Hyphens and ellipses

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

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

   • The class built a fast-moving cart for the contest.
   • A freshly-painted fence surrounded the garden.
   • The coach planned a three-weeks camp for early July.
   • The scouts followed a well known trail home.
2. 2.

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

   • The sauce had sun dried tomatoes.
   • Tala baked a six-layer cake for the fair.
   • The fair has a ten-minutes cooking contest.
   • The baker used a carefully-measured amount of sugar.
3. 3.

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

   • The park hosts a two-days festival each spring.
   • A twelve-year-old camper won the kite contest.
   • The wind lifted a brightly-colored kite.
   • Pia held a long handled spool of string.
4. 4.

   Our town's old library from the 1890s has tall windows and a quiet reading room. Kira quotes the sentence below but leaves out the words “from the 1890s”. Which quote shows the omission correctly?

   • Our town's old library ... has tall windows and a quiet reading room.
   • Our town's old library has tall windows and a quiet reading room.
   • Our town's old library ... has a quiet reading room.
   • Our town's old library .. has tall windows and a quiet reading room.
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 returns at four.
   • The school bus leaves at seven each morning and ... returns at four.
   • The school bus ... returns at four.
   • The school bus ... 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 .. many families ride it on weekends.
   • The bike path ... families ride it on weekends.
7. 7.

   The new reading room opens in May and offers free books to each student. Noah quotes the sentence below but leaves out the words “opens in May and”. Which quote shows the omission correctly?

   • The new reading room opens in May and ... offers free books to each student.
   • The new reading room ... offers free books to each student.
   • The new reading room offers free books to each student.
   • The new reading room .. offers free books to each student.
8. 8.

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

   • A question being asked.
   • Words that were left out of someone's quotation.
   • A loud, excited voice.
   • A pause before the speaker changes the thought.
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.
   • A thought that trails off with no ending.
   • Words that were left out of a longer quotation.
   • 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?

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