Hyphens and ellipses

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   The scouts crossed a fast moving river. Bo wants two words in the sentence to work together as one describing word. Which two words are they?

   • a fast
   • crossed a
   • moving river
   • fast moving
2. 2.

   A long lasting battery powered the lamp. Esme wants two words in the sentence to work together as one describing word. Which two words are they?

   • lasting battery
   • powered the
   • A long
   • long lasting
3. 3.

   The club built a hand drawn map. Jun wants two words in the sentence to work together as one describing word. Which two words are they?

   • drawn map
   • a hand
   • hand drawn
   • built a
4. 4.

   Kira describes a break that lasts ten minutes. Which phrase is written correctly?

   • a ten-minute break
   • a ten minute break
   • a ten minute-break
   • a ten-minutes break
5. 5.

   Luz describes a hike that is five miles long. Which phrase is written correctly?

   • a five-mile hike
   • a five mile-hike
   • a five-miles hike
   • a five mile hike
6. 6.

   Milo describes a bus ride that takes two hours. Which phrase is written correctly?

   • a two hour bus ride
   • a two-hour bus ride
   • a two-hours bus ride
   • a two hour-bus ride
7. 7.

   Noah describes a letter that fills four pages. Which phrase is written correctly?

   • a four page-letter
   • a four page letter
   • a four-pages letter
   • a four-page letter

8. Read this first

   Original

   The oak tree in the yard grew tall during the warm summer. Shortened: The oak tree ... grew tall during the warm summer.

9. 8.

   Ren shortens a sentence from a book by using three dots. What do the dots stand for?

   • The oak tree
   • in the yard
   • in the yard grew
   • grew tall during the warm summer
10. 9.

    The school bell rings at eight o'clock and again at three. Shortened: The school bell ... at three. Tala shortens a sentence from a book by using three dots. What do the dots stand for?

    • The school bell
    • rings at eight o'clock and again at three
    • at three
    • rings at eight o'clock and again

11. Original

    Our camp starts early each day, and the sun is already warm by seven. Shortened: Our camp starts early each day, ... by seven.

12. 10.

    Zee shortens a sentence from a book by using three dots. What do the dots stand for?

    • Our camp starts early each day
    • by seven
    • the sun is already warm
    • and the sun is already warm