Starter quiz

  • What can we use hyphens for?
    • to join words or parts of words together  ✓
    • to show a space between words
    • to create compound adjectives  ✓
    • to add prefixes to words  ✓
  • Which numbers are punctuated correctly?
    • twenty-seven  ✓
    • one hundred and seventy two
    • nineteen  ✓
    • twenty-two thousand, four hundred and forty-seven  ✓
  • Which of these phrases requires a hyphen to create a compound adjective?
    • a long standing commitment  ✓
    • a deep dark cave
    • a tall beautiful tree
    • a feel good movie  ✓
  • Which of these sentences uses the word 'recover' to mean 'get back to normal'?
    • I don't think I'll re-cover this wall with paint - I prefer the bare bricks.
    • It will take the country a long time to recover from this shock.  ✓
    • Please re-cover the food in the fridge after you have eaten some.
  • Match the prefixes with hyphens to the root words that they could be joined to.
    • pro-
      ⇔
      active ✓
    • self-
      ⇔
      centred ✓
    • non-
      ⇔
      verbal ✓
    • co-
      ⇔
      author ✓
  • Which of these sentences use ellipsis correctly?
    • Then, the door slammed behind me...  ✓
    • There it was, the... hidden treasure!
    • There it was... the hidden treasure!  ✓
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