Hyphen Lesson

A hyphen is sometimes used to join __________ together.

• sentence

• sentences

• word

• words

Hyphens are used in this way to avoid ______________ or ___________________ .

• ambiguity

• understanding

• misunderstanding

• words

Rewrite this sentence using hyphen to avoid ambiguity.

Joe was a quick thinking child.

Rewrite this sentence using hyphen to avoid ambiguity.

Jet was a green eyed cat.

Rewrite this sentence using hyphen to avoid ambiguity.

We invited thirty nine year old boys.

Rewrite this sentence using hyphen to avoid ambiguity.

I liked the two seater cars best.

Rewrite this sentence using hyphen to avoid ambiguity.

Try our three course meals.

The well-behaved DOG waited to greet his humans.

What compound adjective describes the word DOG?

• waited

• greet

• his

• well-behaved

The __________ photographer did not want to miss the sunset.

• well known

• well-known

Which of the following sentences uses a hyphen correctly?

• The well known author signed books.

• The well-known author signed books.

• The wellknown author signed books.

• The well-known-author signed books.