When to hyphenate

Grade 11 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Draft airline notice (house style: Chicago, 17th edition)

   The flight uses a three (1) engine plane on the Boston (2) Seattle route and leaves at 6:10 (3) 6:40 a.m., and one rule is firm (4) no standing at the gate.

2. 1.

   Ren fills four gaps in an airline notice in Chicago style. Which marks go in gaps 1, 2, 3 and 4?

   • 1 hyphen, 2 hyphen, 3 en dash, 4 em dash
   • 1 en dash, 2 en dash, 3 en dash, 4 em dash
   • 1 hyphen, 2 en dash, 3 en dash, 4 em dash
   • 1 hyphen, 2 en dash, 3 en dash, 4 hyphen

3. Draft program (house style: Chicago, 17th edition)

   The club stages a Lincoln (1) Douglas debate and hires a self (2) taught coach, with one catch (3) the rules appear on pages 14 (4) 19.

4. 2.

   Tala fills four gaps in a debate-club program in Chicago style. Which marks go in gaps 1, 2, 3 and 4?

   • 1 hyphen, 2 hyphen, 3 em dash, 4 en dash
   • 1 en dash, 2 hyphen, 3 em dash, 4 en dash
   • 1 en dash, 2 en dash, 3 em dash, 4 en dash
   • 1 en dash, 2 hyphen, 3 hyphen, 4 en dash

5. Draft program (house style: Chicago, 17th edition)

   The program lists one rule (1) silence between movements, concerts for 2024 (2) 25, a five (3) minute intermission and a New York (4) London broadcast.

6. 3.

   Zee fills four gaps in an orchestra program in Chicago style. Which marks go in gaps 1, 2, 3 and 4?

   • 1 em dash, 2 en dash, 3 en dash, 4 en dash
   • 1 em dash, 2 en dash, 3 hyphen, 4 en dash
   • 1 em dash, 2 hyphen, 3 hyphen, 4 en dash
   • 1 hyphen, 2 en dash, 3 hyphen, 4 en dash

7. Use this

   Draft notice (house style: Chicago, 17th edition; Merriam-Webster for the forms): Volunteers must [sign up] by Friday, and the [check in] desk opens at nine.

8. 4.

   Ari edits a volunteer notice in Chicago style. Which version joins the noun and leaves the verb open?

   • Volunteers must sign-up by Friday, and the check-in desk opens at nine.
   • Volunteers must sign-up by Friday, and the check in desk opens at nine.
   • Volunteers must sign up by Friday, and the check in desk opens at nine.
   • Volunteers must sign up by Friday, and the check-in desk opens at nine.

9. Use this

   Draft note (house style: Chicago, 17th edition; Merriam-Webster for the forms): The cast will [run through] the scene once before the [run through] begins.

10. 5.

    Bo edits a drama-club note in Chicago style. Which version joins the noun and leaves the verb open?

    • The cast will run through the scene once before the run-through begins.
    • The cast will run-through the scene once before the run through begins.
    • The cast will run through the scene once before the run through begins.
    • The cast will run-through the scene once before the run-through begins.

11. Use this

    Draft sign (house style: Chicago, 17th edition; Merriam-Webster for the forms): Please [drop off] the forms at the [drop off] window by Friday.

12. 6.

    Esme edits a school sign in Chicago style. Which version joins the describing form and leaves the verb open?

    • Please drop-off the forms at the drop-off window by Friday.
    • Please drop off the forms at the drop-off window by Friday.
    • Please drop-off the forms at the drop off window by Friday.
    • Please drop off the forms at the drop off window by Friday.

13. Use this

    Draft memo (house style: Chicago, 17th edition; Merriam-Webster for the forms): Staff must [back up] the files before the [shut down], and the [back up] drive stays locked.

14. 7.

    Jun edits an office memo in Chicago style. Which version closes the nouns and leaves the verb open?

    • Staff must back up the files before the shutdown, and the backup drive stays locked.
    • Staff must backup the files before the shutdown, and the backup drive stays locked.
    • Staff must back up the files before the shut down, and the back up drive stays locked.
    • Staff must backup the files before the shut down, and the back up drive stays locked.
15. 8.

    A mid 1990s survey of short and long term gains was carefully designed by a nonprofit group. Kira fixes the two hyphen slips in this draft and adds no new one. Which version is right?

    • A mid 1990s survey of short- and long-term gains was carefully designed by a nonprofit group.
    • A mid-1990s survey of short- and long-term gains was carefully-designed by a non-profit group.
    • A mid-1990s survey of short and long term gains was carefully designed by a nonprofit group.
    • A mid-1990s survey of short- and long-term gains was carefully designed by a nonprofit group.
16. 9.

    The campus offers two and three year degrees in a twenty first century building with fairly priced rooms. Luz fixes the two hyphen slips in this draft and adds no new one. Which version is right?

    • The campus offers two- and three-year degrees in a twenty-first-century building with fairly-priced rooms.
    • The campus offers two- and three-year degrees in a twenty first century building with fairly priced rooms.
    • The campus offers two- and three-year degrees in a twenty-first-century building with fairly priced rooms.
    • The campus offers two and three year degrees in a twenty-first-century building with fairly priced rooms.
17. 10.

    The ex mayor spoke about a four to six month wait for newly built homes. Milo fixes the two hyphen slips in this draft and adds no new one. Which version is right?

    • The ex-mayor spoke about a four- to six-month wait for newly built homes.
    • The ex mayor spoke about a four- to six-month wait for newly built homes.
    • The ex-mayor spoke about a four- to six-month wait for newly-built homes.
    • The ex-mayor spoke about a four to six month wait for newly built homes.