Q1.
Tick one box to show where a hyphen is needed in the sentence below.
The class teacher praised the well behaved and helpful group of
                                 
year six children.
    
1 mark
Q2.
Insert one hyphen and one comma in the correct places in the sentence below.
My grandmother is a ballroom dancing champion poet and singer.
1 mark
Q3.
 
Insert two hyphens in the correct places in the sentence below.
The children have been busy cooking some healthy
sugar free snacks and learning some well known traditional
songs for visitors to enjoy.
1 mark

Q4.
 
Which sentence uses the hyphen correctly?
 
 	Tick one.	
The sugar-free lollies are available in three flavours.		
The sugar-free-lollies are available in three flavours.		
The sugar-free lollies are available in three-flavours.		
The sugar free-lollies are available in three flavours.		
1 mark
Q5.
 
Which sentence uses the hyphen correctly?
 
 	Tick one.	
There are thirty seven year-olds in Class 2.		
There are thirty seven-year-olds in Class 2.		
There are thirty-seven year olds in Class 2.		
There are thirty-seven-year-olds in Class 2.		
1 mark

Mark schemes
Q1.
Award 1 mark for the one correct box ticked.
The class teacher praised the well behaved and helpful group of year six children.
                         
1 mark
Q2.
Award 1 mark for a hyphen and comma correctly inserted.
My grandmother is a ballroom–dancing champion, poet and singer.
1 mark
Q3.
 
Award 1 mark for two correctly placed hyphens.
The children have been busy cooking some healthy
sugar-free snacks and learning some well-known traditional
songs for visitors to enjoy.
1 mark
Q4.

1 mark
Q5.

There are thirty seven-year-olds in
Class 2.	 	
1 mark