Mastering Hyphens: A Grade 12 Grammar Worksheet
This worksheet helps Grade 12 students master the correct usage of hyphens in compound adjectives, numbers, and to avoid ambiguity.
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Mastering Hyphens: A Grade 12 Grammar Worksheet
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to demonstrate your understanding of hyphen usage. Pay close attention to compound adjectives, numbers, and proper hyphenation for clarity.
Insert hyphens where necessary in the following sentences to form correct compound adjectives. If no hyphen is needed, write 'N/A' in the blank.
1. The well known author signed copies of her new book.
2. She wore a bright red dress to the gala.
3. His state of the art presentation impressed the judges.
4. They embarked on a much needed vacation.
5. The five year old boy loved playing with his toy cars.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses hyphens with numbers and fractions.
1. Which sentence is correctly hyphenated?
Twenty-two students attended the seminar.
Twenty two students attended the seminar.
Twenty-two-students attended the seminar.
Twenty two-students attended the seminar.
2. Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen with a fraction?
He ate one half of the pie.
He ate one-half of the pie.
He ate onehalf of the pie.
He ate one half-of the pie.
Determine whether the following statements about hyphen usage for clarity are True or False.
1. A hyphen can be used to prevent ambiguity, such as distinguishing between 're-cover' (to cover again) and 'recover' (to get well).
True
False
2. Hyphens are always used with prefixes like 'pre-', 'post-', and 're-'.
True
False
Rewrite the following sentences, adding or removing hyphens as needed to ensure grammatical correctness and clarity. Explain your changes.
1. The much anticipated movie finally premiered.
2. He is a part time employee.
3. The thirty five year old woman had a well deserved promotion.