8th Grade Grammar Quiz: Using Hyphens
Authored by Renata Smith
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main purpose of a hyphen in writing?
To end a sentence
To join words together
To show a pause
To replace a comma
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?
She is a well known author.
She is a well-known author.
She is a well known-author.
She is a well-known-author.
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyphens are commonly used in:
Compound adjectives before nouns
Ending punctuation
Quotation marks
Capitalization rules
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correctly hyphenated compound number:
Twenty five
Twenty-five
Twenty five-
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence shows incorrect use of a hyphen?
The five-year-old boy is very smart.
She bought a two-door car.
He is a high-school student.
The teacher gave a well-thought-out lesson.
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyphens are used to:
Separate independent clauses
Join two or more words acting as a single idea
Replace quotation marks
End a paragraph
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word should be hyphenated?
Reenter
Mother-in-law
Basketball
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CCSS.L.11-12.2A
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