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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following uses a hyphen correctly? A) Fast-paced movie. B) Medium sized dog. C) Well known actor. D) High school student. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fast-paced movie. 2. Complete the sentence:For my science project, I have to get an ..... of my hand. A) Xray. B) X-ray. C) X, ray. D) X ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-ray. 3. True or False:The word 're-enter' requires a hyphen because of the prefix. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. True or False:Hyphens should be used to connect adverbs ending in-ly to the words they modify. For example, 'quickly-moving car' is correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Choose the correct sentence:A) The dog is well trained. B) The dog is well-trained. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 6. Complete the sentence:The cake was ..... with vanilla icing. A) chocolate-covered B) chocolate covered C) chocolate-covered D) chocolatecovered A) Chocolate-covered. B) Chocolate-covered. C) Chocolatecovered. D) Chocolate covered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chocolate-covered. 7. Hyphenated compound words are formed by using a hyphen, a small dash used to connect words together. Example:Mother-in-law. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. My aunt just turned thirty-two! Which sentence shows the correct way to write a two-word number like her age? A) There are fiftytwo cards in a deck. B) My cousin is forty-five years old. C) I need twenty one dollars for the movie ticket. D) The answer to the math problem is sixty three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My cousin is forty-five years old. 9. Identify the open compound word in the sentence:'My favorite place to relax is the coffee shop.' A) Coffee-shop. B) Coffeeshop. C) Coffee shop. D) Coffee-shoppe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coffee shop. 10. True or False:The word 'preteen' does not require a hyphen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Complete the sentence:The sun is shining on the ..... field. A) Greenishbrown. B) Greenish brown. C) Green-brown. D) Greenish-brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenish-brown. 12. Complete the sentence:The ..... project required a lot of work. A) Last-minute-. B) Last-minute. C) Last minute. D) Lastminute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last-minute. 13. Which of these words is a correctly hyphenated compound adjective? A) Well known. B) Well-knowned. C) Well-known. D) Wellknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well-known. 14. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation for a compound number? A) The team scored thirty two-points. B) The team scored thirty two points. C) The team scored thirtytwo points. D) The team scored thirty-two points. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The team scored thirty-two points. 15. Which suffix would you add to 'hope' to form a noun meaning 'state of being hopeful'? A) -ful. B) -ness. C) -less. D) -ment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ness. 16. True or False:'Well-known author' should have a hyphen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Complete the sentence:The ..... train left the station on time. A) high-speed B) high speed C) highspeed D) high-speed A) High speed. B) High-speed. C) High-speed. D) Highspeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High-speed. 18. True or False:The sentence 'The art project is for both third-and fourth-grade students' uses hyphens correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Select the correctly hyphenated word:A) Re-use B) Reuse C) Re-use D) Reuse A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 20. True or False:The number twenty five should always be written with a hyphen when it's spelled out. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Complete the sentence:My brother has a ..... collection of comic books. A) Well-loved. B) Well loved. C) Wellloved. D) Well-loveded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-loved. 22. My little sister is learning to count. Which number is written correctly? A) Twenty three. B) Twenty-three. C) Twenty, three. D) Twenty and three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-three. 23. True or False:The phrase 'up to date' should be hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun, like in 'up-to-date software'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Some prefixes, like 'ex-' (meaning former), always need a hyphen. Which sentence uses a word with 'ex-' correctly? A) My uncle is an ex marine. B) My uncle is an ex-marine. C) I had to ex-plain my answer. D) The game was very ex-citing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My uncle is an ex-marine. 25. Provide an example of a compound noun that requires a hyphen. A) Fatherinlaw. B) Brotherinlaw. C) Sisterinlaw. D) Mother-in-law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mother-in-law. 26. My friend's dog is trained very well. Which sentence uses the compound modifier correctly? A) She has a well-trained dog. B) She has a well trained dog. C) Her dog is well-trained. D) Both A and C are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She has a well-trained dog. 27. My grandma just turned seventy-five! To write her age as a compound word on the birthday cake, which option below is the correct choice? A) Seventy, five. B) Seventy five. C) Seventy-five. D) Seventy'five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seventy-five. 28. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:My sister is a very ..... minded person. A) Close. B) Openly. C) Open-. D) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Open. 29. My grandpa just celebrated his birthday and is now ninety-two. Which sentence shows his age using the correct punctuation? A) He is ninety two years old. B) He is ninety two-years-old. C) He is ninety-two-years old. D) He is ninety-two years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is ninety-two years old. 30. Fill in the blanks to correctly complete the sentence:My ..... sister is known for her ..... attitude. A) Older, pro-active. B) Older, pro active. C) Older, proactive. D) Older-sister, proactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Older, proactive. 31. True or False:In the sentence, 'The brightly-colored bird was beautiful, ' the hyphen is used correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. Complete the sentence with the correct hyphenated word:The ..... child often played alone. A) Self-reliant. B) Self reliant. C) Self-reliance. D) Selfreliant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-reliant. 33. Complete the sentence:The ..... built house was beautiful. A) newly-built B) newly built C) new-ly built D) new-ly-built A) Newly-built. B) Newly built. C) New-ly-built. D) New-ly built. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newly built. 34. Which word is a correctly hyphenated compound word? A) Blue-green. B) Quickly-running. C) Run-fast. D) Well-being. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well-being. 35. Complete the sentence:The ..... presentation was a success. A) thought provoking B) thought-provoking C) thoughtprovoking D) thought-provoke A) Thought-provoke. B) Thought-provoking. C) Thoughtprovoking. D) Thought provoking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought-provoking. 36. Which sentence uses the correct suffix to complete the word? She is very ..... in her approach to problem-solving. A) carely B) careful C) caring D) cared A) Caring. B) Carely. C) Careful. D) Cared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Careful. 37. Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly with a number? A) My friend has one-hundred different keychains on her backpack. B) My friend has twenty-five different keychains on her backpack. C) I counted thirty-two-pencils in the jar. D) My friend has twenty five different keychains on her backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend has twenty-five different keychains on her backpack. 38. What is the correct way to write the compound adjective? The ..... park was full of people. A) Familyfriendly. B) Family friendly. C) Family friendly-. D) Family-friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Family-friendly. 39. Which suffix should be added to 'child' to mean 'in a manner like a child'? A) -hood. B) -ness. C) -ish. D) -like. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -like. 40. What shows the correct version of a hyphenated present participle? A) "Meddling-mushroom caps, Fred! I've already got the recliner in the reclined position. There's no going back from that" .-Mayor Jones. B) "Meddling mushroom caps, Fred! I've already got the recliner in the reclined position. There's no going back from that" .-Mayor Jones. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Meddling-mushroom caps, Fred! I've already got the recliner in the reclined position. There's no going back from that" .-Mayor Jones. 41. Select the correct form:The ..... carved sculpture was a masterpiece. A) Finel-y-detailed. B) Fine-ly detailed. C) Finely-detailed. D) Finely detailed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finely detailed. 42. True or False:The hyphen in the following sentence is used correctly. 'The newly-built skatepark was crowded with kids.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. Choose the correct use of hyphens for compound adjectives:'The ..... chef won the competition.' A) Well-known. B) Wellknown. C) Well-knowned. D) Well known. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-known. 44. True or False:The phrase 'five year old child' needs hyphens to be grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Complete the sentence:The ..... puppy was adopted quickly. A) Well-behaved. B) Wellbehaved. C) Well-behaveded. D) Well behaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-behaved. 46. Fill in the blank:The sculptor was famous for his ..... dimensional creations. A) Multidimensional. B) Multi. C) Multi-. D) Multi dimensional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multi. 47. Choose the correctly hyphenated sentence:A) She bought a brand new-car. B) She bought a brand-new car. C) She bought a brand new car. D) She bought a brandnew car. A) She bought a brand new-car. B) She bought a brand-new car. C) She bought a brand new car. D) She bought a brandnew car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She bought a brand-new car. 48. True or False:The phrase 'twenty four hour service' should be written with hyphens as 'twenty-four-hour service.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. Which of the following shows the correct hyphenation in a compound adjective? A) The well-knowned writer spoke at the conference. B) The well-known writer spoke at the conference. C) The wellknown writer spoke at the conference. D) The well known writer spoke at the conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The well-known writer spoke at the conference. 50. Complete the sentence:The two friends decided to become ..... of the new comic book store. A) Co-owners. B) Co owners. C) Coowners. D) Co, owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Co-owners. 51. My history project is about the ..... era. A) Post-civil war. B) Post Civil War. C) Post-Civil War. D) PostCivilWar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post-Civil War. 52. You're proofreading the school newspaper and need to find the sentence that has perfect punctuation with all its hyphens. Which sentence is 100% correct? A) My brother in law is a world-famous, award winning chef. B) It was a dog friendly hotel, which was great for our golden-retriever. C) The highly-acclaimed author is visiting twenty-two schools on her book tour. D) The ex-president gave a thought-provoking speech to the thirty-five students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ex-president gave a thought-provoking speech to the thirty-five students. 53. Select the sentence that uses hyphens correctly:'The ..... presentation received great feedback.' A) Wellreceived. B) Well received. C) Well-received. D) Well-receive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well-received. 54. Fill in the blank:The newly ..... designed website attracted many visitors. A) Developed-. B) Developed. C) Develop-ed. D) Develop-ed-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developed. 55. Okay, time for the final challenge! Let's see if you can spot the sentence that has all its hyphens used perfectly. Select the one sentence that is 100% correct. A) That beautifully-decorated cake was made by my mom. B) She is a well known author who writes books for middle-schoolers. C) My great-aunt gave me twenty-two dollars for my birthday. D) We watched a hair raising movie about ghosts last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My great-aunt gave me twenty-two dollars for my birthday. 56. True or False:The term 'state-of-the-art' should have hyphens when used as an adjective before a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Which sentence uses the hyphen correctly? A) The fast moving car was hard to see. B) The fast-moving-car was hard to see. C) The fast-moving car was hard to see. D) The fastmoving car was hard to see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fast-moving car was hard to see. 58. Hyphens can be used with compound words A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. Complete the sentence:My ..... brother just learned how to ride a bike. A) Five year-old. B) Five year old. C) Five-year old. D) Five-year-old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Five-year-old. 60. Complete the sentence:The new ..... is a must-see for everyone. A) action-packed B) action packed C) action-packed-D) actionpacked A) Action packed. B) Actionpacked. C) Action-packed-. D) Action-packed. 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