This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the sentence with the correct hyphenation for compound adjectives. A) The artist painted a wellknown portrait. B) The artist painted a well-known portrait. C) The artist painted a well known portrait. D) The artist painted a well-knowned portrait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The artist painted a well-known portrait. 2. Complete the sentence:A ..... student often gets good grades. A) hard-working B) hardworking C) hard working D) hardwork-ing A) Hardworking. B) Hard-working. C) Hard working. D) Hardwork-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard-working. 3. Fill in the spelling word that completes the sentence.The ..... story left me with more questions than answers. A) Mind-boggling. B) Long-term. C) Narrow-minded. D) Three-quarters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mind-boggling. 4. Choose the correct word to complete this sentence:My brother bought a brand-new ..... for his birthday. A) Skate-board. B) Skateboard. C) Skate board. D) Skate boarding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skateboard. 5. True or False:A hyphen's job is the same as a dash's job-to show a sudden break in thought in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Choose the correctly hyphenated word:A) semi automatic B) semi-automatic C) semiautomatic D) semi automatic A) Semi automatic. B) Semi-automatic. C) Semi automatic. D) Semiautomatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi-automatic. 7. Which sentence uses hyphens correctly? A) The thirty five-year-old tree was cut down. B) The thirty-five year old tree was cut down. C) The thirty-five-year-old tree was cut down. D) The thirty-five-year-old-tree was cut down. A) The thirty-five-year-old tree was cut down. B) The thirty five-year-old tree was cut down. C) The thirty-five year old tree was cut down. D) The thirty-five-year-old-tree was cut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The thirty-five-year-old tree was cut down. 8. The rule says not to use a hyphen with an adverb ending in '-ly' that modifies an adjective. Which sentence applies this rule correctly? A) He is a widely recognized artist. B) That was a poorly-written story. C) She was a quickly-thinking problem solver. D) The freshly-baked bread smelled amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is a widely recognized artist. 9. True or False:This sentence is punctuated correctly:'The quickly-moving storm cloud looked scary.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. If your dad has two brothers, and they are both married, how would you refer to their wives correctly? A) My two aunt-in-laws. B) My two aunts'-in-law. C) My two aunt-in-law's. D) My two aunts-in-law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My two aunts-in-law. 11. Your friend is editing your paper and asks which sentence is best. Choose the one with the most accurate hyphenation. A) My ten-year-old brother is annoying. His behavior is not very grown up. B) My ten year old brother is annoying. His behavior is not very grown up. C) My ten-year-old brother is annoying. His behavior is not very grown-up. D) My ten year old brother is annoying. His behavior is not very grown-up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My ten-year-old brother is annoying. His behavior is not very grown-up. 12. Complete the sentence:The ..... dog ran across the yard. A) High-energy. B) High-energy-. C) Highenergy. D) High energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High-energy. 13. What is the compound word?My brother-in-law is a very good cook! A) Very good. B) Very. C) Brother-in-law. D) Good cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brother-in-law. 14. True or False:This sentence is punctuated correctly. 'The new video game was very up-to-date.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which word correctly uses a hyphen with a prefix that always requires one? A) Restart. B) Self-esteem. C) Excuse. D) Preview. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-esteem. 16. Complete the sentence:The ..... students won the competition. A) hard-working B) hardworking C) hard working D) hard-working A) Hardworking. B) Hard-working. C) Hard-working. D) Hard working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard-working. 17. Identify the sentence that uses hyphens correctly:A) The well known artist is here. B) The well-known artist is here. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 18. Choose the correct compound adjective:The dog is very well ..... A) Behav. B) Behaving. C) Behave. D) Behaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behaved. 19. Complete the sentence:The ..... dog barked all night. A) large sized B) large-sized C) largesized D) large size A) Large size. B) Large-sized. C) Large sized. D) Largesized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large-sized. 20. Choose the correct hyphenated compound word:A) Twenty-one B) Twentyone C) Twenty one D) Twen-tyone A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 21. How should the phrase 'a three day weekend' be correctly hyphenated? A) A three-day weekend. B) A three day-weekend. C) A three-day weekend. D) A three day weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A three-day weekend. 22. Choose the sentence that uses the hyphen correctly: A) She is a fulltime employee. B) The well-known author signed books. C) They visited a two story building. D) He has a part time job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The well-known author signed books. 23. My grandma baked a cake for my cousin who just turned sixteen. She said she needs to bake another one next week for my grandpa, who is much older. Which sentence shows grandpa's age correctly? A) My grandpa is seventy nine years old. B) My grandpa is seventy-nine-years old. C) My grandpa is seventy-nine years old. D) My grandpa is seventy nine-years-old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My grandpa is seventy-nine years old. 24. True or False:In the sentence 'It's a ten-year-old car, ' the hyphens are used correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Complete the sentence:The movie was about a ..... hero. A) Selfmade. B) Self-made. C) Self-maded. D) Self made. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-made. 26. True or False:The phrase 'ice cream' should always have a hyphen when used in writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. A history report mentions feelings about the government before a war. Which phrase is written correctly? A) The anti-American sentiment. B) The postWar economy. C) The proamerican movement. D) The preAmerican attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The anti-American sentiment. 28. Complete the sentence:The dog is known for its ..... behavior. A) well-trained B) well trained C) welltrained D) well-trained- A) Well-trained. B) Well-trained-. C) Welltrained. D) Well trained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-trained. 29. True or False:The prefix 'un-' in 'unhappy' should be hyphenated. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Complete the sentence:The ..... student won the science fair. A) hard working B) hardworking C) hard-working D) hardworkin' A) Hardworkin'. B) Hard-working. C) Hardworking. D) Hard working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard-working. 31. Which word should be hyphenated to form a correct compound word? A) Twenty-one. B) Self esteem. C) Free-range. D) Mother in law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twenty-one. 32. Complete the sentence:The scientist published a ..... report on climate change. A) well-researched B) well researched C) wellresearched D) well-researched- A) Well-researched. B) Wellresearched. C) Well-researched-. D) Well researched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-researched. 33. My friend wants me to recommend a good graphic novel. I want to tell her it's a story that is full of action. Which sentence below best combines those ideas using a hyphenated adjective? A) You should read this story that is action packed. B) You should read this full of action story. C) You should read this story that is full-of-action. D) You should read this action-packed story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should read this full of action story. 34. Complete the sentence:To bake the cookies, you will need a ..... cup of flour. A) One, half. B) One half. C) One-half. D) Onehalf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One-half. 35. Complete the sentence:My friend had to ..... his story because I didn't believe he actually met the celebrity. A) Re tell. B) Retell. C) Re-tell. D) Re, tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retell. 36. True or False:A hyphen is used in the word 're-enter'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. True or False:The phrase 'a brightly-lit room' is hyphenated correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. After spilling soda on the book report, I had to ..... it. Which word is the best choice to show I had to create the report again? A) Recreate. B) Re create. C) Recreated. D) Re-create. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Re-create. 39. Identify the sentence with the correctly used hyphen. A) She wore a red silk dress. B) The full-time job was exhausting. C) My sister is a part time worker. D) This is an easy to read book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The full-time job was exhausting. 40. Choose the correct hyphenated form:The ..... teacher was popular with students. A) Well educated. B) Well-educated. C) Well-educate. D) Welleducated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-educated. 41. True or False:In the phrase 'a last minute project, ' the words 'last' and 'minute' should be joined by a hyphen because they work together to describe the noun 'project.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. My grandpa has a ..... , which he drives on weekends. A) Twenty-year old car. B) Twenty year old car. C) Twenty year-old car. D) Twenty-year-old car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twenty-year-old car. 43. TRUE or FALSECompound may be written separately with a hyphen (-). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. True or False:You need a hyphen in the phrase 'a one half share of the pizza.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Which option correctly uses a hyphen with a suffix? A) run-ning B) singer C) small-er D) talk-ing A) Run-ning. B) Singer. C) Small-er. D) Talk-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small-er. 46. My dad is looking for a new job. Which of these is a correctly written hyphenated compound word he might see in a job description? A) Full-time. B) Highschool. C) Team-work. D) Co worker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full-time. 47. True or False:The word 'nonexistent' should have a hyphen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. Complete the sentence:The ..... year-old child was very curious. A) Five-. B) Five year. C) Five-year. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Five-year. 49. Complete the sentence with the correct hyphenated word:The ..... approved plan was implemented immediately. A) self B) self-C) self-disciplined D) self disciplined A) Self. B) Self-. C) Self-disciplined. D) Self disciplined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-disciplined. 50. Choose the best sentence:A) The little known author published a new book. B) The little-known author published a new book. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 51. True or False:The sentence 'The new video game was fast paced' is punctuated correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. Which word needs a hyphen in this sentence? The well known artist painted a mural on the school wall. A) Known. B) Well known. C) Well. D) Artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well known. 53. Complete the sentence:The ..... light was too bright for my eyes. A) sunfilled B) sun-filled C) sun filled D) sun-fill A) Sun filled. B) Sun-filled. C) Sunfilled. D) Sun-fill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun-filled. 54. Choose the correct sentence:A) It was a heart warming story. B) The heart-warming-story was told. C) That heart-warming tale made us smile. D) The heart warming-tale was inspiring. A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 55. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:The man is a well ..... artist. A) -knowned. B) -know. C) Known-. D) -known. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -known. 56. True or False:The prefix 'self-' is almost always followed by a hyphen, like in the word 'self-aware'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Choose the sentence that correctly demonstrates the use of a prefix:A) She was un-happy with the results. B) She was unhappy with the results. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 58. Complete the sentence with the correct hyphenated compound adjective:The ..... child impressed everyone with her manners. A) Well behaved. B) Well-behaved. C) Wellbehaved. D) Well-behave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-behaved. 59. Which prefix should be added to the word 'active' to mean 'not active'? A) Non-. B) In-. C) Un-. D) Dis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In-. 60. Which sentence below is punctuated perfectly, following all the hyphen rules we've learned? A) The state-of-the-art gaming system was a gift from his great grandmother. B) The state of the art gaming system was a gift from his great-grandmother. C) The state-of-the-art gaming system was a gift from his great-grandmother. D) The state-of-the-art-gaming-system was a gift from his great-grandmother. 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