Year 6 · English · Hyphens, bullet points and ellipsis · Lesson 1
Hyphens
Hyphens: compound adjectives, avoiding ambiguity, prefixes, and numbers in words, and how hyphens change meaning.
13-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Identify a hyphen
- Hyphenate compound adjectives
- Use hyphens to avoid ambiguity
- Write numbers with hyphens
The method
- Two words, one noun.
- Confusing? Hyphen.
- Prefix + vowel.
- No spaces.
Key words: hyphen, compound adjective, prefix, ambiguity.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
Draw a hyphen.
- Step 1: Short line
Answer: -
Question 2
Does a hyphen join or separate?
- Step 1: j...
Answer: join
Question 3
Add a hyphen: ‘a well known author’
- Step 1: well...
Answer: a well-known author