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.

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

   • The park has two and three-mile loops for bikes.
   • The park has two- and three-mile-loops for bikes.
   • The park has two- and three-miles loops for bikes.
   • The park has two- and three-mile loops for bikes.
3. 3.

   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.
4. 4.

   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.
5. 5.

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

   • The coach will resign with the team for one more year.
   • The team will retie the goal nets before the match.
   • The team will reheat the tomato soup after practice.
   • The team will repaint the bleachers before the match.
6. 6.

   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 retell the story to the younger class.
   • We will rewrite the poem with stronger verbs.
7. 7.

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

   • The rangers will reopen the trail in the spring.
   • 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.

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 or a house broke the broad sweep of flat country ... in all directions.”
   • “Not a tree nor 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 little thin body, thin light ... a sour expression.”
    • “She had a little thin face ... thin light hair and a sour look.”
    • “She had a little thin face and a sour expression.”
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 ... very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.”
    • “The Mole had been working ... all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.”