Hyphens in Action!
A Grade 8 ELA worksheet focusing on the correct usage of hyphens in compound adjectives, numbers, and prefixes.
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Hyphens in Action!
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your knowledge of hyphen usage.
Complete the sentences by adding a hyphen where necessary to form a compound adjective.
1. The man won the marathon. (well known)
2. She wore a dress to the party. (brightly colored)
3. The company offers a solution. (state of the art)
4. He is a student. (part time)
Choose the sentence that correctly uses hyphens with numbers or fractions.
1. Which sentence is correct?
There were twenty-one students in the class.
There were twenty one students in the class.
There were twenty-one-students in the class.
There were twentyone students in the class.
2. Which sentence is correct?
He ate one-third of the pizza.
He ate one third of the pizza.
He ate onethird of the pizza.
He ate one-third-of the pizza.
Determine whether the following statements about hyphen usage with prefixes are true or false.
1. A hyphen is always used after the prefix 'ex-' (e.g., ex-president).
True
False
2. Hyphens are generally used to avoid awkward double letters when a prefix is added (e.g., re-elect).
True
False
Explain one rule for using hyphens that you learned today. Provide an example.
Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) describing your favorite hobby or a recent event. Make sure to use at least three different examples of correct hyphen usage within your paragraph. Underline your hyphenated words.
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