This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Prefixes And Suffixes – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We need to wear mask because of ..... A) Covid19. B) Co-vid19. C) Covid-19. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Covid-19. 2. I am referring to the well known Magic Kingdom Park in Florida. A) Hyphen. B) Parentheses. C) Incorrect. D) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphen. 3. If you don't want to use two dashes to offset important information, what could you use instead? A) Periods. B) Commas. C) Quotation marks. D) Colons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commas. 4. 'Could I ..... the question?' I asked Miss Coles. A) Re-try. B) Retry. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retry. 5. The journey to seaside seemed ..... ! A) Unending. B) Un-ending. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unending. 6. Mother-in-law, passer-by and student-teacher are examples of? A) Hyphens to join prefixes. B) Hyphens used for ambiguity. C) Hyphenated adjectives. D) Hyphenated nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphenated nouns. 7. Which word completes the sentence:Brad Stephens is an excellent footballer I'm glad he has ..... at our club. A) Resigned. B) Re-sign. C) Resign. D) Re-signed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Re-signed. 8. Select the correct use of the prefix. A) The protest was portrayed as being anti-American by some politicians. B) The protest was portrayed as being anti American by some politicians. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The protest was portrayed as being anti-American by some politicians. 9. Swiftly moving river A) Does need a hyphen. B) Does not need a hyphen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does not need a hyphen. 10. Fill in the gap in the following sentence:'Dad decided to ..... the old chair with a bright, new fabric to make it look brand new.' A) Recover. B) Re-cover. C) Re-sign. D) Resign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Re-cover. 11. The prefixes ..... and ..... always get a hyphen. A) Pre, post. B) Pro, anti. C) Self, ex. D) Non, un. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self, ex. 12. When a modifier consists of two words that join together to describe a noun, you do not need to use a hyphen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Which word completes the sentence?Have you heard that the pop group, one Direction, have ..... ? A) Re-formed. B) Reform. C) Re-form. D) Reformed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re-formed. 14. One word, two words or hyphenated? A) She loves a deep-blue sky. B) She loves a deepblue sky. C) She loves a deep blue sky. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves a deep-blue sky. 15. Adverbs ending in-ly are not hyphenated. Is this two words or hyphenated? A) The heavily-laden shelf was beginning to buckle. B) The heavily laden shelf was beginning to buckle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The heavily laden shelf was beginning to buckle. 16. In the following sentence, should the bold word be hyphenated?It's sixty seven degrees outside, and it's nearly February! A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 17. Should there be a hyphen between the two blue words?I needed to get a part time job to earn some spending money. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 18. Hyphens are often used with adjectives and words that are not combined. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. I was so excited-my two favorite authors had decided to ..... a new story. A) Coauthor. B) Co-author. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Co-author. 20. In the following sentence, should the bold word be hyphenated?Since changes to the attendance policy were insufficient, we were asked to resign the petition on the policy. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 21. In the following sentence, should the bold word be hyphenated?Tommy's girlfriend is a complete sweetheart. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 22. The two cats couldn't get along at first, but in the end they learned to ..... A) Co-exist. B) Coexist. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Co-exist. 23. In the following sentence, should the bold word be hyphenated?Our school's winning football record is well known. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 24. Enter the correct word to complete the sentence:What an awful ..... to make about someone else's hard work. A) Remark. B) Re-mark. C) Re-marked. D) Remarked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remark. 25. What is the main difference between a dash and a hyphen? A) They are the same thing! Geez!. B) One interrupts a sentence, the other stops the sentence. C) One allows for lists, the other allows the writer to explain something. D) One interrupts a sentence, the other joins words into one. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One interrupts a sentence, the other joins words into one. 26. My uncle is ill, so we made some food he can ..... when he gets hungry. A) Reheat. B) Re-heat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reheat. 27. You can use hyphens to keep the meaning clear in sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Laura, a friendly little girl, says hello to everyone she passes. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 29. Which information in the below sentence should be offset using dashes?If you want to get into Princeton and everyone wants to get into Princeton you'd better get excellent grades. A) Get into Princeton. B) And everyone wants to get into Princeton. C) Excellent. D) You'd better get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And everyone wants to get into Princeton. 30. In the following sentence, should the bold word be hyphenated?My uncle is a well known jazz musician. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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