Using Hyphens
Worksheet 1
Remember: A hyphen goes between two words before a noun to act as a
single idea.
Example: A man eating shark or a man-eating shark. In the first sentence
you think of a man that is eating a hark, in the second you think about a
large shark that can eat men because of the hyphen.
Read the following sentences. Place the hyphen in the correct place to make
the sentence make sense.
1. The load bearing wall is important to the structure of the house.
2. The dog friendly hotel was located just two miles from the park.
3. This cake is rock hard and impossible to enjoy.
4. Fast acting medication can hit you very hard if you are not careful.
5. The factory made candy was delicious.
6. I half wanted to learn to speak the language just so I could order.
7. The wizard in the movie was all powerful and wise.
8. Low flying airplanes can be more likely to crash.
9. Have you ever been to a full service gas station?
10. Low income families often struggle to pay bills.
11. The man eating bear was hunted down by park rangers.
12. The tractor runs on high octane fuel.
13. The woman friendly event was held at the local park.
14. The pre test was held only one week ahead of the actual exam.
15. The post game report reminded viewers of the plays that had been great.
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Answer Sheet
1. The load-bearing wall is important to the structure of the house.
2. The dog-friendly hotel was located just two miles from the park.
3. This cake is rock-hard and impossible to enjoy.
4. Fast-acting medication can hit you very hard if you are not careful.
5. The factory-made candy was delicious.
6. I half-wanted to learn to speak the language just so I could order.
7. The wizard in the movie was all-powerful and wise.
8. Low-flying airplanes can be more likely to crash.
9. Have you ever been to a full-service gas station?
10. Low-income families often struggle to pay bills.
11. The man-eating bear was hunted down by park rangers.
12. The tractor runs on high-octane fuel.
13. The woman-friendly event was held at the local park.
14. The pre-test was held only one week ahead of the actual exam.
15. The post-game report reminded viewers of the plays that had been great.
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