This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Given the sentence below, which choice best uses parentheses:The capital of China Beijing is attempting to reduce its air pollution. A) The (capital) of China Beijing is attempting to reduce its air pollution. B) The capital (of China) Beijing is attempting to reduce its air pollution. C) The capital of China (Beijing) is attempting to reduce its air pollution. D) The capital of China Beijing (is attempting to) reduce its air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The capital of China (Beijing) is attempting to reduce its air pollution. 2. Consider the sentence: "The project-due next week-requires a lot of research." What is the purpose of the dashes in this sentence? A) To join two independent clauses. B) To set off non-essential information. C) To indicate a list. D) To show a pause for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To set off non-essential information. 3. My nephew Garrett is eleven years old; his cousin is twenty years older. A) Eleven-years-old. B) Eleven-years. C) Twenty-years. D) Correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct as is. 4. Do not hyphenate compound adjectives if ..... A) You don't feel like it. B) The first word is an-ly adverb. C) If the adjective is actually a noun. D) One word is a number. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first word is an-ly adverb. 5. The lease on Shravan's car is up but he wants to keep using it. He has to ..... the car. A) Release. B) Re-lease. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Re-lease. 6. What is the correct way to hyphenate luggage? A) L-uggage. B) Lugg-age. C) Lug-gage. D) Lugga-ge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lug-gage. 7. The correct hyphen for awesome is A) Awe-some. B) Awes-ome. C) Aweso-me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Awe-some. 8. Choose the correct hyphenation: "The project is a long term commitment." A) Long-term. B) Longterm. C) Long-term-commitment. D) Long term. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long-term. 9. Given the sentence, which choice below uses parentheses correctly:The summer months June and July are the hottest time of the year. A) The summer months (June and July) are the hottest time of the year. B) The (summer months) June and July are the hottest time of the year. C) The summer months June and July (are the hottest time of the year). D) The summer months June and July are the (hottest time) of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The summer months (June and July) are the hottest time of the year. 10. Choose the sentence that needs a hyphen. A) The well known author signed my book. B) The author is well known. C) Both sentences need a hyphen. D) Neither sentence needs a hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The well known author signed my book. 11. What is the rule for hyphenating numbers? A) Hyphenate compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine, e.g., 'twenty-one'. B) Hyphenate all numbers above ten. C) Hyphenate only even numbers. D) Hyphenate numbers only in formal writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyphenate compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine, e.g., 'twenty-one'. 12. Heather added ..... to her scrapbook last week. A) Three pages. B) Three-pages. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three pages. 13. For a list in normal text, the introduction before a colon should be an independent clause. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 14. Hyphenate simple fractions, but do NOT hyphenate fractions if ..... A) The number is higher than twenty. B) One of the numbers is already hyphenated. C) One of the numbers is negative. D) It's a full moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the numbers is already hyphenated. 15. Which of the following requires a hyphen? A) Re-enter. B) Reenter. C) Re enter. D) Re, enter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re-enter. 16. Fundamentally, the hyphen's function is to become a joiner. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. When is it appropriate to use a hyphen with prefixes? A) When the prefix ends with the same vowel that the root word begins with, e.g., 're-enter'. B) When the prefix is a single letter, e.g., 'a-typical'. C) When the prefix is followed by a capitalized word, e.g., 'pre-World War'. D) When the prefix is a number, e.g., '3D-printing'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the prefix ends with the same vowel that the root word begins with, e.g., 're-enter'. 18. It is acceptable to introduce bullet points with a semicolon. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Which of the following is an example of a compound adjective that needs a hyphen? A) Well known. B) Well-known. C) Wellknown. D) Well knowned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-known. 20. Identify the correctly hyphenated word in the sentence: "The antiinflammatory medication was effective." A) Anti-inflammatory. B) Antiinflammatory. C) Anti inflammatory. D) Anti-inflam-matory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-inflammatory. 21. Hyphens help make two nouns become one complete word (example:kilogram-meter) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Explain the meaning of this phrase by choosing the correct answer.my short-sighted cousin A) My cousin who is short. B) My cousin with poor sight. C) My cousin who is short with poor sight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My cousin with poor sight. 23. Choose the correctly hyphenated word: A) Re-iterate. B) Reiterate. C) Re-iterate. D) Re-iterate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reiterate. 24. Identify the sentence that uses a hyphen to create a compound word. A) The mother-in-law is visiting this weekend. B) The mother in law is visiting this weekend. C) The mother, in law, is visiting this weekend. D) The mother; in law, is visiting this weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mother-in-law is visiting this weekend. 25. Identify the correctly hyphenated compound adjective: A) Well known. B) Well-known. C) Wellknown. D) Well, known. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-known. ← 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