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11th grade When to hyphenate worksheet

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When to hyphenate

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  1. Read this first

    Draft grant summary for Marlow Hospital (house style: Chicago, 17th edition)

    The [state of the art] imaging suite opened in March, and its equipment is still [state of the art], though a [five year] lease limits upgrades.

  2. Ari edits a hospital grant summary in Chicago style. Which version hyphenates all three pairs correctly?

    • The state-of-the-art imaging suite opened in March, and its equipment is still state-of-the-art, though a five-year lease limits upgrades.
    • The state-of-the-art imaging suite opened in March, and its equipment is still state of the art, though a five-year lease limits upgrades.
    • The state of the art imaging suite opened in March, and its equipment is still state-of-the-art, though a five-year lease limits upgrades.
    • The state-of-the-art imaging suite opened in March, and its equipment is still state of the art, though a five year lease limits upgrades.
  3. Draft memo from the Pell County council (house style: Chicago, 17th edition)

    The council released a [well thought out] plan for the riverfront, but the budget table is not [up to date], so an [eight week] review begins Monday.

  4. Bo proofreads a council memo in Chicago style. Which version hyphenates all three pairs correctly?

    • The council released a well-thought-out plan for the riverfront, but the budget table is not up to date, so an eight-week review begins Monday.
    • The council released a well thought out plan for the riverfront, but the budget table is not up-to-date, so an eight-week review begins Monday.
    • The council released a well-thought-out plan for the riverfront, but the budget table is not up-to-date, so an eight-week review begins Monday.
    • The council released a well-thought-out plan for the riverfront, but the budget table is not up to date, so an eight week review begins Monday.
  5. The [donor supported] library is [volunteer run] on weekends, but a [city funded] kiosk stays open on weekdays. Jun edits a library newsletter in Chicago style. Which version hyphenates all three pairs correctly?

    • The donor-supported library is volunteer run on weekends, but a city funded kiosk stays open on weekdays.
    • The donor supported library is volunteer-run on weekends, but a city-funded kiosk stays open on weekdays.
    • The donor-supported library is volunteer-run on weekends, but a city-funded kiosk stays open on weekdays.
    • The donor-supported library is volunteer run on weekends, but a city-funded kiosk stays open on weekdays.
  6. The board approved a [carefully worded] letter, a [lovely sounding] name for the garden and an [early morning] work crew. Kira edits a board report in Chicago style. Which version hyphenates all three pairs correctly?

    • The board approved a carefully worded letter, a lovely-sounding name for the garden and an early-morning work crew.
    • The board approved a carefully worded letter, a lovely sounding name for the garden and an early-morning work crew.
    • The board approved a carefully-worded letter, a lovely-sounding name for the garden and an early-morning work crew.
    • The board approved a carefully-worded letter, a lovely sounding name for the garden and an early-morning work crew.
  7. Visit our [newly renovated] gym, meet the [friendly looking] coaches and join the [fast growing] swim team. Luz proofreads a school flyer in Chicago style. Which version hyphenates all three pairs correctly?

    • Visit our newly renovated gym, meet the friendly-looking coaches and join the fast-growing swim team.
    • Visit our newly-renovated gym, meet the friendly looking coaches and join the fast-growing swim team.
    • Visit our newly-renovated gym, meet the friendly-looking coaches and join the fast-growing swim team.
    • Visit our newly renovated gym, meet the friendly looking coaches and join the fast growing swim team.
  8. A [hard won] victory in 1912 led to a [widely read] pamphlet and a [lonely looking] statue in the square. Milo edits a museum label in Chicago style. Which version hyphenates all three pairs correctly?

    • A hard-won victory in 1912 led to a widely-read pamphlet and a lonely looking statue in the square.
    • A hard-won victory in 1912 led to a widely read pamphlet and a lonely-looking statue in the square.
    • A hard-won victory in 1912 led to a widely-read pamphlet and a lonely-looking statue in the square.
    • A hard-won victory in 1912 led to a widely read pamphlet and a lonely looking statue in the square.
  9. The [better known] composer wrote a [highly demanding] sonata for a [little known] festival. Noah edits a festival program note in Chicago style. Which version hyphenates all three pairs correctly?

    • The better-known composer wrote a highly-demanding sonata for a little known festival.
    • The better known composer wrote a highly demanding sonata for a little known festival.
    • The better-known composer wrote a highly demanding sonata for a little-known festival.
    • The better-known composer wrote a highly-demanding sonata for a little-known festival.
  10. Ms. Brandt will [re sign] the lease in [mid July] for the [non profit] pantry. Pia edits a club bulletin in Chicago style. Which version handles all three prefixes correctly?

    • Ms. Brandt will re-sign the lease in mid July for the nonprofit pantry.
    • Ms. Brandt will resign the lease in mid-July for the nonprofit pantry.
    • Ms. Brandt will re-sign the lease in mid-July for the non-profit pantry.
    • Ms. Brandt will re-sign the lease in mid-July for the nonprofit pantry.
  11. The [anti Soviet] posters in the [post war] gallery were [re created] for the 1975 show. Ren proofreads a museum guide in Chicago style. Which version handles all three prefixes correctly?

    • The anti-Soviet posters in the postwar gallery were re-created for the 1975 show.
    • The anti-Soviet posters in the post-war gallery were re-created for the 1975 show.
    • The anti Soviet posters in the postwar gallery were re-created for the 1975 show.
    • The anti-Soviet posters in the postwar gallery were recreated for the 1975 show.
  12. Volunteers will [re cover] the old chairs for the [post 1945] exhibit in a [non fiction] room. Zee checks a volunteer notice in Chicago style. Which version handles all three prefixes correctly?

    • Volunteers will re-cover the old chairs for the post-1945 exhibit in a nonfiction room.
    • Volunteers will recover the old chairs for the post-1945 exhibit in a nonfiction room.
    • Volunteers will re-cover the old chairs for the post-1945 exhibit in a non-fiction room.
    • Volunteers will re-cover the old chairs for the post 1945 exhibit in a nonfiction room.
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About this worksheet

When to hyphenate. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can join a describing pair before its noun, leave it open after the noun, and leave -ly adverbs open while joining -ly look-alikes.
  • I can hyphenate prefixes, compound numbers, fractions and shared pairs the way a named style guide does.
  • I can explain what a hyphen changes in a phrase, and choose a hyphen, an en dash or an em dash.

Words to know

describing pair (compound modifier): Two or more words that describe a noun together (state-of-the-art, hard-won)

prefix: A front part such as re-, non-, mid-, self- or all-

compound number: A spelled-out number from twenty-one to ninety-nine (thirty-six)

suspended hyphen: A hyphen left hanging when the last word is shared (two- and three-day)

en dash: A middle-length dash that reads as "to" (1880–1910), or joins a two-word name to a word (post–Civil War)

em dash: A long dash for a sudden break or an added thought

house style: The style guide a publication follows (here Chicago, 17th edition)

Common mistakes

Your child kept a hyphen in a describing pair that comes after its noun; try asking whether the pair comes before or after the noun it describes.

Your child left out the hyphen in a describing pair that comes before its noun; try reading the pair with its noun to see whether it could be misread.

Your child put the hyphen on the wrong one of two describing pairs; try finding the noun each pair describes and checking which comes first.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with when to hyphenate?

Your child kept a hyphen in a describing pair that comes after its noun; try asking whether the pair comes before or after the noun it describes.

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