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6th grade Hyphens and ellipses worksheet

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Hyphens and ellipses

Grade 6 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Circle the best answer.

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?
- moving river
- crossed a
- a fast
- fast moving
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?
- long lasting
- A long
- lasting battery
- powered the
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?
- hand drawn
- built a
- drawn map
- a hand
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.
Luz describes a hike that is five miles long. Which phrase is written correctly?
- a five-miles hike
- a five mile hike
- a five-mile hike
- a five mile-hike
6.
Milo describes a bus ride that takes two hours. Which phrase is written correctly?
- a two hour-bus ride
- a two-hours bus ride
- a two hour bus ride
- a two-hour bus ride
7.
Noah describes a letter that fills four pages. Which phrase is written correctly?
- a four page letter
- a four-pages letter
- a four page-letter
- a four-page letter
8.
The old library was built in 1890 and has tall windows. Shortened: The old library ... has tall windows. Pia shortens a sentence from a book by using three dots. What do the dots stand for?
- was built in 1890 and
- has tall windows
- was built in 1890
- The old library
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?
- rings at eight o'clock and again at three
- The school bell
- rings at eight o'clock and again
- at three
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Our camp starts early each day, and the sun is already warm by seven. Shortened: Our camp starts early each day, ... by seven.
10.
Zee shortens a sentence from a book by using three dots. What do the dots stand for?
- Our camp starts early each day
- the sun is already warm
- and the sun is already warm
- by seven

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About this worksheet

Hyphens and ellipses. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can join two words that describe a noun together with a hyphen, keep a unit singular (a ten-minute break), and leave a hyphen out after a word that ends in -ly.
I can show words I left out of a quotation with three dots, and remove only the words I meant to cut.
I can tell whether three dots show a pause or an omission.

Words to know

hyphen (-): A short mark that joins words so they work as one describing word

describing word before a noun: Two words that team up to describe the noun after them

ellipsis (...): Three dots that show words left out of a quote, or a pause

omission: Words you leave out of a quotation

swap check: Say the words without the mark, then read the whole sentence again

Common mistakes

Your child paired a describing word with the noun it describes. The hyphen goes between the two words that describe together, not onto the noun.

Your child included the small word a in the pair. Ask which two words, together, describe the noun.

Your child picked an action word and the word after it. Ask which two words describe the thing, not what happens to it.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with hyphens and ellipses?

Your child paired a describing word with the noun it describes. The hyphen goes between the two words that describe together, not onto the noun.

Are these 6th grade reading worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.