Worksheet 2: Advanced Dashes & Hyphens
Challenge yourself with exercises on compound adjectives, prefixes, and using dashes for style. Click below to print or save as a PDF.
Worksheet 2: Advanced Dashes & Hyphens
Name: _________________________ Date: _________________________
1. When to Hyphenate Adjectives
Decide if the compound adjective in each sentence needs a hyphen. If it does, rewrite the sentence correctly. If not, write "Correct".
Original: The author is well known.
Original: She gave me an up to date report.
Original: The report she gave me was up to date.
Original: He is a world famous chef.
2. Hyphenating with Prefixes
Add a hyphen where needed in the words below. Common prefixes that use hyphens include "ex-", "self-", and "all-".
2. You need to be more self confident.
3. The plan was an all encompassing strategy.
4. She decided to re-elect the current official. (Note: "re" usually doesn't need a hyphen unless it prevents confusion, as in re-cover vs. recover).
3. Using Dashes for Style
Rewrite the following sentences using an em dash (—) to add emphasis or to set off a summary.
Original: Honesty, integrity, and kindness, these are the values she lived by.
Original: He was about to give up, but then he saw the finish line.
Original: My greatest weakness, my love for chocolate, was my undoing.