Mastering Hyphens
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on the correct use of hyphens in compound adjectives, numbers, and prefixes.
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Mastering Hyphens
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your knowledge of how and when to use hyphens correctly in various contexts.
1. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a hyphen with a compound adjective.
She adopted a well behaved puppy.
She adopted a well-behaved puppy.
She adopted a wellbehaved-puppy.
She adopted a well behaving puppy.
2. Which option correctly uses a hyphen for a compound adjective that comes before the noun?
The twenty-year old tree was tall.
The twenty year-old tree was tall.
The twenty-year-old tree was tall.
The twenty year old tree was tall.
3. The number seventy-five is written with a .
4. We need to re evaluate the situation.
5. My grandmother is eighty two years old.
6. A hyphen is always used when a prefix is attached to a word.
True
False
7. Hyphens are used to connect two words that act as a single idea describing a noun, but only when they appear before the noun.
True
False
8. Rewrite the following sentence, adding hyphens where necessary: 'The well known author signed her newly published book.'
9. Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing a fictional character. In your description, use at least three hyphenated compound adjectives and one hyphenated number. Underline or highlight the hyphens you use.