This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Hyphens In Prefixes And Suffixes – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hyphens In Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 3 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Enter the correct word to complete the sentence:What an awful ..... to make about someone else's hard work. A) Re-mark. B) Remark. C) Remarked. D) Re-marked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remark. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. Two words or hyphenated? A) The guilt ridden defendant testified in his sentencing hearing. B) The guilt-ridden defendant testified in his sentencing hearing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The guilt-ridden defendant testified in his sentencing hearing. 12. Which word completes the sentence: ..... the internet to find about Greek Gods. A) Research. B) Re-search. C) Re-searching. D) Researched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Re-search. 13. It was a frosty day, so we had to use ..... to clear the car windscreen. A) Deicer. B) De-icer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) De-icer. 14. Lime-green, pitch-black, tired-looking are all examples of: A) Hyphenated nouns. B) Adding a prefix. C) Hyphen used for ambiguity. D) Hyphenated adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphenated adjectives. 15. In the following sentence, should the bold word be hyphenated?After serving as principal for ten years, Mr. Jones will resign this year. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 16. Where does the hyphen need to be?James was proud to be declared the runner up in the fencing tournament. A) Proud-to. B) To-be. C) Fencing-tournament. D) Runner-up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runner-up. 17. Fill in the gap in the following sentence:'Luca decided to ..... from his position on the school council to focus on other activities.' A) Re-sign. B) Resign. C) Re-cover. D) Recover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resign. 18. Cutely singing child 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. 19. Are hyphens used with a proper noun? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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