This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:Hyphens are not used when the first part of a compound adjective is an adverb ending in-ly, such as in 'quickly moving car.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. True or False:'The twenty three-year-old car' is correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. My brother got a summer job working a ten-hour shift. Which sentence below uses the compound adjective correctly? A) He works a ten-hour-shift. B) He works a ten-hour shift. C) His shift is ten-hours long. D) He works a long ten hour shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He works a ten-hour shift. 4. Which phrase correctly describes the jacket? A) The light-blue-jacket. B) The light-blue jacket. C) The lightblue jacket. D) The light blue jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The light-blue jacket. 5. Give example of hyphenated compound noun. A) Jack-in-the-box. B) Hotdog. C) Light year. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack-in-the-box. 6. Which of the following uses a hyphen correctly? A) High school student. B) Fast-paced movie. C) Medium sized dog. D) Well known actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fast-paced movie. 7. Complete the sentence:For my science project, I have to get an ..... of my hand. A) X, ray. B) X ray. C) X-ray. D) Xray. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X-ray. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Complete the sentence:The cake was ..... with vanilla icing. A) chocolate-covered B) chocolate covered C) chocolate-covered D) chocolatecovered A) Chocolatecovered. B) Chocolate covered. C) Chocolate-covered. D) Chocolate-covered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chocolate-covered. 12. 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. 13. My aunt just turned thirty-two! Which sentence shows the correct way to write a two-word number like her age? A) My cousin is forty-five years old. B) The answer to the math problem is sixty three. C) There are fiftytwo cards in a deck. D) I need twenty one dollars for the movie ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My cousin is forty-five years old. 14. Which sentence uses hyphens correctly? A) The fast paced game was exciting. B) The fast-paced game was exciting. C) The fast-paced-game was exciting. D) The fast paced-game was exciting. A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 15. 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: A) Coffee shop. 16. 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. 17. Complete the sentence:The sun is shining on the ..... field. A) Greenish-brown. B) Greenishbrown. C) Green-brown. D) Greenish brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenish-brown. 18. Complete the sentence:The ..... project required a lot of work. A) Lastminute. B) Last-minute. C) Last-minute-. D) Last minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last-minute. 19. Which of these words is a correctly hyphenated compound adjective? A) Wellknown. B) Well-known. C) Well-knowned. D) Well known. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-known. 20. Which of these words is correctly hyphenated as a compound adjective? A) High school. B) Highs-chool. C) High-school. D) Highschool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High-school. 21. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation for a compound number? A) The team scored thirty two points. B) The team scored thirtytwo points. C) The team scored thirty two-points. D) The team scored thirty-two points. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The team scored thirty-two points. 22. Which suffix would you add to 'hope' to form a noun meaning 'state of being hopeful'? A) -ful. B) -ment. C) -less. D) -ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ness. 23. 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. 24. 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) Highspeed. C) High speed. D) High-speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High-speed. 25. 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. 26. Select the correctly hyphenated word:A) Re-use B) Reuse C) Re-use D) Reuse A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 27. 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. 28. Complete the sentence:My brother has a ..... collection of comic books. A) Wellloved. B) Well-loved. C) Well-loveded. D) Well loved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-loved. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← 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 8Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books