Hyphens Practice Exercise 1

Directions: Find the pair or group of words that need to be hyphenated and write the correct
form with the hyphen(s) in the blank.

1. ___________________
fifty-seven The organization needed fifty seven volunteers.

2. ___________________
venerated-soldier His great uncle was a venerated soldier in that war.

3. ___________________
long-awaited A long awaited call from the coach after tryouts left her ecstatic.

4. ___________________
pro-Democratic His pro Democratic views made some of the others unhappy.

5. ___________________ His non Republican colleagues waited for the bill to pass.

6. ___________________ The well liked player received cheers from the packed stadium.

7. ___________________ The ex president visited the country that was in need of aid.

8. ___________________ These once a day vitamins will keep you healthy.

9. ___________________ All twenty one of the players rode on the bus to game.

10. ___________________ The post season countdown began yesterday.

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 Answer Key: Hyphens Practice Exercise 1

1. fifty-seven

2. great-uncle
3. long-awaited

4. pro-Democratic

5. non-Republican

6. well-liked
7. ex-president

8. once-a-day

9. twenty-one
10. post-season

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