Hyphens and ellipses

Grade 7 Reading Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Pia writes two describing words that share an ending. Which sentence is correct?

   • The fifth- and sixth grade students share the new library.
   • The fifth and sixth-grade students share the new library.
   • The fifth- and sixth-grade students share the new library.
   • The fifth- and sixth-grade-students share the new library.
2. 2.

   Milo writes two describing words that share an ending. Which sentence is correct?

   • The club wrote short- and long-term-goals on the board.
   • The club wrote short- and long-term goals on the board.
   • The club wrote short- and long term goals on the board.
   • The club wrote short and long-term goals on the board.
3. 3.

   Zee writes two describing words that share an ending. Which sentence is correct?

   • The fair sells one and two-day passes for families.
   • The fair sells one- and two-day passes for families.
   • The fair sells one- and two day passes for families.
   • The fair sells one- and two-days passes for families.
4. 4.

   Kira checks words that start with re-. Which sentence needs a hyphen after re- so the reader gets the right meaning?

   • We will recover the old chair with blue cloth.
   • We will refill the bird feeder before lunch.
   • We will rebuild the garden fence next week.
   • We will reseal the leaky window on Saturday.
5. 5.

   Esme checks words that start with re-. Which sentence needs a hyphen after re- so the reader gets the right meaning?

   • We will reread the poem before we write about it.
   • We will recollect the maps we handed out this morning.
   • We will rewrite the poem with stronger verbs.
   • We will retell the story to the younger class.
6. 6.

   Noah checks words that start with re-. Which sentence needs a hyphen after re- so the reader gets the right meaning?

   • The rangers will replant the pines near the trail.
   • The rangers will refill the water tank at the trailhead.
   • The rangers will remark the trail with fresh paint.
   • The rangers will reopen the trail in the spring.
7. 7.

   “Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles.” Luz shortens a line from a classic book for a report. It must keep the author’s exact words, show the cut, and still read as a sentence. Which version is correct?

   • “Their house was small, for the lumber ... carried by wagon many miles.”
   • “Their house was small, for the lumber ... had to be carried by wagon many miles.”
   • “Their house was little, for the lumber ... had to be carried by wagon many miles.”
   • “Their house was small, for the lumber had to be carried by wagon many miles.”

8. Read this first

   Original (L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 1900)

   “Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country that reached to the edge of the sky in all directions.”

9. 8.

   Tala shortens a line from a classic book for a report. It must keep the author’s exact words, show the cut, and still read as a sentence. Which version is correct?

   • “Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country in all directions.”
   • “Not a tree or a house broke the broad sweep of flat country ... in all directions.”
   • “Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep ... reached to the edge of the sky in all directions.”
   • “Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country ... in all directions.”
10. 9.

    “She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.” Jun shortens a line from a classic book for a report. It must keep the author’s exact words, show the cut, and still read as a sentence. Which version is correct?

    • “She had a little thin face and a sour expression.”
    • “She had a little thin face and ... a sour expression.”
    • “She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light ... a sour expression.”
    • “She had a little thin face ... thin light hair and a sour look.”
11. 10.

    “The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.” Ari shortens a line from a classic book for a report. It must keep the author’s exact words, show the cut, and still read as a sentence. Which version is correct?

    • “The Mole had been working all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.”
    • “The Mole had been working very hard ... spring cleaning his little home.”
    • “The Mole had been working ... all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.”
    • “The Mole had ... very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.”