Hyphen Lesson

Under Sam's bed, there was a ________ dust bunny.

• one inch

• one-inch

The __________ camping trip was Kat's favorite part of summer vacation.

• one week

• one-week

My head was pounding, so I took some fast acting medicine.

• fast-acting

• fast-acting-medicine

• acting-medicine

• Correct as is

Jim waved at his soon to be ex girlfriend.

• ex-girlfriend

• soon-to-be ex-girlfriend

• soon-to-be

• Correct as is

Where would the hyphen belong in uncertain?

• un-certain

• uncert-ain

• uncer-tain

• do not hyhpenate

Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• I have thirty-five-dollars to spend.

• I have thirty-five dollars to spend.

• I have thirty five dollars to spend.

Supply hyphens where they are needed in these sentences. Can you deenergize that bomb in time? 

• Can you deenergize that bomb in time? 

• Can you deen-ergize that bomb in time? 

• Can you deenergize that bomb-in-time? 

• Can you de-energize that bomb in time? 

Which of the below sentences correctly uses hyphens?

• I am excited to-play the piano.

• George smelled nasty-after soccer practice.

• I made a bigger-than-my-face apple pie for the picnic.

• CMS is hosting a Blue-and-Gold-Night.

The long-legged spider crawled across the table.

"Long-Legged" is a ____________________?

• compound noun

• noun

• compound adjective

Choose the correctly hyphenated sentence.

• A) The well known author signed my book.

• B) The well-known author signed my book.

• C) The well known-author signed my book.

• D) The well-known-author signed my book.