Section A: In each sentence below, find the two words that need a hyphen. Write the new hyphenated word. One sentence does not get a hyphen.
1. My cousin has twenty three chickens in his backyard coop.
2. His home sits on three quarters of an acre.
3. That is a very well written paper.
4. My dad’s business is family owned.
5. Our new energy efficient furnace is nice and quiet.
6. The installers earn seventy three dollars for each hour they work.
7. My mother in law visited last week.
8. I served some ready made meals.
9. Nothings tastes as good as ice cold soda.
10. We watched some high flying airplanes leave white contrails in the air.
Section B: Find the compound word in each sentence that needs a hyphen in it. One sentence gets no hyphen.
11. Her exhusband moved to a different state.
12. My brother was named an allstar for his baseball team.
13. The allpowerful CEO has issued new emergency rules.
14. I’m having fun riding my selfpropelled scooter.
15. Let’s ride on the merry go round.
16. We signed a longterm contract with this company.
17. He’s the best basketball player of all time.
18. I think he plays well because he has high self esteem.
Answers: 1.twenty-three; 2.three-quarters; 3.well-written; 4.no hyphen; 5.energy-efficient; 6.seventy-three; 7.mother-in-law; 8.ready-made; 9.ice-cold; 10.high-flying; 11.ex-husband; 12.all-star; 13.all-powerful; 14.self-propelled; 15.merry-go-round; 16.long-term; 17.no hyphen; 18.self-esteem.