This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Compound Words – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Compound Words Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation for a compound number? A) The team scored thirty two points. B) The team scored thirty-two points. C) The team scored thirtytwo points. D) The team scored thirty two-points. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team scored thirty-two points. 2. Which suffix would you add to 'hope' to form a noun meaning 'state of being hopeful'? A) -ful. B) -ness. C) -less. D) -ment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ness. 3. True or False:'Well-known author' should have a hyphen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Complete the sentence:The ..... train left the station on time. A) high-speed B) high speed C) highspeed D) high-speed A) High-speed. B) High speed. C) Highspeed. D) High-speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High-speed. 5. True or False:The sentence 'The art project is for both third-and fourth-grade students' uses hyphens correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Select the correctly hyphenated word:A) Re-use B) Reuse C) Re-use D) Reuse A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 7. True or False:The number twenty five should always be written with a hyphen when it's spelled out. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Complete the sentence:My brother has a ..... collection of comic books. A) Well-loved. B) Well loved. C) Wellloved. D) Well-loveded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-loved. 9. My little sister is learning to count. Which number is written correctly? A) Twenty three. B) Twenty-three. C) Twenty, three. D) Twenty and three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty-three. 10. True or False:The phrase 'up to date' should be hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun, like in 'up-to-date software'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Some prefixes, like 'ex-' (meaning former), always need a hyphen. Which sentence uses a word with 'ex-' correctly? A) My uncle is an ex-marine. B) My uncle is an ex marine. C) I had to ex-plain my answer. D) The game was very ex-citing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My uncle is an ex-marine. 12. Provide an example of a compound noun that requires a hyphen. A) Fatherinlaw. B) Mother-in-law. C) Sisterinlaw. D) Brotherinlaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother-in-law. 13. My friend's dog is trained very well. Which sentence uses the compound modifier correctly? A) She has a well-trained dog. B) She has a well trained dog. C) Her dog is well-trained. D) Both A and C are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She has a well-trained dog. 14. My grandma just turned seventy-five! To write her age as a compound word on the birthday cake, which option below is the correct choice? A) Seventy five. B) Seventy-five. C) Seventy, five. D) Seventy'five. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seventy-five. 15. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:My sister is a very ..... minded person. A) Open. B) Close. C) Open-. D) Openly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open. 16. My grandpa just celebrated his birthday and is now ninety-two. Which sentence shows his age using the correct punctuation? A) He is ninety two years old. B) He is ninety-two years old. C) He is ninety-two-years old. D) He is ninety two-years-old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is ninety-two years old. 17. Fill in the blanks to correctly complete the sentence:My ..... sister is known for her ..... attitude. A) Older, pro-active. B) Older, proactive. C) Older-sister, proactive. D) Older, pro active. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Older, proactive. 18. True or False:In the sentence, 'The brightly-colored bird was beautiful, ' the hyphen is used correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Complete the sentence with the correct hyphenated word:The ..... child often played alone. A) Self reliant. B) Self-reliant. C) Selfreliant. D) Self-reliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-reliant. 20. Complete the sentence:The ..... built house was beautiful. A) newly-built B) newly built C) new-ly built D) new-ly-built A) Newly-built. B) Newly built. C) New-ly built. D) New-ly-built. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newly built. 21. Which word is a correctly hyphenated compound word? A) Run-fast. B) Well-being. C) Quickly-running. D) Blue-green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well-being. 22. Complete the sentence:The ..... presentation was a success. A) thought provoking B) thought-provoking C) thoughtprovoking D) thought-provoke A) Thought provoking. B) Thought-provoking. C) Thoughtprovoking. D) Thought-provoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought-provoking. 23. Which sentence uses the correct suffix to complete the word? She is very ..... in her approach to problem-solving. A) carely B) careful C) caring D) cared A) Carely. B) Careful. C) Caring. D) Cared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Careful. 24. Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly with a number? A) My friend has twenty-five different keychains on her backpack. B) My friend has twenty five different keychains on her backpack. C) My friend has one-hundred different keychains on her backpack. D) I counted thirty-two-pencils in the jar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend has twenty-five different keychains on her backpack. 25. What is the correct way to write the compound adjective? The ..... park was full of people. A) Family friendly. B) Family-friendly. C) Familyfriendly. D) Family friendly-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family-friendly. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books