6th grade Hyphens and ellipses worksheet

Hyphens and ellipses

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari checks the hyphens in four sentences. Which sentence uses hyphens correctly?

   • A brightly-lit room held the art show.
   • The team ran a five mile race on Saturday.
   • The museum sells a four-pages guide to each new visitor.
   • The librarian chose a two-page poem for the assembly.
2. 2.

   Bo checks the hyphens in four sentences. Which sentence uses hyphens correctly?

   • A freshly-painted fence surrounded the garden.
   • The coach planned a three-weeks camp for early July.
   • The class built a fast-moving cart for the contest.
   • The scouts followed a well known trail home.
3. 3.

   Esme checks the hyphens in four sentences. Which sentence uses hyphens correctly?

   • The sauce had sun dried tomatoes.
   • The fair has a ten-minutes cooking contest.
   • The baker used a carefully-measured amount of sugar.
   • Tala baked a six-layer cake for the fair.
4. 4.

   Jun checks the hyphens in four sentences. Which sentence uses hyphens correctly?

   • A twelve-year-old camper won the kite contest.
   • The wind lifted a brightly-colored kite.
   • Pia held a long handled spool of string.
   • The park hosts a two-days festival each spring.
5. 5.

   The school bus leaves at seven each morning and returns at four. Luz quotes the sentence below but leaves out the words “leaves at seven each morning and”. Which quote shows the omission correctly?

   • The school bus ... at four.
   • The school bus leaves at seven each morning and ... returns at four.
   • The school bus returns at four.
   • The school bus ... returns at four.
6. 6.

   The bike path runs along the river and many families ride it on weekends. Milo quotes the sentence below but leaves out the words “runs along the river and”. Which quote shows the omission correctly?

   • The bike path ... many families ride it on weekends.
   • The bike path many families ride it on weekends.
   • The bike path ... families ride it on weekends.
   • The bike path .. many families ride it on weekends.
7. 7.

   Ren said, “I left the map in my bag... never mind.” Pia reads the sentence below. What do the three dots show?

   • A loud, excited voice.
   • Words that were left out of someone's quotation.
   • A question being asked.
   • A pause before the speaker changes the thought.
8. 8.

   The path along the lake is closed after dark. Quote: The guide says, “The path ... is closed after dark.” Ren reads the sentence below. What do the three dots show?

   • A quiet, whispering voice.
   • Words left out of what the guide said.
   • A pause while the guide stops to think.
   • A question being asked.
9. 9.

   Zee wrote, “If we leave now, we might still catch the bus...” Tala reads the sentence below. What do the three dots show?

   • A question being asked.
   • Words that were left out of a longer quotation.
   • A thought that trails off with no ending.
   • An angry voice.
10. 10.

    Many birds from the north fly south each fall. Quote: The book states, “Many birds ... fly south each fall.” Zee reads the sentence below. What do the three dots show?

    • An excited voice.
    • Words left out of a sentence from the book.
    • A pause while the writer stops to think.
    • A question that the writer is asking the reader.