This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Some prefixes, like 'ex-' (meaning former), always need a hyphen. Which sentence uses a word with 'ex-' correctly? A) The game was very ex-citing. B) My uncle is an ex-marine. C) My uncle is an ex marine. D) I had to ex-plain my answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My uncle is an ex-marine. 2. Provide an example of a compound noun that requires a hyphen. A) Brotherinlaw. B) Sisterinlaw. C) Fatherinlaw. D) Mother-in-law. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mother-in-law. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:My sister is a very ..... minded person. A) Open-. B) Openly. C) Open. D) Close. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open. 6. 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: B) He is ninety-two years old. 7. Fill in the blanks to correctly complete the sentence:My ..... sister is known for her ..... attitude. A) Older, proactive. B) Older-sister, proactive. C) Older, pro active. D) Older, pro-active. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Older, proactive. 8. 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. 9. Complete the sentence with the correct hyphenated word:The ..... child often played alone. A) Selfreliant. B) Self-reliance. C) Self reliant. D) Self-reliant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-reliant. 10. Complete the sentence:The ..... built house was beautiful. A) newly-built B) newly built C) new-ly built D) new-ly-built A) New-ly built. B) Newly built. C) Newly-built. D) New-ly-built. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newly built. 11. Which word is a correctly hyphenated compound word? A) Blue-green. B) Run-fast. C) Quickly-running. D) Well-being. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well-being. 12. Complete the sentence:The ..... presentation was a success. A) thought provoking B) thought-provoking C) thoughtprovoking D) thought-provoke A) Thoughtprovoking. B) Thought-provoking. C) Thought provoking. D) Thought-provoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought-provoking. 13. 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) Cared. B) Caring. C) Carely. D) Careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Careful. 14. Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly with a number? A) My friend has twenty-five 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 one-hundred different keychains on her backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend has twenty-five different keychains on her backpack. 15. 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: B) Family-friendly. 16. Which suffix should be added to 'child' to mean 'in a manner like a child'? A) -ness. B) -hood. C) -ish. D) -like. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -like. 17. 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. 18. Select the correct form:The ..... carved sculpture was a masterpiece. A) Fine-ly detailed. B) Finely detailed. C) Finely-detailed. D) Finel-y-detailed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finely detailed. 19. 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. 20. Choose the correct use of hyphens for compound adjectives:'The ..... chef won the competition.' A) Wellknown. B) Well-knowned. C) Well known. D) Well-known. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well-known. 21. 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. 22. Complete the sentence:The ..... puppy was adopted quickly. A) Wellbehaved. B) Well-behaveded. C) Well behaved. D) Well-behaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well-behaved. 23. Fill in the blank:The sculptor was famous for his ..... dimensional creations. A) Multi dimensional. B) Multi. C) Multi-. D) Multidimensional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multi. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. Which of the following shows the correct hyphenation in a compound adjective? A) The wellknown writer spoke at the conference. B) The well-known writer spoke at the conference. C) The well-knowned 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. 27. Complete the sentence:The two friends decided to become ..... of the new comic book store. A) Co-owners. B) Coowners. C) Co owners. D) Co, owners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Co-owners. 28. 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: B) Post-Civil War. 29. 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) The ex-president gave a thought-provoking speech to the thirty-five students. B) My brother in law is a world-famous, award winning chef. C) It was a dog friendly hotel, which was great for our golden-retriever. D) The highly-acclaimed author is visiting twenty-two schools on her book tour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ex-president gave a thought-provoking speech to the thirty-five students. 30. Select the sentence that uses hyphens correctly:'The ..... presentation received great feedback.' A) Well received. B) Well-received. C) Well-receive. D) Wellreceived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-received. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books