Let’s go through each sentence and find the word that needs a hyphen. A hyphen joins words when they work together to describe something — like “brightly-lit” or “fifty-nine”.
Here’s what we’re looking for: compound words that should be connected with a hyphen but aren’t in the sentence.
1. “treasure hunting pirate” → should be “treasure-hunting pirate” (it describes the pirate)
2. “drop off point” → should be “drop-off point” (it’s one idea: the place you drop off)
3. “co owned” → should be “co-owned” (prefix “co-” needs a hyphen before “owned”)
4. “twenty five year old” → should be “twenty-five-year-old” (all three words together describe the person)
5. “rock hard cake” → should be “rock-hard cake” (describes how hard the cake is)
6. “dog friendly hotel” → should be “dog-friendly hotel” (describes the hotel)
7. “Wind powered generators” → should be “Wind-powered generators” (describes the generators)
8. “well known local singer” → should be “well-known local singer” (“well-known” is a common phrase)
9. “eye popping experience” → should be “eye-popping experience” (describes the experience)
10. “razor sharp knife” → should be “razor-sharp knife” (describes how sharp the knife is)
11. “oil based paint” → should be “oil-based paint” (describes the type of paint)
12. “world famous” → should be “world-famous” (describes how famous the books are)
Now, let’s write them correctly:
Final Answer:
1. treasure-hunting
2. drop-off
3. co-owned
4. twenty-five-year-old
5. rock-hard
6. dog-friendly
7. Wind-powered
8. well-known
9. eye-popping
10. razor-sharp
11. oil-based
12. world-famous
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of dashes worksheet.
