This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Separate two adjectives when the order of the adjectives is interchangeable. A) Comma. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) Hyphen. E) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Where do you always hyphenate a word? A) After the 1st 2 letters. B) Before the last 2 letters. C) Between syllables. D) Wherever it looks good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between syllables. 5. 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. 6. Which of the following is the correct use of an en dash? A) Connecting words. B) Separating words. C) Indicating a range of numbers or connection between two things. D) Setting off a phrase or clause for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicating a range of numbers or connection between two things. 7. Which sentence demonstrates the use of a dash to show an interruption? A) "I was going to the store-". B) "I was going to the store, but-". C) "I was going to the store-when it started raining.". D) "I was going to the store when-". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I was going to the store-when it started raining.". 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. The well-behaved DOG waited to greet his humans.What compound adjective describes the word DOG? A) Waited. B) Greet. C) His. D) Well-behaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well-behaved. 11. Which suffix requires a hyphen when added to the word 'like'? A) -ness. B) -ly. C) -ish. D) -able. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ish. 12. In which situation would you use a dash instead of a hyphen? A) To join two words into a compound word. B) To indicate a range of numbers. C) To emphasize additional information. D) To separate syllables in a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize additional information. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. Which words in this sentence need to be hyphenated:My ready to eat noodles taste so delicious. A) Ready-to-eat. B) My-ready. C) Taste-so-delicious. D) To-eat-noodles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ready-to-eat. 17. Which is the correct way to write this number? A) 40-Six. B) Forty-6. C) Forty-Six. D) Forty, six. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forty-Six. 18. What is an example of a hyphenated phrase that indicates a range? A) 'The 2010-2015 study'. B) 'The 2010-2016 analysis'. C) 'The 2010-2014 report'. D) 'The 2010-2015 survey'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'The 2010-2015 study'. 19. Fill in the blank:Hyphens should be used in the word 'well ..... '. A) Hello. B) Bye. C) Being. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being. 20. Which of the following correctly shows where the word "ingredient" could be divided at the end of a line? A) Ingr-edi-ent. B) Ingred-ient. C) In-gre-di-ent. D) Ingredi-ent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In-gre-di-ent. 21. Which sentence is punctuated correctly with hyphens? A) The long term effects of the medication are unknown. B) The long-term effects of the medication are unknown. C) The long term-effects of the medication are unknown. D) The long-term-effects of the medication are unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The long-term effects of the medication are unknown. 22. 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. 23. What punctuation is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related? A) Comma. B) Semicolon. C) Colon. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 24. 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: D) Christmas Day (December 25) is my favorite day of the year. 25. What would be the correct way to hyphenate medicine in the following sentence? My head was pounding, so I took some medicine. A) Medi-cine. B) Do not hyphenate. C) Me-dicine. D) Medici-ne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medi-cine. ← 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