this fall. C) It's important to have good self-esteem. D) That movie was very un-interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's important to have good self-esteem. 15. True or False:In the sentence, 'The well known author will be signing books, ' the phrase 'well known' needs a hyphen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. The words in a compound adjective are usually joined together by a hyphen (or hyphens) to clarify that the words are working as a single modifying unit. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 17. My friend is known for her creative outfits. Which phrase correctly describes her style, following the rule for adverbs? A) A bright colored-sweater. B) A bright-ly colored sweater. C) A brightly-colored sweater. D) A brightly colored sweater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A brightly colored sweater. 18. Choose the best prefix to complete the word ' ..... happy' meaning 'not happy.' A) Re. B) Dis. C) Pre. D) Un. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Un. 19. Identify the correctly hyphenated term:'A ..... dog is usually friendly.' A) Well-trainned. B) Well-trained. C) Well trained. D) Welltrained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-trained. 20. Complete the sentence with the correct prefix:The artist was very ..... productive and created many pieces in a short time. A) un B) over C) mis D) under A) Mis. B) Over. C) Un. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 21. Which of the following words is a hyphenated compound word? A) Basketball. B) Mother-in-law. C) Notebook. D) Moonlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother-in-law. 22. "Fireman" is ..... A) A closed compound word. B) An open compound word. C) A hyphenated compound word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A closed compound word. 23. Complete the sentence:The ..... design won the award. A) Cutting-edge-. B) Cutting-edge. C) Cuttingedge. D) Cutting edge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting-edge. 24. True or False:In the sentence 'The high-speed train was late', 'high-speed' should be hyphenated. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Which type of compound noun is 'sister-in-law'? A) Open. B) Hyphenated. C) Compound. D) Closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphenated. 26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a hyphen with a prefix. A) Re-do the test if you have time. B) The pre-school teacher was kind. C) My exboyfriend is moving. D) I will co-operate with you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pre-school teacher was kind. 27. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a hyphen for a compound adjective before a noun. A) I have a well-behaved dog. B) She wrote a badly-written story. C) The movie was thought provoking. D) My dog is well-behaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a well-behaved dog. 28. Fill in the blank with the correct hyphenated word:It was a ..... prepared meal that impressed everyone. A) Well prepared. B) Well. C) Well-prepared. D) Well-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well-prepared. 29. "Mother-in-law" is ..... A) A closed compound word. B) An open compound word. C) A hyphenated compound word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hyphenated compound word. 30. Select the sentence that uses hyphens correctly. A) She is a well known-chef. B) She is a well known chef. C) She is a well-known chef. D) She is a well-known-chef. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is a well-known chef. ← 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 5Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 6Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 7Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 8Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books