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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of using hyphens in writing? A) Hyphens are used to separate sentences for clarity. B) Hyphens clarify meaning by linking words and avoiding ambiguity in compound terms. C) Hyphens are used to create new words from existing ones. D) Hyphens are primarily used in poetry to maintain rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyphens clarify meaning by linking words and avoiding ambiguity in compound terms. 2. In which of the following cases is a hyphen necessary? A) Rebuild. B) Re-enter. C) Reopen. D) Reform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Re-enter. 3. Which prefix requires a hyphen when added to the word 'natal'? A) Post. B) Anti. C) Pre. D) Sub. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post. 4. Which dialogue is correct? A) "Let's shoot hoops today, " said Graham, "Can we go to your school, Dad?". B) "Let's head over there around noon, " Dad said, "and we'll go get some lunch when we're done.". C) "Great idea, " Parker added. I would really like to invite some friends to join us.". D) "This is a weird year, guys" Dad explained. "We have to be careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Let's head over there around noon, " Dad said, "and we'll go get some lunch when we're done.". 5. In your opinion, what is Walt Disney World's most loved attraction? A) Hyphen. B) Incorrect. C) Parentheses. D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 6. Determine the correct hyphenation for the following sentence: "The high quality product was in demand." A) Highquality. B) High-quality. C) High-quality. D) High quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High-quality. 7. Given the sentence, which choice uses parentheses most appropriately:The Greek god of the sky and thunder Zeus is known as the king of gods. A) (The Greek god of the sky and thunder) Zeus is known as the king of gods. B) The Greek god (of the sky and thunder) Zeus is known as the king of gods. C) The Greek god of (the) sky and thunder Zeus is known as the king of gods. D) The Greek god of the sky and thunder (Zeus) is known as the king of gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Greek god of the sky and thunder (Zeus) is known as the king of gods. 8. It shows that those words should be ..... together to ..... their meaning. A) Read, understand. B) Understand, read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read, understand. 9. Identify the correctly hyphenated compound adjective in the sentence: "She is a well known author." A) Well known. B) Well-known. C) Wellknow. D) Well-knowned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-known. 10. The ..... camping trip was Kat's favorite part of summer vacation. A) One week. B) One-week. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One-week. 11. Which of the following words requires a hyphen when used as a prefix? A) Preexisting. B) Pre, existing. C) Pre existing. D) Pre-existing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pre-existing. 12. Which punctuation mark is used to connect two words into a compound word? A) Comma. B) Dash. C) Hyphen. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyphen. 13. When would you use brackets in your writing? A) To add explanatory information to text. B) To indicate spoken words in writing. C) To indicate omitted words. D) To combine adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To add explanatory information to text. 14. Where would the hyphen belong in uncertain? A) Do not hyhpenate. B) Un-certain. C) Uncer-tain. D) Uncert-ain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Un-certain. 15. Given the choices, which words should be hyphenated? A) Eyeopening. B) Yourself. C) Armpit. D) Butterfly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eyeopening. 16. The tango dancers who live on the ..... invited Prudence over to play board games. A) Third floor. B) Third-floor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third floor. 17. True or False:the en dash can be used instead of brackets ( ) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Which word could you hyphenate A) Cat. B) Paris. C) Chicago. D) Vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vacation. 19. Pick the error in the sentence below.Reading books, by a pool, is a relaxing way to spend the day; however, most people like swimming in the pool, too. A) No change. B) Pool,. C) , by a pool,. D) Day;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , by a pool,. 20. The ability to control oneself is A) Self con-trol. B) Selfcontrol. C) Self control. D) Self-control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-control. 21. If Tim is in the mood for ice cream, a ..... Popsicle will not please him. A) Wholly unsatisfying. B) Wholly-unsatisfying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wholly unsatisfying. 22. Which punctuation mark is used to join two words to create a compound adjective? A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Comma. D) Parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 23. Determine the correct hyphenation for the following sentence: "The cost effective solution was implemented." A) Costeffective. B) Cost-effective. C) Cost-effective. D) Cost effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cost-effective. 24. Which of the following words requires a hyphen when using the prefix 'ex-'? A) Examine. B) Exodus. C) Exclaim. D) Ex-wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ex-wife. 25. Which sentence needs a hyphen? A) My cat is six years old. B) My six year old cat had kittens. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My six year old cat had kittens. 26. Which of the following is correct for quotes and italics? A) We read the epic poem Beowulf when I was a senior, but I really like shorter poems like "The Raven" better. B) The TV series, "Family Guy, " once aired an episode titled Home Again. C) Read the story "The Inspector General" in "Prentice Hall Literature, " our giant textbook. D) We visited "Rockefeller Plaza" to watch an filming of The Tonight Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We read the epic poem Beowulf when I was a senior, but I really like shorter poems like "The Raven" better. 27. Under Sam's bed, there was a ..... dust bunny. A) One inch. B) One-inch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One-inch. 28. Decide if the words need a hyphen between them. A) Bright, happy faces. B) Bright-happy faces. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bright, happy faces. 29. Underneath the porch was ..... I'm not kidding ..... the hugest rattlesnake I've ever seen! A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dash. 30. A physically attractive man is A) Good-look. B) Hand-some. C) Good looking. D) Good-looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Good-looking. 31. Determine the correct hyphenation for the following sentence: "The user friendly interface was appreciated." A) Userfriendly. B) User-friendly. C) User friendly. D) User-friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) User-friendly. 32. Which of the following is a correct use of a hyphen in a prefix? A) Non-profit. B) Nonprofit. C) Non, profit. D) Non profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-profit. 33. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of hyphens in compound adjectives? A) She wore a blue-green dress. B) She wore a bluegreen dress. C) She wore a blue-green-dress. D) She wore a blue green dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wore a blue-green dress. 34. Why does the following sentence justify a colon before the quotation? The minister always said the same thing: "answers next time." A) The introduction is an independent clause. B) It doesn't justify a colon. C) The quotation is a sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The introduction is an independent clause. 35. Which of the following words requires a hyphen when using the prefix 'mid-'? A) Midday. B) Midnight. C) Mid-July. D) Midweek. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mid-July. 36. Which among the following words used the hyphen correctly? A) Blow-out. B) Black-body. C) Set-up. D) Blue-green algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blue-green algae. 37. Separate two adjectives when the order of the adjectives is interchangeable. A) Yes. B) Comma. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. E) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 38. Which of the following sentences uses hyphens correctly with numbers? A) The book has one-hundred-twenty pages. B) The book has one hundred twenty pages. C) The book has one hundred-twenty pages. D) The book has one-hundred twenty pages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book has one hundred twenty pages. 39. Which words in this sentence should be hyphenated:His great grandfather was a world class soldier in the Army. A) His-great-grandfather. B) World-class-soldier. C) Was-a-world-class-soldier. D) Great-grandfather; world-class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Great-grandfather; world-class. 40. Where do you always hyphenate a word? A) After the 1st 2 letters. B) Between syllables. C) Wherever it looks good. D) Before the last 2 letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between syllables. 41. The ..... photographer did not want to miss the sunset. A) Well known. B) Well-known. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-known. 42. Which of the following is the correct use of an en dash? A) Connecting words. B) Indicating a range of numbers or connection between two things. C) Separating words. D) Setting off a phrase or clause for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicating a range of numbers or connection between two things. 43. Which sentence demonstrates the use of a dash to show an interruption? A) "I was going to the store when-". B) "I was going to the store-". C) "I was going to the store, but-". D) "I was going to the store-when it started raining.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I was going to the store-when it started raining.". 44. Lola didn't want to DRIVE THROUGH the mud in her new car.DRIVE THROUGH is a ..... ? A) Compound noun. B) Verb and preposition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb and preposition. 45. The police took the break-in at the house very seriously."Break-in" is a ..... ? A) Compound adjective. B) Adjective. C) Compound noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound noun. 46. The well-behaved DOG waited to greet his humans.What compound adjective describes the word DOG? A) Greet. B) His. C) Well-behaved. D) Waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well-behaved. 47. Which suffix requires a hyphen when added to the word 'like'? A) -able. B) -ness. C) -ish. D) -ly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ish. 48. In which situation would you use a dash instead of a hyphen? A) To emphasize additional information. B) To join two words into a compound word. C) To separate syllables in a word. D) To indicate a range of numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasize additional information. 49. True or False:Hyphens are shorter than dashes and usually combine words. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. What is an example of a hyphenated term in a sports context? A) All-star player. B) Team-player. C) Game-winning. D) High-scoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All-star player. 51. True or False:We can use the em dash to replace the "to" in "1 to 10" . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Which words in this sentence need to be hyphenated:My ready to eat noodles taste so delicious. A) Ready-to-eat. B) To-eat-noodles. C) My-ready. D) Taste-so-delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ready-to-eat. 53. Which is the correct way to write this number? A) Forty-Six. B) 40-Six. C) Forty-6. D) Forty, six. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forty-Six. 54. What is an example of a hyphenated phrase that indicates a range? A) 'The 2010-2015 study'. B) 'The 2010-2016 analysis'. C) 'The 2010-2015 survey'. D) 'The 2010-2014 report'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'The 2010-2015 study'. 55. Fill in the blank:Hyphens should be used in the word 'well ..... '. A) Good. B) Bye. C) Hello. D) Being. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being. 56. Which of the following correctly shows where the word "ingredient" could be divided at the end of a line? A) Ingred-ient. B) Ingr-edi-ent. C) Ingredi-ent. D) In-gre-di-ent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In-gre-di-ent. 57. Which of the following is not true about hyphens? A) Use a hyphen between written numbers from 21 to 99. B) Use a hyphen to break up a word from one line to the next (like in newspaper articles). C) Use a hyphen to show a random thought in the middle of the sentence. D) Use a hyphen for some compound nouns or adjectives, especially when two words are used together to form a new noun or adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use a hyphen to show a random thought in the middle of the sentence. 58. What punctuation is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related? A) Hyphen. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 59. Given the sentence below, which choice best uses parentheses appropriately?Christmas Day December 25 is my favorite day of the year. A) Christmas Day December 25 is my (favorite day of the year). B) Christmas Day (December 25) is my favorite day of the year. C) (Christmas Day) December 25 is my favorite day of the year. D) Christmas Day (December 25 is my favorite day of the year). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Christmas Day (December 25) is my favorite day of the year. 60. What would be the correct way to hyphenate medicine in the following sentence? My head was pounding, so I took some medicine. A) Me-dicine. B) Do not hyphenate. C) Medici-ne. D) Medi-cine. 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