This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Provide an example of a compound noun that uses a hyphen. A) Mother-in-law. B) Sister-in-law. C) Father-in-law. D) Brother-in-law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sister-in-law. 2. Anti-American, mid-September, pro-British get hyphens because ..... A) They are longer than two syllables. B) They are nouns. C) Anti, mid, and pro always get hyphens. D) Otherwise you would have a capital letter in the middle of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Otherwise you would have a capital letter in the middle of a word. 3. Add the prefix 'self-' to the root word 'discipline'. Write a new word in the box. A) Self-discipline. B) Self-discipline. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-discipline. 4. Which punctuation mark is used to add non-essential information within a sentence? A) Hyphen. B) Dash. C) Bracket. D) Parenthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parenthesis. 5. Which of the following sentences uses hyphens correctly with prefixes? A) The self-taught artist was impressive. B) The self taught artist was impressive. C) The self-taught-artist was impressive. D) The selftaught artist was impressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The self-taught artist was impressive. 6. Semicolons and colons are interchangeable. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 8. When should you not use a hyphen? A) When the compound adjective follows the noun, e.g., 'the product is high quality'. B) When the compound adjective precedes the noun, e.g., 'high-quality product'. C) When the adjective is a single word, e.g., 'good product'. D) When the adjective is used in a list, e.g., 'the product is good, high quality, and affordable'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the compound adjective follows the noun, e.g., 'the product is high quality'. 9. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of a dash for emphasis? A) The winner of the contest-surprisingly-was the youngest participant. B) The winner of the contest, surprisingly, was the youngest participant. C) The winner of the contest; surprisingly, was the youngest participant. D) The winner of the contest:surprisingly, was the youngest participant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The winner of the contest-surprisingly-was the youngest participant. 10. True or False:The word 'nonstop' is correctly spelled without a hyphen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Fully equipped campsite 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. 12. Which of the following shows how the word '' "enlargement" can be broken up at the end of a line using hyphens? A) En-large-ment. B) Enlar-gement. C) Enl-argem-ent. D) Enlargeme-nt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) En-large-ment. 13. True or False:the em dash is the longest of the dashes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which word is correctly hypenated? A) Tomorr-ow. B) Exciti-ng. C) Ba-ck. D) Al-ways. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Al-ways. 15. His delightfully written essay was filled with made up words. A) Delightfully-written-essay. B) Delightfully-written. C) Made-up. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made-up. 16. Which of the following is NOT a reason to use a capital letter? A) The first word of a direct quotation. B) The first word of a sentence. C) The pronoun I. D) The most important word in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The most important word in a sentence. 17. Which of the following words should be hyphenated when used as a prefix? A) Self-esteem. B) Selfish. C) Selfless. D) Selfie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-esteem. 18. Which sentence shows the hyphen used correctly? A) The Southern born Francis-Marion grew up on a farm. B) The Southern born Francis Marion grew-up on a farm. C) The Southern born Francis Marion grew up-on a farm. D) The Southern-born Francis Marion grew up on a farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Southern-born Francis Marion grew up on a farm. 19. Which symbol means a hyphen? A) -. B) :. C) ;. D) +. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -. 20. You can use a colon before a quotation when the introduction is an independent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Fill in the blank using brackets or parentheses:The results of the experiment ..... which were unexpected ..... were published in a leading journal. A) Brackets. B) Parentheses. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parentheses. 22. Sarah loves the headset she gets to wear when working at the ..... A) Drive through. B) Drive-through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drive-through. 23. When trying to decide if a NOUN needs a hyphen, you should ..... A) Ask your teacher. B) Look it up in a reliable dictionary. C) Guess. D) Follow the rules for nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look it up in a reliable dictionary. 24. Which sentence uses a dash to emphasize a sudden change in thought? A) I was planning to go to the beach-but it started raining. B) I was planning to go to the beach, but it started raining. C) I was planning to go to the beach; but it started raining. D) I was planning to go to the beach:but it started raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was planning to go to the beach-but it started raining. 25. Choose the correct hyphenation for the number: "ninety nine" A) Ninety-nine. B) Ninetynine. C) Ninety-nine. D) Ninety nine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ninety-nine. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar 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 8Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books